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James IV King of Scots , IV 1472–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1472

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 09 Sep 1513

Death Location: Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Father: King Scotland

Mother: Queen Buchan

Spouse(s): Mary Boyd, Lady Tudor, Lady Scotland, Agnes Bothwell, Lady Buchan, Lady Hamilton

Children(s): James Scotland, Lady Scotland, Sir Scotland, Janet Fleming, Janet Darnley, Lady Cassillis, Lord Marches, Sir Watson

James IV King of Scots / , IV was born in 1472 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of King James Iii Stewart King Of Scotland And Queen Margaret Of Denmark Queen Consort Of Scotland Princess Of Denmark Countess Of Buchan. James IV King of Scots , IV married Agnes Stewart Countess Of Bothwell, Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, Lady Isabel Stewart Of Buchan, Lady Margaret Tudor Of Scotland, Lady Margaret Tudor, Mary Bonshaw Boyd, and had children including James V Scotland, Janet Elizabeth Stewart Lady Of Darnley, Janet Fleming, Lady Catherine Kennedy 3Rd Lady Herries Countess Of Cassillis, Lady Margaret Tudor Of Scotland, Lord Alexander Home 3Rd Lord Home Chamberlain And Warden Of The Eastern And Middle Marches, Sir Alexander Stewart Archbishop Of St Andrews Lord High Chancellor Of Scotland, Sir John James Watson Ii 1St Lord Watson. James IV King of Scots / , IV passed away in 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • James IV King of Scots // , IV was born in 1472 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of King James Iii Stewart King Of Scotland And Queen Margaret Of Denmark Queen Consort Of Scotland Princess Of Denmark Countess Of Buchan.
  • James IV King of Scots // , IV married Agnes Stewart Countess Of Bothwell, Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, Lady Isabel Stewart Of Buchan, Lady Margaret Tudor Of Scotland, Lady Margaret Tudor, Mary Bonshaw Boyd, and had children including James V Scotland, Janet Elizabeth Stewart Lady Of Darnley, Janet Fleming, Lady Catherine Kennedy 3Rd Lady Herries Countess Of Cassillis, Lady Margaret Tudor Of Scotland, Lord Alexander Home 3Rd Lord Home Chamberlain And Warden Of The Eastern And Middle Marches, Sir Alexander Stewart Archbishop Of St Andrews Lord High Chancellor Of Scotland, Sir John James Watson Ii 1St Lord Watson.
  • James IV King of Scots // , IV passed away in 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Scotland
1451–1488
Birth Location: St Andrews Castle, Scotland
KS
Queen Buchan
1456–1486
Birth Location: Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
QB

Spouses(s)

Mary Boyd
1476–1559
Birth Location: Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
MB
Lady Tudor
1489–1541
Birth Location: Richmond Palace, London, England
LT
Lady Scotland
1489–1554
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
LS
Agnes Bothwell
1472–1557
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
AB
Lady Buchan
1480–1557
Birth Location: Traquair, Peeblesshire, Schotland
LB
Lady Hamilton
1473–1531
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LH

Children(s)

James Scotland
1512–1544
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
Lady Scotland
1489–1554
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
LS
Sir Scotland
1473–1513
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
SS
Janet Fleming
1502–1562
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
JF
Janet Darnley
1502–1523
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JD
Lady Cassillis
1500–1545
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
LC
Lord Marches
–1516
Birth Location: –
LM
Sir Watson
1500–1568
Birth Location: Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
SW

James IV's Ancestors

Self
James IV
1472–1513
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
King James III Stewart , King of Scotland
1451–1488
St Andrews Castle, Scotland
Queen (Margaret of Denmark , Queen Consort of Scotland, Princess of Denmark, Countess of) Buchan
1456–1486
Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Grandparents
King (James II Stewart , King of) Scots
1430–1460
Holyrood Abbey, Scotland
Queen (Mary of Guelders , Queen Consort of) Scotland
1434–1463
Grave, Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman Empire
King (Christian I , King of Denmark and Norway, and King of) Sweden
1426–1481
Oldenburg, Stadtkreis Oldenburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Queen (Dorothy von Brandenburg Queen of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden
1430–1495
Brandenburg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lorne
1394–1451
Lady Beaufort
1406–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Lorn
1348–1421
Lady MacDougall
1362–1439
Sir KG
1373–1410
Lady Somerset
1385–1439

