Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales

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Coat of arms of Henry Frederick as Prince of Wales

Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales (born February 19, 1594 in Stirling Castle , † November 6, 1612 ) was the eldest son of King James I and Anna of Denmark .

He was born in Stirling Castle and received the titles of Duke of Rothesay , Earl of Carrick and Lord of the Isles as heir apparent of the king at birth . After his father had ascended the English throne in 1603, he was raised to Duke of Cornwall , and in 1610 to Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester .

Henry was not only his parents' great hope, his death at the age of only 18 was viewed as a disaster for the nation. From the records made during his autopsy, it can be concluded that he died of typhoid . His titles passed to his younger brother Charles , who until then had led a life in the shadow of his brother.

Henry was buried in Westminster Abbey .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Frederick Maurice Powicke , Edmund Boleslav Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, p. 40.
  2. ^ Frederick Maurice Powicke, Edmund Boleslav Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, p. 488.
  3. ^ Frederick Maurice Powicke, Edmund Boleslav Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, p. 423.
  4. ^ Frederick Maurice Powicke, Edmund Boleslav Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, p. 421.

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SURNAME Stuart, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stuart, Heinrich Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Heir to the throne of England and Scotland
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1594
PLACE OF BIRTH Stirling Castle
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1612