James VI and I (
19 June 1566 –
27 March 1625) was
King of Scots as James VI, and
King of England and
King of Ireland as James I.He ruled in
Scotland as James VI from
24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother
Mary, Queen of Scots.
Regents governed during his minority, which ended officially in 1578, though he did not gain full control of his government until 1581. On
24 March 1603, as James I, he succeeded the last
Tudor monarch of
England and
Ireland,
Elizabeth I, who died without issue. He then ruled England, Scotland and Ireland for 22 years, until his death at the age of 58.
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