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Elizabeth Bethune 1515–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Nov 1564

Death Location: , , , Scotland

Father: David Bethune

Mother:

Spouse(s): King V, Lord Menteith, Lord Plantagenet

Children(s): James Stewart, Adam Stuart\Stewart, James Kelso), James Stewart\Stuart, Lady Atholl), Agnes Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, James Stewart, Robert Albany), Lady (Campbell), Jean Stewart, Janet Douglas, Robert Stewart, Adam Charterhouse., Francois Orleans, Henry Stewart, ARTHUR Orkney, Lord Moray, Archibald Stewart

Elizabeth Bethune / was born in 1515 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of David Betoun Of Creich Bethune And Janet Duddingston. Elizabeth Bethune married King James Stewart Stuart Koning Van Schotland V, Lord Alexander Stewart 4Th Laird Of Garlies House Of Plantagenet, Lord William Graham 3Rd Earl Of Menteith, and had children including Adam Illegitimate Stuart Stewart, Adam Stewart Prior To Charterhouse, Agnes Stewart, Archibald Stewart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Elizabeth Stewart, Francois De Longuevile Orleans, Henry Stewart, James Kelso Melrose Stewart Stuart Abbot Of Kelso, James Stewart, James Stewart Stuart, Janet Douglas, Jean Stewart, Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Of Atholl, Lady Jean Stewart Stuart Campbell, Lord James Stewart Stuart 1St Lord Of Doune And Earl Of Moray, Robert 1St Earl Of Orkney Stewart, Robert Stewart Stuart Duke Of Albany. Elizabeth Bethune / passed away in 1564 in , , , Scotland.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Bethune // was born in 1515 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of David Betoun Of Creich Bethune And Janet Duddingston.
  • Elizabeth Bethune // married King James Stewart Stuart Koning Van Schotland V, Lord Alexander Stewart 4Th Laird Of Garlies House Of Plantagenet, Lord William Graham 3Rd Earl Of Menteith, and had children including Adam Illegitimate Stuart Stewart, Adam Stewart Prior To Charterhouse, Agnes Stewart, Archibald Stewart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Elizabeth Stewart, Francois De Longuevile Orleans, Henry Stewart, James Kelso Melrose Stewart Stuart Abbot Of Kelso, James Stewart, James Stewart Stuart, Janet Douglas, Jean Stewart, Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Of Atholl, Lady Jean Stewart Stuart Campbell, Lord James Stewart Stuart 1St Lord Of Doune And Earl Of Moray, Robert 1St Earl Of Orkney Stewart, Robert Stewart Stuart Duke Of Albany.
  • Elizabeth Bethune // passed away in 1564 in , , , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Bethune
1466–1505
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

King V
1507–1508
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Lord Menteith
1472–1544
Birth Location: Strathearn, Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland
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Lord Plantagenet
1507–1593
Birth Location: Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland
LP

Children(s)

James Stewart
1540–1541
Birth Location: –
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Adam Stuart\Stewart
1536–1606
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Kelso)
1529–1558
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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James Stewart\Stuart
1540–1541
Birth Location: St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland
JS
Lady Atholl)
1542–1564
Birth Location: Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland
LA
Agnes Stewart
1525–1540
Birth Location: Morayshire, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
AS
Elizabeth Stewart
1523–1575
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
ES
James Stewart
1540–1541
Birth Location: –
JS
Robert Albany)
1540–1541
Birth Location: falkland palace, Falkland, Fife, Scotland
RA
Lady (Campbell)
1538–1588
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Jean Stewart
1533–1588
Birth Location: Edinburgh (Schotland) Gb
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Janet Douglas
1536–1582
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Robert Stewart
1532–1593
Birth Location: Holyrood, Midlothian, Scotland
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Adam Charterhouse.
1530–1575
Birth Location: Edinburgh
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Francois Orleans
1537–1537
Birth Location: Longueville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
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Henry Stewart
1532–1570
Birth Location: Drumin, Banffshire, Scotland
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ARTHUR Orkney
1533–1592
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
AO
Lord Moray
1531–1570
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LM
Archibald Stewart
1530–
Birth Location: Beath, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
AS

Elizabeth Bethune's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Bethune
1515–1564
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
David Betoun of Creich Bethune
1466–1505
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Bethune's Descendants

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Elizabeth Bethune (1515–25 Nov 1564) m. King (James Stewart\Stuart (Koning van Schotland)) V (21 FEB 1507–27 Feb 1508) m. Lord (William Graham, 3rd Earl of) Menteith (1472–7 Apr 1544) m. Lord (Alexander Stewart - 4th Laird of Garlies - House of) Plantagenet (19 Sept 1507–4 Feb 1593)
  1. 1. James Stewart 1540–1541
  2. 2. Adam (Illegitimate) Stuart\Stewart 1536–1606
  3. 3. James (Kelso Melrose Stewart\Stuart (Abbot of) Kelso) 1529–1558
  4. 4. James Stewart\Stuart 1540–1541
  5. 5. Lady (Anne Elizabeth Stewart (Of) Atholl) 1542–1564
  6. 6. Agnes Stewart 1525–1540
  7. 7. Elizabeth Stewart 1523–1575
  8. 8. James Stewart 1540–1541
  9. 9. Robert (Stewart\Stuart (Duke of) Albany) 1540–1541
  10. 10. Lady (Jean Stewart\Stuart) (Campbell) 1538–1588 m. Sir (Archibald (Doun) Laird Van Lochnell, 5th Earl of Argyll) Campbell 1530–1594
  11. 11. Jean Stewart 1533–1588
  12. 12. Janet Douglas 1536–1582
  13. 13. Robert (1st Earl Of Orkney) Stewart 1532–1593
  14. 14. Adam (Stewart, Prior to) Charterhouse. 1530–1575
  15. 15. Francois (De Longuevile) Orleans 1537–1537
  16. 16. Henry Stewart 1532–1570
  17. 17. ARTHUR (ROBERT STEWART Earl Of) Orkney 1533–1592
  18. 18. Lord (James Stewart Stuart 1st Lord of Doune and Earl of) Moray 1531–1570
  19. 19. Archibald Stewart 1530–

Elizabeth Bethune's Timeline

4 Records

1513
ABT 1513
Birth of Elizabeth Bethune // in , Creich, Fife, Scotland
, Creich, Fife, Scotland
1515
1515
Birth of Elizabeth Bethune // in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1564
25 Nov 1564
Age 49
Death of Elizabeth Bethune // in Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1581
1581
Age 66
Death of Elizabeth Bethune // in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1513
    Event Place: , Creich, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1564
    Event Place: Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: , , , Scotland
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