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James "Iron Belt" Stuart IV 1473–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1473

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 9 September 1513

Death Location: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England

Father: James III

Mother: Margaretha Oldenburg

Spouse(s): Margaret Tudor, Isabell Stewart, Jeanette Kennedy

Children(s): James V, Stuart None, Stuart None, James Moray, Janet Stewart

In 1473, James "Iron Belt" Stuart IV entered the world in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland, born to James Stuart Iii And Margaretha Van Oldenburg. James "Iron Belt" Stuart IV married Isabell Agnes Stewart, Jeanette Jane Kennedy, Margaret Tudor, and had children including Alexander Stuart, Arthur Stuart, James Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray, James Stuart V, Janet Stewart, Stuart. James "Iron Belt" Stuart IV passed away in 1513 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1473, James "Iron Belt" Stuart IV entered the world in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland, born to James Stuart Iii And Margaretha Van Oldenburg.
  • James "Iron Belt" Stuart IV married Isabell Agnes Stewart, Jeanette Jane Kennedy, Margaret Tudor, and had children including Alexander Stuart, Arthur Stuart, James Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray, James Stuart V, Janet Stewart, Stuart.
  • James "Iron Belt" Stuart IV passed away in 1513 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

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James IV's Ancestors

Self
James IV
1473–1513
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Stuart III
1451–1488
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaretha (van) Oldenburg
1456–1486
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Grandparents
James (Stuart) II
1430–1460
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Mary (van) Egmond
1433–1463
Grave, Grave Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
James Scots
1394–1437
Joan Beaufort
1398–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ROBERT STEWART
1337–1406
Annabella Drummond
1350–1401
John Somerset
1373–1410

James IV's Descendants

1.
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James ("Iron Belt" Stuart) IV (17 March 1473–9 September 1513) m. Margaret Tudor (29 November 1489–18 October 1541) m. Isabell (Agnes) Stewart (Nov 28, 1480–Feb 20, 1557) m. Jeanette (Jane) Kennedy (1470–December 1543)
  1. 1. James (Stuart) V 1512–1542 m. Mary (of) Guise 1515–1560
    1. 1. Mary (”Queen of Scots”) Stuart 1542–1587 m. Henry (”Lord Danley”) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Francis (de Valois-Angouleme) II 1544–1560 m. James Hepburn –1578
      1. 1. James (”King of England & Scotland” Stuart I and) VI 1566–1625 m. Anne Oldenburg 1574–1619
        1. 1. Charles (Stuart) I 1600–1649
        2. 2. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
        3. 3. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
        4. 4. Margaret Stuart 1598–1599
        5. 5. Mary Stuart 1605–1607
        6. 6. Henry (Frederick Wales) Stuart 1594–1612
        7. 7. Child Stuart 1595–1595
        8. 8. Sophia Stuart 1606–1606
    2. 2. James (Stuart) I 1531–1570
  2. 2. Stuart 1508–
  3. 3. Stuart 1512–
  4. 4. James (Stewart 1st Earl of) Moray 1499–1545
  5. 5. Janet Stewart 1498–1523

James IV's Timeline

2 Records

1473
17 March 1473
Birth of James "Iron Belt" Stuart IV in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
1513
9 September 1513
Age 40
Death of James "Iron Belt" Stuart IV in Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1473
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1513
    Event Place: Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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