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James IV “Iron Belt” Stewart, King of Scots IV 1473–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1473

Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland

Death Date: 9 September 1513

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

Father: King III

Mother: Of Scotland

Spouse(s): Margaret Scotland

Children(s): James Scots, Jean, Stewart, Princess birth), James Scotland, Alexander Scotland, Princess Scotland

The story of James IV “Iron Belt” Stewart, King of Scots IV began in 1473 in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. James IV “Iron Belt” Stewart, King of Scots IV married Margaret Tudor Princess Of England Queen Consort Of Scotland, and had children including Alexander Stewart 1St Duke Of Ross Prince Of Scotland, James Ormonde Stewart Duke Of Rothesay Prince Of Scotland, James V King Stewart King Of Scots, Jean Princess Of Scotland Stewart, Princess Jeanette Janet The Beautiful Scotswoman Stuart 2Nd Countess Of Wigton Governess Of Mary Queen Of Scots Princess Of Scotland, Princess Of Scotland 1 Stewart Died At Birth. James IV “Iron Belt” Stewart, King of Scots IV passed away in 1513 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James IV “Iron Belt” Stewart, King of Scots IV began in 1473 in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland.
  • James IV “Iron Belt” Stewart, King of Scots IV married Margaret Tudor Princess Of England Queen Consort Of Scotland, and had children including Alexander Stewart 1St Duke Of Ross Prince Of Scotland, James Ormonde Stewart Duke Of Rothesay Prince Of Scotland, James V King Stewart King Of Scots, Jean Princess Of Scotland Stewart, Princess Jeanette Janet The Beautiful Scotswoman Stuart 2Nd Countess Of Wigton Governess Of Mary Queen Of Scots Princess Of Scotland, Princess Of Scotland 1 Stewart Died At Birth.
  • James IV “Iron Belt” Stewart, King of Scots 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: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland
Parents
King of Scotland James III
1451–1488
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Of (Denmark Margaret Queen of) Scotland
1456–1486
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Great-Grandparents
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James IV's Descendants

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James (IV “Iron Belt” Stewart, King of Scots) IV (17 March 1473–9 September 1513) m. Margaret (Tudor, Princess of England, Queen Consort of) Scotland (28 Nov 1489–18 Oct 1541)
  1. 1. James (V King Stewart King of) Scots 1512–1542 m. Marie (De Guise de Lorraine\ Queen of Scotland Mother of Mary Queen of) Scots 1515–1560 m. Madeleine (of Valois Princess of) France 1520–1537 m. Lady (Margaret Erskine Mistress of King James V, King of) Scotland 1515–1572
    1. 1. Mary (I "Queen of Scots" Stewart Stuart (reign 14 Dec 1542 - 24 Jul 1567),Queen Consort of France only surviving legit child of James V of Scotland, Executed by The Virgin) Queen 1542–1587 m. Henry (Stuart, Lord) Darnley 1545–1567
      1. 1. James (VI and I, King England, Scotland and Ireland) Stuart 1566–1625 m. Anne (of Denmark, Queen Consort England, Scotland and Ireland) Oldenburg 1574–1619
        1. 1. Charles (I "The Martyr Károly" King of England, Knight of the Garter, Duke of York, King of) Scotland 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria DeBourbon Princess of) France 1609–1669
        2. 2. Alexander (Stewart Prince of Great Britain) England 1586–1602
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Stuart\ Queen of) Bohemia 1596–1662 m. Frederic (V Elector Palatine of the Rhine King of Bohemia Palatine) Simmern 1596–1632
    2. 2. JAMES ("the Bonny Earl" STEWART 1st Earl of) Moray 1533–1570 m. Lady (Agnes Keith, Countess of) Moray 1530–1588
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Stewart, 2nd Countess of) Moray 1565–1591
      2. 2. King (James Stewart,) Earl 1568–1591
  2. 2. Jean, (Princess of Scotland) Stewart 1512–1512
  3. 3. Princess (of Scotland #1 Stewart (died at) birth) 1508–1508
  4. 4. James (Ormonde Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of) Scotland 1507–1508
  5. 5. Alexander (Stewart, 1st Duke of Ross, Prince of) Scotland 1514–1515
  6. 6. Princess (Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stuart 2nd Countess of Wigton, Governess of Mary Queen of Scots, Princess of) Scotland 1502–1562 m. Henri (de Valois II Duc d’Orléans Duc de Bretagne, King of) France 1519–1559
    1. 1. Claudia (Duchess of Lorraine) Valois 1547–1575 m. Charles (lll Karl Duke of Lorraine) France 1543–1608
      1. 1. Francis (II Duke of) Lorraine 1572–1632 m. Christine (Katharine de Salm, Duchess of Lorraine & Bar, Countess of) Salm-Obersalm 1575–1627
        1. 1. Marguerite (of Lorraine, Duchess consort of) Orléans 1615–1672 m. Gaston (Capet, Duke of) Orléans 1608–1660
        2. 2. Nicolas (François II de Lorraine-Vaudémont, Duke of Lorraine &) Bar 1609–1670
        3. 3. Charles (IV de Lorraine-Vaudemont, Duke of Lorraine &) Bar 1604–1675
        4. 4. Henriëtte (de Lorraine (van Lotharingen), Princess of) Phalsbourg 1605–1660
      2. 2. Antonia (of Lorraine, Duchess consort of) Jülich-Cleves-Berg 1568–1610
    2. 2. Henry (III, Alexandre Edouard Alexandre-Édouard de de Valois. King Of France) Iii 1551–1586

James IV's Timeline

2 Records

1473
17 March 1473
Birth of James IV “Iron Belt” Stewart, King of Scots IV in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland
1513
9 September 1513
Age 40
Death of James IV “Iron Belt” Stewart, King of Scots IV in The Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
The Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1513
    Event Place: The Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England

    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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