House of Stuart

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The House of Stuart was a royal dynasty that ruled Scotland and later England and Great Britain, overseeing key events such as the Union of the Crowns, the English Civil War, and the early development of the constitutional monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European royal house
royal dynasty
associatedWithConflict Jacobite rising of 1715
surface form: Jacobite risings

Bishops' Wars
surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms
capitalDuringRule Edinburgh
London, England
surface form: London
coatOfArms Royal Arms of England and Scotland quarterly
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
countryOfOrigin Scotland
dynasticClaim throne of England
throne of Ireland
throne of Scotland
endTime 1714
followedBy House of Hanover
founder Robert II of Scotland
hasMonarch 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 II of England
Mary, Queen of Scots
Robert II of Scotland
Robert III of Scotland
William III of England
houseType Scottish royal house
languageOfUse English
Scots
notableEvent Acts of Union 1707
English Civil War
Glorious Revolution
Restoration of the monarchy in 1660
Union of the Crowns
originatedAs Stewart family
oversaw early development of constitutional monarchy in Britain
politicalSystemContext absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
predecessorHouse House of Bruce
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
ruled Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
startTime 1371
usedSpelling Stuart
surface form: Stewart

Stuart

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Duchess of Albany usedByDynasty House of Stuart
Richmond Palace usedByDynasty House of Stuart