James VI and I Cause Of Death: What happened to Mary Queen of Scots son?

James VI and I reigned as King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 until he died in 1625 and as King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603.

James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a great-great-grandson of Henry VII, King of England and Lord of Ireland, making him a candidate for all three thrones. He ascended to the Scottish throne when he was thirteen months old after his mother was forced to abdicate in his favour.

He reigned over all three kingdoms for the next 22 years, a period known as the Jacobean Period, until his death. He based himself in England (the greatest of the three realms) from 1603, returning to Scotland only once, in 1617, and dubbed himself “King of Great Britain and Ireland.”

He was a strong supporter of a unified parliament for England and Scotland. The Plantation of Ulster and the English colony of the Americas began under his reign.

In early 1625, James was plagued by severe attacks of arthritis, gout, and fainting fits. In March, he became critically ill with tertian ague and eventually had a stroke. On the 27th of March, he died at Theobalds House during a terrible episode of dysentery, with Buckingham by his side.