Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1660–1661)

Charles Stuart
Duke of Cambridge
Born	22 October 1660 Worcester House, London
Died	5 May 1661 (aged 6 months 13 days) Whitehall Palace, London
Burial	Westminster Abbey
House	Stuart
Father	James, Duke of York
Mother	Anne Hyde

Charles Stuart (22 October 1660 – 5 May 1661) was the first of four sons and eight children born from the marriage between James, Duke of York (later James II of England & VII of Scotland) and his first wife, Anne Hyde. He was styled Duke of Cambridge, but never formally created so, because he died so young.

Life

He was conceived seven months before his parents' official marriage and if royal advisors and Henrietta Maria of France (the mother of James) had their way, he could have been declared illegitimate, as his mother, Anne, was not of royal blood.^[1]

However, Charles II of England, James' brother, approved of the marriage and the wedding between James and Anne was held on 3 September 1660 in London. Charles was born on 22 October and was baptised on 1 January 1661 at Worcester House.^[2] However, he died before reaching the age of one, after becoming ill with smallpox.^[2] He was buried in Westminster Abbey, on 6 May 1661.^[2] He died before the patent for this title was passed and his younger brother, James was formally created Duke of Cambridge. After James' death in 1667, at the age of three, another younger brother, Edgar was styled as such, but he, too, died at the age of three and all titles became extinct until the birth of another son, also named Charles, in 1677.

Arms

Coat of arms as Duke of Cambridge

During his short life, Charles bore a coat of arms, as a grandson of a British Sovereign, consisting those of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of five points ermine.^[3]

Ancestors

Ancestors of Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1660–1661)

16. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley               8. James I of England                       17. Mary, Queen of Scots               4. Charles I of England                             18. Frederick II of Denmark               9. Princess Anne of Denmark                       19. Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               2. James II of England                                   20. Antoine of Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme               10. Henry IV of France                       21. Jeanne III of Navarre               5. Princess Henrietta Maria of France                             22. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany               11. Marie de' Medici                       23. Archduchess Joanna of Austria               1. Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge                                         24. Lawrence Hyde               12. Henry Hyde                       25. Anne Sibell               6. Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon                             26. Edward Langford               13. Mary Langford                       27. Mary Hyde               3. Anne Hyde                                   28. William Aylesbury               14. Thomas Aylesbury                       29. Anne Poole               7. Frances Aylesbury                             30. Francis Denman               15. Anne Denman                       31. Anne Blount

References

1. Panton 2011, p. 455.
2. Darryl Lundy (20 January 2011). "Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
3. "Marks of Cadency in the British Royal family". Retrieved 27 December 2011.

Bibliography

• Panton, Kenneth J. (2011). Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy. G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-5779-0.