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James Stewart Duke of Rothesay 1540–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1540

Birth Location: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Apr 1541

Death Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Father: James V

Mother: Mary Lorraine

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The story of James Stewart Duke of Rothesay began in 1540 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland. James Stewart Duke of Rothesay passed away in 1541 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Stewart Duke of Rothesay began in 1540 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland.
  • James Stewart Duke of Rothesay passed away in 1541 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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James Rothesay's Ancestors

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James Rothesay
1540–1541
Birth Place: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Stuart V
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Mary (De) Lorraine
1515–1560
Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine, France
Grandparents
James (IV Stewart King of) Scotland
1473–1513
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Tudor Stewart Queen consort of) Scotland
1489–1541
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Claude (I Guise De Lorraine Duke of) Lorraine
1496–1550
Joinville, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Antoinette (Capet de) Bourbon-Vendome
1493–1583
Ham, Somme, Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1451–1488
Princess Tudor
1456–1486
René Lorraine
1451–1508
Philippine Geldern
1467–1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rothesay
1430–1460
Marie Scotland
1433–1463

James Rothesay's Timeline

2 Records

1540
22 May 1540
Birth of James Stewart Duke of Rothesay in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
1541
21 Apr 1541
Age 1
Death of James Stewart Duke of Rothesay in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1540
    Event Place: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1541
    Event Place: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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