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James IV 1488–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1488

Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 Sep 1513

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

Father: James Scots

Mother: Of Denmark

Spouse(s): Margaret England, Lady Mistress, Janet Kennedy, Margaret IV

Children(s): James Scotland, James Moray, Lady STEWART, Margaret Stuart

In 1488, James IV entered the world in Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Iii King Of Scots And Of Denmark. James IV married Janet Kennedy, Lady Isabell Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell Mistress, Margaret Drummond 3Rd Mistress Of James Iv, Margaret Tudor Douglas Queen Of Scotland Princess Of England, and had children including James Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray, James V King Of Scotland, Lady Janet Stewart, Margaret Jane Princess Of Scotland Stewart Stuart. James IV passed away in 1513 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1488, James IV entered the world in Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Iii King Of Scots And Of Denmark.
  • James IV married Janet Kennedy, Lady Isabell Agnes Stewart Countess Bothwell Mistress, Margaret Drummond 3Rd Mistress Of James Iv, Margaret Tudor Douglas Queen Of Scotland Princess Of England, and had children including James Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray, James V King Of Scotland, Lady Janet Stewart, Margaret Jane Princess Of Scotland Stewart Stuart.
  • James IV passed away in 1513 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Scots
1451–1565
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
JS
Of Denmark
1456–1571
Birth Location: Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark
OD

Spouses(s)

Margaret England
1489–1541
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England
ME
Lady Mistress
1472–1557
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
LM
Janet Kennedy
1476–1525
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JK
Margaret IV
1476–1502
Birth Location: Scotland
MI

Children(s)

James Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
JS
James Moray
1512–1542
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
JM
Lady STEWART
1502–1562
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
LS
Margaret Stuart
1497–1550
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
MS

James IV's Ancestors

Self
James IV
1488–1513
Birth Place: Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James III King Of Scots
1451–1565
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Of Denmark
1456–1571
Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Grandparents
James (II King Of) Scotland
1533–1932
Dunfermline Palace, Fifeshire, Scotland
Marie (Von) Guelders
1525–1545
Grave, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
Christian (I. King Of) Denmark
1525–1545
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1505–1533
Johanna Beaufort
1505–1525
The Lucky
1500–
Heilwig Schauenburg
1500–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Glenbuckie)
1481–1550
Annabel BUCHANAN
1480–1520
John Beaufort,
1503–1573
Margaret Holland
1493–1513
Christian Oldenburg
1480–1550
Agnes Honstein
1480–1557

