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Birth of James VI

Scotland · House / House of Stewart. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1566Date range
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Chronological records

1566

James VI19 June 1566

Edinburgh · House / House of Stewart

Birth of James VI, son of Mary Queen of Scots & Lord Darnley, Edinburgh Castle. Birth of James VI, son of Mary Queen of Scots, in Edinburgh Castle

Names involved

James VI

Provenance

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