Descendants of Charles I of England

Charles I of England was the second King of the then newly enthroned House of Stuart. He was the second surviving son of King James I of England. He became heir apparent to the English, Irish and Scottish thrones on the death of his elder brother in 1612. Later, he married the Bourbonprincess Henrietta Maria of France, after a failed Spanish match.

His reign is known for his conflicts with the Parliament of England, which sought to curb his royal prerogative. Charles believed in the divine right of kings, which was against the belief of many of his subjects, leading to them perceiving his actions as those of a tyrannical absolute monarch. His religious policies, coupled with his marriage to a Roman Catholic, made him an enemy of the Puritans and Calvinists. Most of his actions as monarch ultimately helped precipitate his own downfall, and his eventual deposition and beheading in 1649 and the declaration of the Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell.

Many European Royals can claim descent from Charles today, such as Juan Carlos I of Spain, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Philippe of Belgium, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the late Otto von Habsburg and many are related to him via collateral bloodlines, such as Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom,Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Margrethe II of Denmark. This article deals with the numerous individuals who are and were descendants of Charles and his wife Henrietta (Since he is not known to have had an illegitimate children).

Name	Portrait	Birth	Death	Marriages and issue
Charles II of England		29 May 1630	6 February 1685	Married Catherine of Braganza in 1662. No legitimate liveborn issue. had illegitimate issue from various mistresses
Mary, Princess Royal		4 November 1631	24 December 1660	Married William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650) in 1641. She had one child: William III.
James VII and II		16 September 1633	6 September 1701	Married (1) Anne Hyde (1637–1671) in 1659. Had issue including Mary II and Anne, Queen of Great Britain; Married (2) Mary of Modena (1658–1718) in 1673. Had issue.
Henry, Duke of Gloucester		8 July 1640	13 September 1660	No issue.
Princess Henrietta Anne		16 June 1644	30 June 1670	Married Philip, Duke of Orléans (1640–1701) in 1661. Had issue.

Name of Descendant	Portrait	Birth and Parents	Marriages and Issue	Death	Miscellaneous
Charles II of England		29 May 1630 St. James's Palace, London Son of Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France	Catherine of Braganza No issue 8 illegitimate children	6 February 1685(aged 54)	See Descendants of Charles II of England; Ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales and Sarah, Duchess of York
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth		9 April 1649 Rotterdam, Netherlands Son of Charles II and Lucy Walter	Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch	15 July 1685 (aged 36)	Ancestor of Spencer Perceval, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester and Sarah, Duchess of York
Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth		1657 Westminster, England Son of Charles II and Catherine Pegge	Lady Bridget Osborne No issue	17 October 1680 (aged 23)	Has no surviving descendants
Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland		18 June 1662 Son of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland	Mary Wood no issue Anne Pulteney had issue	9 September 1730 (aged 68)	Has no surviving descendants
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield		5 September 1664 Daughter of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland	Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield 18 children	17 February 1718 (aged 54)	Ancestor of Anthony Eden; Her great-great-granddaughter Eleanor Calvert married John Parke Custis, stepson of George Washington. She is also an ancestor of the Mitford sisters
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton		28 September 1663 Son of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland	Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington 1 son	9 October 1690 (aged 27)	Ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland		28 December 1665 Son of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland	Catherine Wheatly No issue Mary Dutton No issue	28 June 1716 (aged 51)	Has no surviving descendants
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans		8 May 1670 Son of Charles II and Nell Gwynne	Diana de Vere 12 children 1 illegitimate daughter	10 May 1726 (aged 56)	Ancestor of Samantha Cameron, wife of Conservative Leader David Cameron
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond		29 July 1672 England Son of Charles II and Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth	Anne Brudenell 3 children 1 illegitimate child	27 May 1723 (aged 51)	Ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales

Name of Descendant	Portrait	Birth and Parents	Marriages and Issue	Death	Miscellaneous
Mary of England		4 November 1631, Daughter of Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France	William II, Prince of Orange 1 son	24 December 1660 (aged 29)	Her son became William III of England; She has no surviving descendants
William III of England		14 November 1650, Son of Mary and William II	Mary II of England No Issue	8 March 1702 (aged 51)	Deposed his uncle James II of England and was crowned King, Married his cousin, Princess Mary, and jointly ruled with her; has no surviving descendants

Name of Descendant	Portrait	Birth and Parents	Marriages and Issue	Death	Miscellaneous
James II of England		14 October 1633, Son of Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France	Anne Hyde 2 children Mary of Modena 2 children	16 September 1701 (aged 67)	Was deposed in the Glorious Revolution; replaced by his nephew and his daughter,William III and Mary II ; Has Descendants to this day
Mary II of England		30 April 1662, Daughter of James II and Lady Anne Hyde	William III of England No Issue	28 December 1694 (aged 32)	Ruled jointly with her cousin and husband, William ; Has no descendants
Anne, Queen of Great Britain		6 February 1665, Daughter of James II and Lady Anne Hyde	Prince George of Denmark 17 children	1 August 1714 (aged 49)	Presided over the union of England and Scotland as Great Britain; Her only son to survive infanthood, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, died young, hence she has no descendants
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick		21 August 1670, Son of James II and Arabella Churchill	Honora de Burgh 1 children Anne Bulkeley 10 children	12 June 1734 (aged 64)	Has surviving descendants
James Francis Edward Stuart		10 June 1688, Son of James II and Mary of Modena	Maria Klementyna Sobieska 2 children	1 January 1766 (aged 77)	The House of Stuart ended with the death of his second son, the Cardinal of York; has descendants to this day
Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart		28 June 1692, Daughter of James II andMary of Modena	Never married	18 April 1712 (aged 19)	She was the last legitimate female scion of the House of Stuart, other than her elder half sister,Anne; She was a possible match for Charles XII of Sweden, her first cousin, once removed Charles, Duke of Berry, and another cousin, the future George II of England; Has no descendants

Name of Descendant	Portrait	Birth and Parents	Marriages and Issue	Death	Miscellaneous
Henrietta of England		16 June or 26 June 1644, Daughter of Charles I of EnglandandHenrietta Maria of France	Philippe I, Duke of Orléans 2 children	30 June 1670 (aged 26)	She died young, after giving birth to her second child with her husband. Her descendants include King Juan Carlos of Spain, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Franz, Duke of Bavaria among others. After the extinction of the House of Stuart with the death of Henry Benedict Stuart, the rights of succession to the British Throne, as per primogeniture, passed to her descendants.
Marie Louise d'Orléans		26 March 1662, Daughter of Philippe d'Orléans and Henrietta	Charles II of Spain No Issue	12 February 1689 (aged 26)	Was the first wife of the Last Habsburg monarch of Spain, Charles II; Has no descendants
Anne Marie d'Orléans		27 August 1669, Daughter of Philippe d'Orléans and Henrietta	Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia 3 children	26 August 1728 (aged 69)	Has surviving descendants; her daughter married into the French Royal Family and became the mother of Louis XV of France

• House of Stuart

• Henrietta Maria of France
• Descendants of James VI and I
• Descendants of Charles II of England
• Descendants of James II of England
• Descendants of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans