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The Death of Raleigh and the First King of Great Britain James I was a peacemaker. His accession brought peace with Scotland and thus France. In 1604 Robert Cecil negotiated peace with Spain this led to James I imprisoning Sir Walter Raleigh, one of Elizabeth's favourites. Sir Walter Raleigh was released to lead an expedition to Guiana, this failed and led to more clashes with the Spanish. On his return Raleigh was executed. James I married his daughter, Elizabeth, to the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in 1613. Charles, the Prince of Wales, tried to claim the Spanish Infanta's hand only to be faced with such demands for English Catholics' rights that he knew Parliament would not agree. George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, one of the King's favourites who succeeded Robert Cecil, suggested marriage between Charles and Henrietta Maria of France. James I became ill and died in 1625.
James I's son-in-law, Frederick, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, became King of Bohemia in 1618 but was soon driven out by Hapsburg troops. His short reign earned him the title "the Winter King" and these events started a 30-year war in Germany.
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