Charles I, James I, Anne of Denmark, and Elizabeth Stuart blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Dunfermline Palace. Probably built in the 13th century, originally as a guest house of the Abbey, became a Royal Palace for Scotland's Kings and Queens. In the 16th century, alterations and additions were commissioned by King James VI and Queen Anne. The Palace was the birthplace of many royals, including King Charles I in 1600, a son of James VI and Queen Anne and a daughter, Princess Elizabeth in 1596, Grandmother of George I, the first Hanoverian King and the ancestor of the present Royal Family.

King Charles I of England, born at Dunfermline Palace in 1600, was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland until his execution in 1649 following the English Civil War; Queen Anne of Denmark, wife to King James VI of Scotland (also James I of England), played a significant role in Scottish court life and was the mother of Charles I; Elizabeth Stuart, born at Dunfermline Palace in 1596, became Electress Palatine and later Queen of Bohemia, serving as an ancestor to many European monarchs including George I of Great Britain.