Stewart family

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The Stewart family was a prominent Scottish noble lineage that rose to become the royal House of Stuart, ruling Scotland and later England and Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of England
King of Scotland
King of Scotland
Scottish noble family
Scottish nobleman
royal house
alsoKnownAs House of Stuart
surface form: House of Stewart

House of Stuart
associatedPoliticalMovement Jacobite risings
surface form: Jacobitism
becameRoyalHouseOf Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
coatOfArmsFeature fess chequy
lion rampant
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Scotland
dynasticNameDerivedFrom title of High Steward
dynasty House of Stuart
surface form: House of Stewart

House of Stuart
ethnicGroup Scots
firstKingFromFamily Robert II of Scotland
firstRuledEnglandFrom 1603
firstRuledIrelandFrom 1603
firstRuledScotlandFrom 1371
founder Walter fitz Alan
heldTitle High Steward of Scotland
historicalSignificance central to formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain
languageHistoricallySpoken French
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
lostEnglishThroneInEvent Glorious Revolution
lostEnglishThroneYear 1688
nameFormAdoptedIn France
notableBranch House of Stuart
surface form: Royal House of Stuart
notableMember Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Charles I of England
Charles II of England
James I of Scotland
James II of England
James II of Scotland
James III of Scotland
James IV of Scotland
James V of Scotland
James VI and I
Mary, Queen of Scots
Robert II of Scotland
Robert III of Scotland
positionHeld Prince and Great Steward of Scotland
surface form: High Steward of Scotland
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
roseToProminenceInCentury 12th century
royalHouseNameForm Stuart
ruledEnglandUntil 1714
ruledIrelandUntil 1714
ruledScotlandUntil 1707
succeededByDynasty House of Hanover
traditionalRegion Renfrewshire
traditionalSeat Paisley
unionOfCrownsOccurredUnder James VI and I
unionOfCrownsYear 1603

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this entity surface form: Scottish royal family
Rothesay Castle builtFor Stewart family
Hermitage Castle laterControlledBy Stewart family
this entity surface form: Bothwell family
James I of Scotland nobleFamily Stewart family
this entity surface form: Stewart dynasty
James II of Scotland nobleFamily Stewart family
this entity surface form: Stewart dynasty
As the World Turns notableFamily Stewart family
House of Stuart originatedAs Stewart family
Stuart originatedAs Stewart family
this entity surface form: Stewart family of Scotland