King James the Sixth of England

In 15 67, the scottish nobles decided to get rid of mary altogether and replace her with her young infant son, james. She was placed in prison, and the irteen month old boy was proclaimed king james the sixth of scotland. And unlike his mother, he was raised as a protestant. When elizabeth never married and never had any children of her own, she eventually designated james as her heir. His later succession to the english throne effectively merged the thrones of sctland and england under the house of stuart. It also insured the spread of english into scotland, to the further detriment of scots.