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Stuart
Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. 1177), grandson of a Norman adventurer. Several early Stuarts were regents of Scotland, and after Robert, seventh in the hereditary line of stewards, became king as Robert II (1371), the crown remained in the family succession. The marriage of James IV of Scotland to Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England, made his granddaughter Mary Queen of Scots a claimant to the English throne. Mary's claim was recognized when her son, James VI of Scotland, became James I of England in 1603. Charles I , son of James I, was beheaded (1649) at the end of the English civil war, but after the interregnum of the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, his son Charles II was restored to the throne in 1660. With the deposition (1688) of Charles II's brother and successor, James II , the crown passed to James's daughter Mary II and her husband, William III, and after them to Anne , also daughter of James II. In the reign of Anne, the last of the Stuarts to rule England, the crowns of Scotland and England, united personally by the Stuarts, were permanently joined by the Act of Union (1707). After the death of Anne the crown passed (by the Act of Settlement , 1701) to George I of the house of Hanover, son of the Electress Sophia , who was the granddaughter of James I of England; thus the Hanoverians also had a Stuart claim. The parliamentary rule of succession was adopted because the claim to the throne of the Roman Catholic James II and his descendants, James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender), Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender), and Henry Stuart (Cardinal York), was upheld by the Jacobites . After 1807 this claim passed to the descendants of Henrietta of England , daughter of Charles I. Stuart, the French form of the name, was popularized by Mary Queen of Scots.
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"Stuart." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stuart." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Stuart.html "Stuart." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Stuart.html |
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Stuart
Stuart (or Stewart) The family name of the Scottish monarchs from 1371 to 1714 and of the English monarchs from 1603 to 1714. The founder of the Stuart house was Walter Fitzalan (died 1177) who was steward (from which the name Stewart derives) to the King of Scotland. His descendant became the first Stewart king of Scotland as ROBERT II (ruled 1371–90). The marriage of Margaret Tudor, daughter of HENRY VII, to JAMES IV linked the royal houses of Scotland and England, and on the death of ELIZABETH I without heirs in 1603, James VI of Scotland succeeded to the English throne as JAMES I. The Stuarts lost the throne temporarily with the execution of Charles I in 1649, regaining it with the RESTORATION of Charles II in 1660. The GLORIOUS REVOLUTION (1688) sent JAMES II into exile and the crown passed to his daughter Mary and her husband William, then to his second daughter ANNE. Her death without heirs in 1714 resulted in the replacement of the Stuart house by the house of HANOVER headed by George I. Supporters of the exiled house of Stuart were known as JACOBITES. After the failure of the FIFTEEN and the FORTY-FIVE (1715 and 1745) rebellions the Stuart cause faded, and George III felt able to grant a pension to the last direct Stuart claimant, Henry, Cardinal York, who died in 1807.
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"Stuart." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stuart." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Stuart.html "Stuart." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Stuart.html |
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Stuarts
Stuarts (Stewarts) Scottish royal House, which inherited the Scottish throne in 1371 and the English throne in 1603. The Stuarts descended from Alan, whose descendants held the hereditary office of steward in the royal household. Walter (d.1326), the sixth steward, married a daughter of King Robert I, and their son, Robert II, became (1371) the first Stuart king. The throne descended in the direct male line until the death of James V (1542), who was succeeded by his infant daughter, Mary. In 1603, her son, James VI, succeeded Elizabeth I of England as James I. His son, Charles I, was executed in 1649 following the English Civil War, but the dynasty recovered with the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. His brother, James II, lost the throne in the Glorious Revolution (1688) and was replaced by the joint monarchy of William III and Mary II, James' daughter. On the death (1714) of Anne, the House of Hanover succeeded. James Stuart and Charles Stuart made several unsuccessful attempts to regain the throne. See also Jacobites
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"Stuarts." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stuarts." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Stuarts.html "Stuarts." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Stuarts.html |
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Stuart
Stuart ♂ From the French version of the surname Stewart. This form was introduced to Scotland in the 16th century by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who was brought up in France. The surname originated as an occupational or status name for someone who served as a steward in a manor or royal household. The Scottish royal family of this name are traditionally supposed to be descended from a family who were hereditary stewards in Brittany before the Conquest. Use as a given name originated in Scotland, but is now widespread throughout the English-speaking world.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Stuart." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Stuart." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Stuart1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Stuart." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Stuart1.html |
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Stuart
Stuart the royal family (also called Stewart) ruling Scotland 1371–1714 and Britain 1603–1649 and 1660–1714. The name of the royal house comes ultimately from steward, and the accession in 1371 to the throne of Scotland as Robert II of Robert the Steward, grandson of Robert the Bruce by Bruce's daughter Marjory and her husband Walter, Steward of Scotland.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Stuart." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Stuart." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Stuart.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Stuart." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Stuart.html |
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Stuart
Stuart ♂ (Scottish) From the French version of the surname Stewart, introduced to Scotland in the 16th-century by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who was brought up in France. The surname originated as an English occupational or status name for someone who served as a steward in a manor or royal household.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Stuart." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Stuart." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Stuart.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Stuart." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Stuart.html |
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