# King James — Orlando character guide

> King James in Orlando by Virginia Woolf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old King James, King Jamie, James

**First appearance:** 0005-ii

## Who they are

The Scottish king who succeeds Elizabeth and favors Orlando.

## Relationships

### [Orlando](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_se/characters/orlando)

_social_

King James is a patron and acquaintance who enjoys Orlando's company at court, but their relationship remains formal and transactional.

### [Orlando](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_se/characters/orlando)

_social_

King James is a patron and acquaintance who enjoys Orlando's company at court, but their relationship remains formal and transactional.

### [Orlando](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_se/characters/orlando)

_social_

King James is a patron and acquaintance who enjoys Orlando's company at court, but their relationship remains formal and transactional.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned in Orlando's thoughts as part of a memory of winter and love.

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