Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1660–1661)

See also: Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (born 1677)

Charles Stuart
Duke of Cambridge
Born	22 October 1660 Worcester House, London
Died	(1661-05-05)5 May 1661 (aged 6 months 13 days) Whitehall Palace, London
Burial	6 May 1661 Westminster Abbey
House	Stuart
Father	James, Duke of York (later James II & VII)
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 the Duke of York (later King James II of England & VII of Scotland) and his first wife, Anne Hyde. He was styled Duke of Cambridge, but never formally created so, as he died before his first birthday. He was second in line to the English and Scottish thrones.

Charles was conceived seven months before his parents' marriage and if royal advisors and his paternal grandmother, Queen Henrietta Maria, had had their way, he could have been declared illegitimate. King Charles II, James's older 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 1660, shortly after his uncle became King, and baptized on 1 January 1661 at Worcester House. Charles died before reaching the age of one, after becoming ill with smallpox. He was buried in Westminster Abbey on 6 May 1661. The duke's death would be the first in a series of most of King James VII & II's legitimate children dying young. Three of his younger brothers, likewise short-lived, were also called Duke of Cambridge: James, Edgar, and Charles.

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.

Bibliography

• Panton, Kenneth J. (2011). Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy. G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5779-7.

Family tree of Dukes and Marquesses of Cambridge

King James VI and I (1566–1625) Elizabeth Stuart (1596–1662) Queen of Bohemia King Charles I (1600–1649) Duke of Gloucester (4th creation) and Earl of Cambridge (5th creation), 1659 Sophia of Hanover (1630–1714) King Charles II (1630–1685) King James VII and II (1633–1701) Henry Stuart (1640–1660) Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Cambridge Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) and Earl of Cambridge (5th creation) extinct, 1660 Duke of Cambridge (1st creation), Earl of Cambridge (6th creation), and Baron of Dauntsey (1st creation), 1664 Duke of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earl of Cambridge (7th creation), and Baron of Dauntsey (2nd creation), 1667 King George I (1660–1727) Charles Stuart (1660–1661) styled Duke of Cambridge James Stuart (1663–1667) Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Cambridge, Baron of Dauntsey Edgar Stuart (1667–1671) Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Cambridge, Baron of Dauntsey Charles Stuart (1677) styled Duke of Cambridge Dukedom of Cambridge (1st creation), Earldom of Cambridge (6th creation), and Barony of Dauntsey (1st creation) extinct, 1667 Dukedom of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earldom of Cambridge (7th creation), and Barony of Dauntsey (2nd creation) extinct,, 1671 Duke of Cambridge (3rd creation) and Marquess of Cambridge (1st creation), 1706 Prince George (1683–1760) Duke and Marquess of Cambridge later King George II Dukedom of Cambridge (3rd creation) and Marquessate of Cambridge (1st creation) merged with the Crown, 1727 Prince Frederick (1707–1751) Prince of Wales George III (1738-1820) Duke of Cambridge (4th creation), Earl of Tipperary and Baron Culloden (1st creation), 1801 Prince Edward (1767–1820) Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Adolphus (1774–1850) 1st Duke of Cambridge, 1st Earl of Tipperary, 1st Baron Culloden Queen Victoria (1819–1901) Prince George (1819–1904) 2nd Duke of Cambridge, 2nd Earl of Tipperary, 2nd Baron Culloden Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833–1897) Dukedom of Cambridge (4th creation), Earldom of Tipperary, and Barony Culloden (1st creation extinct, 1904 King Edward VII (1841–1910) Marquess of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earl of Eltham (1st creation), and Viscount Northallerton, 1917 King George V (1865–1936) Mary of Teck (1867–1953) Adolphus Cambridge (1868–1927) Duke of Teck, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, 1st Earl of Eltham, 1st Viscount Northallerton King Edward VIII (1894–1972) King George VI (1895–1952) George Francis Hugh Cambridge (1895–1981) 2nd Marquess of Cambridge, 2nd Earl of Eltham, 2nd Viscount Northallerton Marquessate of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earldom of Eltham (2nd creation), Viscountcy Northallerton extinct, 1981 Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) King Charles III (b. 1948) Duke of Cambridge (5th creation), Earl of Strathearn (Mountbatten-Windsor line), and Baron Carrickfergus, 2011 Prince William (b. 1982) Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Earl of Chester, Baron Carrickfergus Prince George of Wales (b. 2013) Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Cambridge