1. The first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)
   - James VI and I, James, King James, King James I

Type of: King of England, King of Great Britain

Part of: Stuart

Encyclopedia: James I, King of Ireland