Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales was the elder son of James VI and I, King of England and Scotland, and his wife, 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 his father's thrones.
However, at the age of 18, he predeceased his father when he died of typhoid fever. His younger brother Charles succeeded him as heir apparent to the English, Irish and Scottish thrones.
Henry was born at Stirling Castle, Scotland and became Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland automatically on his birth. Henry's baptism on 30 August 1594 was celebrated with complex theatrical entertainments written by poet William Fowler and a ceremony in a new Chapel Royal at Stirling purpose-built by William Schaw.
James VI set a tax of E100,000 for the expenses. Textiles and costume for the event were bought using Anna's dowry of E100,000 Scots which had been in the safekeeping of various towns. Costumes for the women of Queen Anne's household were bought using E4000 held at St Andrews and Anstruther, while E3000 from Perth paid for upholstery and repairs to tapestry. His father placed him in the care of John Erskine, Earl of Mar and Annabell Murray, Countess of Mar at Stirling Castle, out of the care of the b
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 his father's thrones.
However, at the age of 18, he predeceased his father when he died of typhoid fever. His younger brother Charles succeeded him as heir apparent to the English, Irish and Scottish thrones.
Henry was born at Stirling Castle, Scotland and became Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland automatically on his birth. Henry's baptism on 30 August 1594 was celebrated with complex theatrical entertainments written by poet William Fowler and a ceremony in a new Chapel Royal at Stirling purpose-built by William Schaw.
James VI set a tax of E100,000 for the expenses. Textiles and costume for the event were bought using Anna's dowry of E100,000 Scots which had been in the safekeeping of various towns. Costumes for the women of Queen Anne's household were bought using E4000 held at St Andrews and Anstruther, while E3000 from Perth paid for upholstery and repairs to tapestry. His father placed him in the care of John Erskine, Earl of Mar and Annabell Murray, Countess of Mar at Stirling Castle, out of the care of the b
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