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Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales

Type Figure Region Scotland Time 1594–1612 Also known as Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales、Henry Frederick Stuart、亨利·弗雷德里克·斯图亚特

Eldest son of James VI and I, born at Stirling in 1594, created Prince of Wales in 1610, he was a promising heir who patronized arts and exploration …

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  1. 1594–1610Stirling · ScotlandBorn at Stirling Castle in 1594, he followed his father into England in 1603, received humanist and military training at court, and was created Duke of Cornwall in 1605 as legal heir to the throne.
  2. 1610–1612London · EnglandCreated Prince of Wales in June 1610, he headed an independent court in London during 1611–1612, patronized Ben Jonson's masques, supported maritime ventures and military exercises, and sometimes disagreed with his father James I over foreign policy. He died suddenly of fever at Stirling... at St. James's Palace on 6 November 1612, depriving English politics of a much-anticipated enlightened heir.

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