Heraldry of the Stewarts

1 8 THE ROYAL STEWARTS
(b) Charles, who succeeded (No. 19).
(V) Robert, born and died 1602.
(d) Elizabeth, from whose daughter Sophia the present king,
Edward VII., descends.
HrtTUJ of King James VI. on Seal. — Scotland. SUPPORTERS: Two
lions rampant (Laing). CREST as before. MOTTO in 1578, "Nemo me
impune lacesset" the last word being altered to lacessit in 1595 (Stodart).
When he became King of England he crowned the unicorn Supporters
and gorged tliem with crowns composed of fleurs-de-lis and crosses patty
(Stodart). [Plate I., fig. 3.] He also used — 1 and 4. Scotland. 2. France
and England, quarterly. 3. Irelattd. [Plate I., fig. 6.] SUPPORTERS :
Dexter, A unicorn as above ; Sinister, A lion rampant imperially crowned
gold.
Note. — For use in England the Arms were arranged differently, England taking
the post of honour. — I and 4. France and England, quarterly. 2. Scotland. 3. Ireland,
with the English CREST and MOTTO, and the English SUPPORTER on the dexter side.
(19) King Charles I., born 1600, created at his baptism Duke of Albany,
Marquis of Ormond, Earl of Ross, Lord Ardmannoch (S.), and in 1605
DUKE OF YORK. He was beheaded 1649. In 1625 he married
Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, daughter of King Henry IV of France.
By her he had : —
(a) Charles, born and died 1629.
(b) Charles, who succeeded to the Throne (No. 20).
(c) James, who succeeded to the Throne (No. 21).
(d) Henry, born 1640, created Duke OF GLOUCESTER and Earl
of Cambridge 1659; died, unmarried, 1660.
BriTlB of King Charles I. on Seal, 1624, with colours added. — 1 and 4. Scot-
land. 2. Quarterly ; first and fourth, Red, three lions passant guardant in
pale gold (England) ; second and third, Blue, three gold fleurs-de-lis
(France). 3. Blue, a gold harp, stringed silver (Ireland). SUPPORTERS :
Dexter, A silver unicorn horned, vianed, and crowned with imperial crown
and gorged with another crown of fleurs-de-lis and crosses patty and chained
gold ; Sinister, A lion rampant, imperially crowned gold (Laing). [Plate I.,
fig. 6.]
(20) King Charles II. was born 1630, but after his father's death the country was
ruled by Oliver Cromwell. He was crowned King of Scots in 1651, but
was not crowned King of England till 1660. In 1662 he married
Catherine, daughter of King John IV. of Portugal, but died without
legitimate issue in 1685.
HrtTIS of King Charles II. when he recorded in the Lyon Office, in 1672, his
achievement as King of Great Britain, France and Ireland. — 1 and 4.
Scotland. 2. Quarterly ; France and England. 3. Ireland. The shield
encircled with the Orders of St. Andrew and The Garter. CREST : A red
lion sejant affrotiti, crowned gold, holding aloft in the right paw a naked