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James, King of Scotland Bruce 1430 – 1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1430

Birth Location: Holyrood,edinburgh,scotland

Death Date: 3 Aug 1460

Death Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Joan Beautfort

Spouse(s): Mary Guelders

Children(s): Mary Stewart, Alexander Stewart, Princess Scotland

In 1430, James, King of Scotland Bruce II entered the world in Holyrood,edinburgh,scotland, born to James King Of Scotland Bruce and Joan Beautfort. James, King of Scotland Bruce II married Mary of Guelders, and had children including Mary of Scotland Stewart, Alexander Stewart, Princess Margaret Stewart of Scotland. James, King of Scotland Bruce II passed away in 1460 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, James, King of Scotland Bruce II entered the world in Holyrood,edinburgh,scotland, born to James King Of Scotland Bruce and Joan Beautfort.
  • James, King of Scotland Bruce II married Mary of Guelders, and had children including Mary of Scotland Stewart, Alexander Stewart, Princess Margaret Stewart of Scotland.
  • James, King of Scotland Bruce II passed away in 1460 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James, Bruce's Ancestors

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James, Bruce
1430 – 1460
Birth Place: Holyrood,edinburgh,scotland
Parents
James King Of Scotland Bruce
Joan Beautfort
Grandparents
John ((Sir)) Beautfort
Margaret Holand
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Holand
Alice Fitzalan
1350 – 1415
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Alan
1306 – 1375
Eleanor (21)
1318 – 1372

James, Bruce's Descendants

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James, (King of Scotland) Bruce (16 Oct 1430 – 3 Aug 1460) m. Mary (of) Guelders (1463 – 16 November 1463)
  1. 1. Mary (of Scotland) Stewart (13 May 1453 – 16 May 1488) m. Sir (James Hamilton, 1st Lord) Hamilton (6 November 1415 – 6 Nov 1479)
    1. 1. James Hamilton (1475 – 21 Jul 1529) m. Janet Beaton
      1. 1. Janet Hamilton (1515 – 1580) m. Alexander Cunningham
        1. 1. William Cummingham m. Janet Gordon
      2. 2. James, (2nd Earl of Arran,) Hamilton (1495 – 16Aug1540)
      3. 3. Princess (Margaret) Tudor (1497 – 10 APR 1543)
      4. 4. Sir (John) Hamilton (Abt 1500 – 16 Aug 1574)
      5. 5. James Hamilton (01 Jan 1515 – 22 Jan 1574)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Hamilton
      7. 7. Gavin HAMILTON ( – BEF 1549)
    2. 2. Hon., (Lady Elizabeth Hamiliton, 11th Countess Of) Lennox (Abt 1475 – April 1531)
  2. 2. Alexander Stewart (1454 – 7 August 1485)
  3. 3. Princess (Margaret Stewart of) Scotland

James, Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1430
16 Oct 1430
Birth of James, King of Scotland Bruce II in Holyrood,edinburgh,scotland
Holyrood,edinburgh,scotland
1460
3 Aug 1460
Age 30
Death of James, King of Scotland Bruce II in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1430
    Event Place: Holyrood,edinburgh,scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1460
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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