Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales House of Stuart, eldest son and heir apparent of King James VI and I and Anne of Denmark^[1]

1594 - 1612  (18 years)

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  Name	Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales House of Stuart  [1]
  Suffix	eldest son and heir apparent of King James VI and I and Anne of Denmark
  Birth	19 Feb 1594  [1]
  Name	19 February 1594 (0 years)	Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland   [1]
  	born on 19 February 1594 at Stirling Castle, Scotland, and automatically received the titles Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland at birth
  Christening	30 August 1594
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	30 Aug 1594 (0 years)  [1]
  	baptism, held on 30 August 1594, was celebrated with elaborate theatrical entertainments written by the poet William Fowler and took place in a newly constructed Chapel Royal at Stirling, purpose-built by William Schaw.[2] Ambassadors were given portraits of Henry depicting him as "a fine thriving child".[3] To cover the expenses, James VI imposed a tax of £100,000. Textiles and costumes for the event were purchased using the dowry of £100,000 Scots belonging to Anne, which had been held in trust by various towns
  Name	24 Mar 1603 (9 years)	[Title] Duke of Cornwall, Cornwall   [1]
  	With his father's accession to the throne of England in 1603, Henry at once became Duke of Cornwal
  Residence	24 Mar 1603 (9 years)  [1]
  	James became king of England in 1603 at the Union of the Crowns and his family moved south. Queen Anne came to Stirling to collect her son, and after an argument with the prince's keepers, Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar and the Master of Mar, was allowed to take Henry to Edinburgh on 28 May.[27] On the following Sunday Anne took him to St Giles Kirk in her silver coach.[28] Anne and Henry arrived in England, at the fortified town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on 1 June.[29]
  Name	14 Jun 1603 (9 years)	[Member] Knight of the Garter (K.G.), Most Noble Order of the Garter
  	KG: Knight of the Garter, 14 June 1603
  Name	1610 (15 years)	[Title] Prince of Wales   [1]
  	With his father's accession to the throne of England in 1603, Henry at once became Duke of Cornwall. In 1610 he was further invested as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, thus for the first time uniting the six automatic and two traditional Scottish and English titles held by heirs-apparent to the two thrones.
  Death	6 Nov 1612 (18 years)  [1]
  	Henry died from typhoid fever at the age of 18 on 6 November 1612, during the celebrations that led up to the wedding of his sister Elizabeth. (The diagnosis can be made with reasonable certainty from written records of the post-mortem examination, which was ordered to be carried out in order to dispel rumours of poisoning.)[91]
  Death	6 Nov 1612  [1]
  Burial	Y  [1]
  Occupation	1595 (0 years) - The prince had silver candlesticks, a silver cup and a silver plate with a salt cellar.[16] Elizabeth I contributed to the expenses at Stirling, paying £5000 Scots in 1595.[17] [1]
  	15 Mar 1604 (10 years) - St James's Palace, London  - On 15 March 1604, Henry rode on horseback behind his father through the streets of London during the delayed Royal Entry.[33] From 1604 onwards, Henry often stayed at St James's Palace [1]
  	1607 (12 years) - St James's Palace, London  - A riding school, one of the first in England, was built for him at St James's Palace in 1607.[55] Robert Douglas was the prince's master of horse by 1610.[56] [1]
  Association	Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I (Relationship: Elizabeth I contributed to the expenses at Stirling, paying £5000 Scots in )
  Person ID	I15376	AHP
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	King James I & VI House of Stuart,   b. 19 June 1566   d. 27 Mar 1625 (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Anne of Denmark,   b. 12 December 1574   d. 2 Mar 1619 (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	20 Aug 1589
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 2 months - She : 14 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F4395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Name - born on 19 February 1594 at Stirling Castle, Scotland, and automatically received the titles Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland at birth - 19 February 1594 - Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland  Name - With his father's accession to the throne of England in 1603, Henry at once became Duke of Cornwal - 24 Mar 1603 - [Title] Duke of Cornwall, Cornwall  Name - KG: Knight of the Garter, 14 June 1603 - 14 Jun 1603 - [Member] Knight of the Garter (K.G.), Most Noble Order of the Garter   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S37] Wikipedia. Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales KG (19 February 1594 – 6 November 1612) was the eldest son and heir apparent of King James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. His name derives from his grandfathers: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley; and Frederick II of Denmark. Prince Henry was widely seen as a bright and promising heir to the English, Irish, and Scottish thrones. However, at the age of 18, he predeceased his father, dying of typhoid fever. His younger brother, the future Charles I, succeeded him as heir apparent to the thrones. ... Prince Henry's death was widely regarded as a tragedy for the nation. According to Charles Carlton, "Few heirs to the English throne have been as widely and deeply mourned as Prince Henry."[98] Henry's titles of Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay passed to Charles, who until then had lived in Henry's shadow. Four years later, Charles, then 16 years old, was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Frederick,_Prince_of_Wales