James IV's Descendants

1.
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James (IV King of Scots ,) IV (17 Mar 1472–09 Sep 1513) m. Mary (Bonshaw) Boyd (1476–31 Aug 1559) m. Lady (Margaret) Tudor (28 November 1489–18 October 1541) m. Lady (Margaret Tudor , of) Scotland (28 November 1489–5 Jul 1554) m. Agnes (Stewart Countess of) Bothwell (1472–Feb 20, 1557) m. Lady (Isabel Stewart , of) Buchan (1480–20 February 1557) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Hamilton (Mar 1473–8 Apr 1531)
  1. 1. James (V) Scotland 1512–1544 m. Lady (Margaret Erskine , of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of Lennox (Royal Mistress of King James V of) Scotland) 1515–1572 m. Madeleine (van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van) Frankrijk 1520–1537 m. Euphemia (Elphinstone) Bruce 1509–1547 m. Lady (Elizabeth Isabel Marion Campbell , Stewart of) Moray 1502–1550 m. Marie\Mary (of Guise Princess of Lorraine Queen of) Scots 1515–1560 m. Lady (Margaret Margaretha Tudor , Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th Countess of Lennox, (dtr of Scottish Dowager) QueenMNargaret 1513–1572
    1. 1. Lord (Sir John Stewart , 4th Earl of Atholl, Chanchellor of Scotland, 3rd Baron of Blackhall and) Argdown 1526–1574 m. Margaret (Jounstoun Auchenbothie) Wallace 1839–1586
      1. 1. Sir (Lord Walter Stewart , Knight of Blantyre, Baron of) Glasgow 1555–1618 m. Lady (Nicola Somerville , of Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire,) Scotland 1552–1614
        1. 1. Alma (May Lee) Stewart 1581–1681 m. John (William) Birdwell 1579–1679
    2. 2. James (Stuart Hertog van) Rothesay 1531–1541 m. Lady (Agnes Anna Keith Countess of Moray and) Argyll 1530–1588
    3. 3. Lady (Jean) Stewart 1547–1586 m. Francis (de) Laugharne 1539–1583
      1. 1. Maj (Gen Rowland Laugharne , Oxford Grad) 1581 1564–1587 m. Letitia Perrott 1560–1620
        1. 1. Dorothy Laugharne 1573–1653 m. Sir (John) Owen 1570–1612
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret Tudor , of) Scotland 1489–1554 m. Sir (James Douglas , 3rd Earl of) Morton 1487–1548 m. Lord (Henry Stewart , 1st Lord) Methven 1500–1552 m. James (IV King of Scots ,) IV 1472–1513 m. Lord (Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of) Douglas 1489–1557
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Douglas , Countess of) Lenox 1523–1579 m. James (IV Hamilton,* Regent of Scotland, 2nd Earl of Arran, Governor & Protector of Scotland, Duke of) Chatellerault 1517–1575
      1. 1. Claud (Hamilton 1st Lord Paisley, Commendator of the Abbey of) Paisley 1546–1622 m. Lady (Margaret Montgomerie Douglas Seton , Baroness) Paisley 1555–1616
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret Anne) Hamilton 1577–1577 m. Lewis (Rodolphi Bayly , Bishop of) Bangor 1565–1631
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of) Chatel 1511–1579
  3. 3. Sir (Alexander Stewart , Archbishop of St. Andrews, Lord High Chancellor of) Scotland 1473–1513 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Rattray 1489–1573
  4. 4. Janet Fleming 1502–1562 m. Lord (Malcolm Henry Fleming IV, 3rd Lord Fleming, Lord Chamberlain of) Scotland 1500–1547
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Fleming, Duchess of Albany, Countess of) Atholl 1536–1586 m. Thomas Scott 1529–1585 m. Robert (Graham , Master van) Montrose 1522–1547 m. John (4th Earl of Atholl) Stewart 1533–1579
      1. 1. Mary (Christie (Unknown)) Browning 1587–1585 m. Richard Smythe 1555–1630
        1. 1. Sir (Richard) Smithe 1590–1656 m. Rebecca (Buswell) Smith 1593–1667
      2. 2. Sir (John Graham , 3rd Earl of Montrose, 4th Earl of Mentieth, Lord High Chancellor and Treasurer of) Scotland 1547–1608 m. Lady (Jean, Countess of Montrose,) Drummond 1549–1598
        1. 1. Lady (Lillias Katherine Graham , Countess of) Wigtown 1568–1607 m. Lord (John Fleming , 6th Lord, and 1st Earl of) Wigtown 1567–1619
      3. 3. Lady (Jean "Janet" Stewart, Baroness) Campbell 1557–1593 m. Sir (Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan' Campbell , 7th Earl of Argyll, 7th Laird of Glenorchy, 1st Baronet Campbell, of Glenorchy, M.P. for Argyllshire,) Scotland 1550–1631
        1. 1. Sir (Patrick 'Para Dubh Beag' (Little Black Pat) Campbell , 1st Lord of Balcaldine, 1st of) Murlanganbeg 1598–1678 m. Annabella (Margaret Campbell , of) Dunstaffnage 1601–1634
    2. 2. Lord (Sir Knight John Fleming , KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAI , KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of) DUNBA 1540–1572 m. Elizabeth (Stewart Ross , Baroness) Fleming 1541–1578
      1. 1. Lord (John Fleming , 6th Lord, and 1st Earl of) Wigtown 1567–1619 m. Lady (Lillias Katherine Graham , Countess of) Wigtown 1568–1607
        1. 1. John (Fleming , Lord of Biggar, Cumbernault, , 2nd Earl of Wigton, 7th Lord of) Montrose 1589–1650 m. Lady (Margaret Livingston , Countess of) Wigton 1587–1634
