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Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (8 July 1640 – 13 September 1660) was the youngest son of Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France. He is also known as Henry of Oatlands.
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (born July 8, 1639, Oatlands, Surrey, Eng.—died Sept. 13, 1660, London) was the Protestant brother of Charles II of England. The third son of Charles I, he visited his father the night before his execution and for three years thereafter was confined by the Commonwealth regime.
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Learn about the life and death of Henry Stuart, the youngest son of King Charles I and a Protestant soldier. He was captured, exiled, and restored by Parliament during the English Civil War.
- Prepared for the role. Henry Stuart's life spanned an extraordinary period in British history. The Union of the Crowns, the Gunpowder Plot, colonial expansion and the age of Shakespeare were just some of the more notable episodes.
- Turbulent times. Image caption, Henry was brought up at Stirling Castle. A BBC Scotland documentary - The Best King We Never Had - looks at the life of the man who could have been England's Henry IX (His grandmother Mary, Queen of Scots was the great-niece of Henry VIII).
- Enforced separation. King James believed Henry needed to be kept safe and, at just days old, he was taken from his mother and fostered into the care of the Mar family.
- Protestant future. The family's journey to London was halted by the plague and it took nine months before it was considered safe enough for the precious young prince to be allowed to travel into London.
- Prepared for the role. Henry Stuart's life spanned an extraordinary period in British history. The Union of the Crowns, the Gunpowder Plot, colonial expansion and the age of Shakespeare were just some of the more notable episodes.
- Turbulent times. A BBC Scotland documentary - The Best King We Never Had - looks at the life of the man who could have been England's Henry IX (His grandmother Mary, Queen of Scots was the great-niece of Henry VIII).
- Enforced separation. King James believed Henry needed to be kept safe and, at just days old, he was taken from his mother and fostered into the care of the Mar family.
- Protestant future. The family's journey to London was halted by the plague and it took nine months before it was considered safe enough for the precious young prince to be allowed to travel into London.
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (8 July 1640 – 13 September 1660) was the youngest son of Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France. He is also known as Henry of Oatlands.
Oct 18, 2012 · Learn about the life and death of Henry Stuart, the future King Henry IX, who died in 1612 at age 18. Explore his portraits, collections, armour, masques and poetry in this past exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
