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James Stewart II, King of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay 1430–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1430

Birth Location: Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Aug 1460

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: James Lorn"

Mother: Joan Essex

Spouse(s): Marie Scotland, Margaret Stewart, Marie Scotland, Mary Gelderland

Children(s): James Scotland, Mary Arran, David Moray, Agnes Stewart, Richard Stewart, Alexander Scotland, Margaret Scotland, John Stewart, Agnes Stewart

In 1430, James Stewart II, King of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay entered the world in Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James Stewart I The Black Knight Of Lorn And Joan De Beaufort Plantagenet Stewart Queen Consort Of Scotland Countess Of West Essex. James Stewart II, King of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay married Margaret Murray Stewart, Marie Queen Of Scotland, Marie Van Guelders Stewart Queen Consort Of Scotland, Mary Gelderland, and had children including Agnes Stewart, Alexander Stewart Prince Of Scotland, David Stewart Earl Of Moray, James Stewart Iii King Of Scotland, John Stewart, Margaret Stewart Crichton Princess Of Scotland, Mary Stewart Hamilton Princess Of Scotland Countess Arran, Richard Stewart. James Stewart II, King of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay passed away in 1460 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, James Stewart II, King of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay entered the world in Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James Stewart I The Black Knight Of Lorn And Joan De Beaufort Plantagenet Stewart Queen Consort Of Scotland Countess Of West Essex.
  • James Stewart II, King of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay married Margaret Murray Stewart, Marie Queen Of Scotland, Marie Van Guelders Stewart Queen Consort Of Scotland, Mary Gelderland, and had children including Agnes Stewart, Alexander Stewart Prince Of Scotland, David Stewart Earl Of Moray, James Stewart Iii King Of Scotland, John Stewart, Margaret Stewart Crichton Princess Of Scotland, Mary Stewart Hamilton Princess Of Scotland Countess Arran, Richard Stewart.
  • James Stewart II, King of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay passed away in 1460 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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James Rothesay's Ancestors

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James Rothesay
1430–1460
Birth Place: Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James Stewart I, "The Black Knight of Lorn"
1383–1451
Castle Dundonald, Innermath, Argyllshire, Scotland
Joan (de Beaufort Plantagenet Stewart , Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West) Essex
1407–1445
Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Stewart) II
1337–1406
Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Annabella (Agnes Drummond , Queen consort of) Scotland
1350–1401
Stobhall, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland
John (Beaufort , Marquis of Dorset, 1st Earl of Somerset, Constable of England, Admiral of The Northern Fleet, Lieutenant of Ireland, KG,) Illeg
1371–1410
Pottersgate,lincolnshire,england
Margaret (Holland , Marchioness of Dorset, Duchess of Clarence and Lancaster, Countess of Kent and Somerset,) LG
1385–1439
Up Holland, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Scotland
1293–1326
Marjorie Scotland
1296–1316
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
–1309
Robert Scotland
1274–1329
Isabella Scotland
1276–1302

James Rothesay's Descendants

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James (Stewart II, King of Scotland, Duke of) Rothesay (16 Oct 1430–3 Aug 1460) m. Marie (van Guelders Stewart Queen consort of) Scotland (Jan 17, 1433–1 December 1463) m. Margaret (Murray) Stewart (1446–14 Jul 1486) m. Marie (Queen of) Scotland (1430–) m. Mary Gelderland (1410–1457)
  1. 1. James (Stewart III King of) Scotland 1451–1488 m. Princess (Margaret) Tudor 1456–1486 m. Cecily (Plantagenet) Stewart 1469–1507
    1. 1. James (IV Stewart King of) Scotland 1473–1513 m. Margaret (Tudor Stewart Queen consort of) Scotland 1489–1541
      1. 1. James (Stuart) V 1512–1542 m. Margaret (Erskine Douglas Countess; Lady of) Mar 1513–1572 m. Mary (De) Lorraine 1515–1560 m. Elizabeth (Carmichael) (Mistress) 1515–1550 m. Elizabeth Bethune –1544 m. Elizabeth Shaw 1520–1606 m. Eupheme Elphinstone 1509–1535 m. Elizabeth Carmichael 1514–1550 m. Madeleine DeValois 1520–1537
        1. 1. James (Stewart 1st Earl of) Moray 1531–1570 m. Agnes (Anna Keith Countess of Mar, Moray, Countess of) Argyll 1530–1588
        2. 2. James (Stuart Commendator of Kelso and) Melrose 1529–1558
        3. 3. Arthur (Robert Stuart Duke of) Albany 1541–1541
        4. 4. James (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1540–1541
        5. 5. Robert (Stewart 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of) Shetland 1531–1593
        6. 6. Mary (I Queen) Stuart 1542–1587 m. Francis (II de VALOIS of) France 1544–1560 m. Henry (Stuart Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. James (Hepburn 1st Duke of Orkney, 4th Earl of) Bothwell 1534–1578
        7. 7. Jean Stewart 1538–1587
        8. 8. Adam Stewart 1530–1575
        9. 9. Margaret Stewart 1539–
        10. 10. Lord (John, 1st Lord Darnley, Prior of Coldingham) Stewart 1531–1563 m. Jean, (Mistress of Caithness, Lady Morham) Hepburn 1543–1599
        11. 11. John (Stewart Prior of) Coldingham 1532–1563
        12. 12. Jean Stewart 1481–1550
        13. 13. Janet (Douglas Countess of) Argyl 1536–
        14. 14. Robert (Bruce IV Douglas, Lord of) Lochleven 1535–1580
        15. 15. Margaret Douglas 1520–
        16. 16. William (Douglas of Lochleven, Earl of) Morton 1540–1606
  2. 2. Mary (Stewart Hamilton Princess of Scotland; Countess) Arran 1453–1488
  3. 3. David (Stewart Earl of) Moray 1454–1457
  4. 4. Agnes Stewart 1455–
  5. 5. Richard Stewart 1452–
  6. 6. Alexander (Stewart Prince of) Scotland 1454–1485
  7. 7. Margaret (Stewart Crichton, Princess of) Scotland 1450–1512
  8. 8. John Stewart 1455–1505
  9. 9. Agnes Stewart 1472–1557

James Rothesay's Timeline

2 Records

1430
16 Oct 1430
Birth of James Stewart II, King of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay in Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1460
3 Aug 1460
Age 30
Death of James Stewart II, King of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay in Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Scotland (Killed by an overcharged cannon he was supervising in honor of his queen. His leg was shattered killing him immediately.)
Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Scotland (Killed by an overcharged cannon he was supervising in honor of his queen. His leg was shattered killing him immediately.)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1430
    Event Place: Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Athole, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: Perthshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Guildry Book, 1452-1601
    Record Source: Perthshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1460
    Event Place: Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Scotland (Killed by an overcharged cannon he was supervising in honor of his queen. His leg was shattered killing him immediately.)
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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