James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603, until his death in 1625. Though he long attempted to get both countries to adopt a closer political union, the kingdoms of Scotland and England remained sovereign states ruled by James in personal union, with their own parliaments, judiciaries and laws.
- Occupation
- poet, writer, monarch, aristocrat
- Position held
- monarch of Scotland, monarch of England, King of Ireland, Duke of Rothesay
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom
- Born
- June 19, 1566