James IV's Descendants

1.
JI
James IV (11 Jun 1488–9 Sep 1513) m. Margaret (Tudor-Douglas Queen Of Scotland Princess Of) England (28/29 NOVEMBER 1489/90 OR 2 FEB 1502–18 Nov 1541) m. Lady (Isabell Agnes Stewart, Countess Bothwell) Mistress (1472 or 80–Feb 1557) m. Janet Kennedy (1476–1525) m. Margaret (Drummond 3rd Mistress of James) IV (1476–1502)
  1. 1. James (V. King Of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Euphemia, (Mistress of James V,) Elphinstone 1509–1564 m. Marie\Mary (of Guise Princess of Lorraine DeLorraine Queen of) Scots 1515–1560
    1. 1. Mary (I. Queen) Stuart 1542–1587 m. Francois II 1544–1560 m. Henry (Stuart Lord Of) Darnley 1545–1567
      1. 1. St (Earl Of) Moray 1566–1625 m. Anne (Of Denmark Queen Consort England Scotland Amp Ireland) Oldenburg 1574–1619
        1. 1. Charles (I. King Of England Scotland And Ireland Duke Of York Duke Of Cornwall Duke Of Rothesay Duke Of) Albany 1600–1660 m. Henrietta Maria 1609–1669
        2. 2. Sophia Stuart 1606–1606
        3. 3. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann Stewart Stuart Queen Of Bohemia Aka The Winter) Queen 1596–1662 m. King (Frederick V (I) "Winter King" of Wittelsbach of Bohemia; of Palatine) Simmern 1596–1632
    2. 2. Sir (Lord ROBERT STEWART, 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Shetland) illegitimate 1533–1593 m. Janet Kennedy 1537–1598
      1. 1. Lady (Jean) Stewart 1570–1644 m. Patrick (Lord Lindores) Leslie 1550–1608 m. James (Leslie, Master of) Rothe 1555–1607
        1. 1. Lady (Isabel Euphema Leslie (Father Patrick I, Married Francis) Barclay) 1590–1625 m. Lord (Francis Sir David Burkley) Barclay 1595–1657
      2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1572–1642
      3. 3. Mary Stuart 1565–1644
      4. 4. John (Stewart 1st Earl of) Carrick 1574–1646
  2. 2. James (Stewart, 1st Earl of) Moray 1512–1542 m. Elizabeth (Marian) Campbell 1502–1544
  3. 3. Lady (Janet) STEWART 1502–1562 m. Lord (Malcolm Fleming) IV 1494–1547
    1. 1. Agnes (Fleming The Lady Livingston Of Callandar Fleming Of) Biggar 1535–1597 m. William (Alexander Livingstone Baron) Livingstone 1525–1590
      1. 1. Alexander (Livingston~ (1st Earl) Linlithgow 1560–1621 m. Helen (Helenor Hay of Erroll Countess Livingstone of) Linlithgow 1565–1630
        1. 1. Anne (Livingstone) Boggs 1578–1632 m. Sir (Alexander Seton Montgomery, Knight of Eglinton, Scottish Cavalry Commander, 6th Earl Of) Eglinton 1588–1661
        2. 2. James Livingstone 1589–1674
    2. 2. MARGARET (Fleming) Stewart 1530–1586 m. Sir (John -16 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland PC) Stewart 1526–1579
      1. 1. Lady (Jean (Janet) Stewart of Atholl, Baroness) Campbell 1557–1595 m. Sir (Knight Duncan "Black Knight" 7th Earl of Argyll, 1st Baronet Campbell of) Glenorchy 1550–1631
        1. 1. Richard (Baronet Of Glenfalloch Andrew Thomas Laird Of) Glenorchy 1575–1657 m. Isabel (Mackintosh Baroness) Campbell 1583–1667
  4. 4. Margaret (Jane Princess of Scotland Stewart) Stuart 1497–1550 m. John (2nd Lord of Innerpeffrey) Drummond 1486–1531 m. John (, Lord Gordon, Master of Huntly) Gordon 1477–1517 m. Sir (John James Drummond, Knight of Innerpeffrey, 4th Laird of) Drummondernoch 1500–1531
    1. 1. Agnes Drummond 1533–1590 m. Hugh Montgomery 1530–1585
      1. 1. Lady (Margaretha Montgomery Gravin of) Eglinton 1565–1624 m. Robert (Semple) Seton 1550–1602
        1. 1. Sir (Alexander Seton Montgomery, Knight of Eglinton, Scottish Cavalry Commander, 6th Earl Of) Eglinton 1588–1661 m. Anne (Livingstone) Boggs 1578–1632
    2. 2. George Gordon 1510–1593 m. Lady (Katherine "Kate") Forbes, 1510–1587
      1. 1. Alexander (3rd Lord of Gight Gordon) Gordon 1532–1609 m. Alexander Gordon 1527–
        1. 1. Alexander (Gordon) Jr 1550–1649 m. ❤️ (Lady Margaret\Marjorie) Geddes 1580–1650
    3. 3. Isabell Campbell 1531–1588 m. John (Drummond of) Innerpeffry 1552–1618
      1. 1. Lady (Christian Stewart Drummond) Migrams 1575–1640 m. Patrick (Glenbuckie Ledcreich Stroslany) Stewart 1585–1640
        1. 1. William Stewart 1602–1683 m. Elizabeth Hamilton 1605–1625

James IV's Timeline

13 Records

1469
10 July 1469
James IV was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1473
17 Mar 1473
Birth of James IV in Edinburgh,,Midlothian,Scotland
Edinburgh,,Midlothian,Scotland
1473
17 Mar 1473
Birth of James IV in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1473
17 March 1473
Birth of James IV in Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1473
17 Mar 1473
Birth of James IV in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1488
11 Jun 1488
Birth of James IV in Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1494
9 April 1494
Age 6
James IV was married in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1503
8 August 1503
Age 15
James IV was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 25
Death of James IV in Flodden Field,,Northumberland,England
Flodden Field,,Northumberland,England
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 25
Death of James IV in Flodden Field Near Branxton, Northumberland, England
Flodden Field Near Branxton, Northumberland, England
1513
9 September 1513
Age 25
Death of James IV in Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 25
Death of James IV in Branxton, Northumberland, England
Branxton, Northumberland, England
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 25
Death of James IV in Branxton, Northumberland, England
Branxton, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1473
    Event Place: Edinburgh,,Midlothian,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1473
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1473
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1473
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1488
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 July 1469
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 April 1494
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 August 1503
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Flodden Field Near Branxton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1513
    Event Place: Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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