    3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Fleming 1525–1586
  5. 5. Janet (Elizabeth Stewart , Lady of) Darnley 1502–1523 m. Ninian (Ross of van Halkhead, 3rd Lord) Ross 1491–1556
    1. 1. Lord (Robert Ross , II, Lord van Hawkhead, Knight of the) Garter 1511–1549 m. Lady (Agnes Margaret Erskine Moncrieff , Countess of Lennox, Baroness Ross, Mistress of King James V of) Scotland 1511–1543
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Stewart Ross , Baroness) Fleming 1541–1578 m. Lord (Sir Knight John Fleming , KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAI , KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of) DUNBA 1540–1572
        1. 1. Lady (Jane (Janet)) Fleming 1570–1598 m. Sir (William Bruce, Laird of) Airth 1565–1598
  6. 6. Lady (Catherine Kennedy , 3rd Lady Herries, Countess of) Cassillis 1500–1545 m. Lord (William Herries , 3rd Lord Herries of) Terregles 1501–1543
    1. 1. Lady (Agnes Herries , Baroness Herries of) Terregles 1530–1594 m. Lord (John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of) Terregles 1555–1604
      1. 1. Edward (Maxwell , Commendator of) Dundrennan 1561–1598 m. Margaret Blakelock 1560–1607 m. Margret Blacklock 1570–1592
        1. 1. William (B Baillie 6th Laird of) Dunain 1550–1606 m. Catherine (Munro , of) Foulis 1561–1585
      2. 2. Countess (Margaret Fergusson) Maxwell 1548–1617 m. Mark (Kerr , 1st Earl of Lothian, Earl of Lothian, senator of the College of) Justice 1558–1609
        1. 1. Henrietta (Malone , Countess of Crawford) ? 1577–1632 m. Earl (Thomas Christian Hamilton , Lord of Drumcairn, Earl of Melrose, 1st Earl of) Haddington 1563–1637
    2. 2. Lady (Catharina Elizabeth) Herries 1536–1593 m. Laird (Sir Alexander Dubh Stewart , 5th Laird of) Garlies 1527–1571
      1. 1. Laird (Sir Alexander Garlies) Stewart 1551–1596 m. Christine Douglas 1550–1637
        1. 1. Rev. (Andrew Alexander Stewart III, 1st Lord Garlies, 1st Earl of) Galloway 1580–1635 m. Lady (Gisela de) Grizel 1585–1649
        2. 2. William (John) Stuart 1580–1630 m. Alice (Maud) Matthews 1583–1630
  7. 7. Lord (Alexander Home , 3rd Lord Home, Chamberlain and Warden of the Eastern and Middle) Marches –1516 m. Lady (Isabel Stewart , of) Buchan 1480–1557
  8. 8. Sir (John James Watson II, 1st Lord) Watson 1500–1568 m. Lady (Joane Margaret Sothern, (Sotheran) ,) (Sotheran) 1502–1565
    1. 1. Maria (Isabel) Watson 1525–1643 m. Richard Barrett 1541–1590
      1. 1. Elizabeth Barrett 1570–1638 m. Hugh Maltby 1557–1633
        1. 1. Isabella Maltby 1586–1661 m. Richard (James) Jackson 1582–1672

James IV's Timeline

13 Records

1452
5 May 1452
Birth of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1472
17 Mar 1472
Birth of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1472
17 Mar 1472
Birth of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1473
17 Mar 1473
Age 1
Birth of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1473
17 March 1473
Age 1
Birth of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1473
1473
Age 1
Birth of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Biggar Castle, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Biggar Castle, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1473
17 March 1473
Age 1
Birth of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 41
Death of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Branxton, Northumberland, England - Killed Battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
Branxton, Northumberland, England - Killed Battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 41
Death of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 41
Death of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Battle Of flodden, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Battle Of flodden, Branxton, Northumberland, England
1513
9 September 1513
Age 41
Death of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
1513
09 Sep 1513
Age 41
Death of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
1524
1 Nov 1524
Age 52
Death of James IV King of Scots // , IV in Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1473
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1473
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1473
    Event Place: Biggar Castle, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1452
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1473
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1472
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1472
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland, England - Killed Battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1524
    Event Place: Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Battle Of flodden, Branxton, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1513
    Event Place: Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
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