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James VI and I was born in Edinburgh on 19th June 1566 and died in Herefordshire on 27th March 1625. He held dual citizenship in the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England. As a writer and poet, he authored notable works like Daemonologie, The True Law of Free Monarchies, Basilikon Doron, and Some Reulis and Cautelis to be observit and eschewit in Scottis poesie.
In addition to his literary career, James was also involved in politics and served as a king, politician, and monarch. He was known for being the King of Scotland and held the alias of King of England and Ireland. Moreover, he was a member of the aristocracy class.
James was the child of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. He had several children, including Charles I of England, Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Margaret Stuart (1598–1600), Mary Stuart (1605–1607), Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre and Lorne, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Sophia of England, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Henrietta of England, and Anne of Denmark.
As a founder, James established the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and the London and Bristol Company. He was educated with the help of a tutor.































