James VI and I

James VI and I was King of Scotland as James160VI fromJuly 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James160I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns onMarch 1603 until his death. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciary, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union.

James was born onJune 1566 at Edinburgh Castle, and as the eldest son and heir apparent of the monarch automatically became Duke of Rothesay and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland. He was baptised Charles James onDecember 1566 in a Catholic ceremony held at Stirling Castle. His godparents were Charles IX of France , Elizabeth I of England , and Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy . Mary refused to let the Archbishop of St Andrews, whom she referred to as a pocky priest, spit in the childs mouth, as was then the custom. The subsequent entertainment, devised by Frenchman Bastian Pagez, featured men dressed as satyrs and sporting tails the English guests took offence, thinking the satyrs done against them.

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