James VI and I James VI and I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union. James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a great-great-grandson of Henry VII, King of England
James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorne (c.1399–c.1451) was a Scottish nobleman. The Black Knight of Lorne was born at Innermeath, Scotland. His father was Sir John Stewart (born 26 April 1421)Scotland's Ambassador to England. He was a direct male line descendant of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, through his second son Sir John Stewart of Bonkill, who was killed at the Battle of Falkirk. His mother was also a descendant of Elizabeth de Burgh, second wife/Queen Consort of King Robert I ("The Bruce"). James was a younger brother of Robert