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James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray 1531–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 23 Jan 1570

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: King Stuart

Mother: Lady Mistress

Spouse(s): Lady Argyll

Children(s): Elizabeth Stewart

In 1531, James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray entered the world in Scotland, born to King Of Scotland James V Stewart Stuart And Lady Margaret Mar Erskine Mistress. James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray married Lady Agnes Anna Keith Countess Of Moray And Argyll, and had children including Elizabeth 2Nd Countess Moray Stewart. James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray passed away in 1570 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1531, James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray entered the world in Scotland, born to King Of Scotland James V Stewart Stuart And Lady Margaret Mar Erskine Mistress.
  • James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray married Lady Agnes Anna Keith Countess Of Moray And Argyll, and had children including Elizabeth 2Nd Countess Moray Stewart.
  • James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray passed away in 1570 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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James Moray's Ancestors

Self
James Moray
1531–1570
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
King of Scotland James V Stewart Stuart
1512–1542
Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Schotland
Lady (Margaret Mar Erskine) Mistress
1515–1560
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
King (James IV "Iron Belt" Stewart, Knight of the Order of the Thistle, Baron of Renfrew, Earl of Carrick, 6th Duke of Ross, 6th Duke of Rothesay, Prince of Scotland, Great Steward of Scotland, 40th King of Scotland) A
1472–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
HRH (Princess Lady Margaret England Plantagenet Douglas Tudor Queen of) Scotland
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
John (5th Lord) Erskine
1485–1555
Stirling Castle, Scotland
Margaret (Countess of Mar) Campbell
1485–1555
Argyllshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1451–1488
Lady Sweden
1456–1486
Tudor England
1457–1509
Queen England
1465–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1430–1460
Marie Guelders
1434–1463
Christian Oldenburg
1525–1545
Dorothea Brandenburg
1525–1545
Edmund ,
1430–1456
Lady Beaufort
1443–1509

James Moray's Descendants

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James (Stewart 1st Earl of) Moray (1531–23 Jan 1570) m. Lady (Agnes Anna Keith Countess of Moray and) Argyll (14 Jul 1530–16 Jul 1588)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (2nd Countess Moray) Stewart 1565–1591 m. James ("The Bonnie Earl" Stewart, King James I of England James V of Scotland 2nd Earl of) Moray 1568–1592
    1. 1. Lord (James 3rd Earl of Moray Stuart) Stewart 1582–1638 m. Anne Gordon 1590–1674 m. Anne Gordon 1590–1674
      1. 1. James Stuart 1608–1653 m. Margaret Home 1607–1638
        1. 1. Lady (Henrietta) Stuart 1622–1704 m. Hugh (David Campbell (Sir Hugh Campbell of Cawdor) 6th of Cawdor) (Calder) 1625–1716
        2. 2. Mary Campbell 1629–1668
        3. 3. Archibald STUART 1643–1688
        4. 4. Alexander STUART 1634–1701 m. Emilia Balfour 1640–
        5. 5. Margaret STUART 1634–1667
        6. 6. Robert Steward 1635–1674 m. Judith Munday 1644–
    2. 2. Margaretha Stuart 1585–1639

James Moray's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray in Scotland
Scotland
1570
23 Jan 1570
Age 39
Death of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray in Linlithgow, Scotland
Linlithgow, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1570
    Event Place: Linlithgow, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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