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James Stewart I King of Scotland 1394 – 1436 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1394

Birth Location: Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1436/37

Death Location: Monastry of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, murdered by his uncle, Walter Stuart, Earl of Atholl

Father: John Scotland

Mother: Annabella Scotland

Spouse(s): Joan Scots

Children(s): James Scotland

James Stewart I King of Scotland * was born in 1394 in Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Robert Stewart III King of Scotland and Annabella Drummond (Stewart) Queen Consort of Scotland. James Stewart I King of Scotland * married Joan Beaufort (Stewart) (Stewart) Queen Dowager of Scots, and had children including James Stewart II King of Scotland. James Stewart I King of Scotland * passed away in 1436 in Monastry of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, murdered by his uncle, Walter Stuart, Earl of Atholl.

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Biography

  • James Stewart I King of Scotland * was born in 1394 in Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Robert Stewart III King of Scotland and Annabella Drummond (Stewart) Queen Consort of Scotland.
  • James Stewart I King of Scotland * married Joan Beaufort (Stewart) (Stewart) Queen Dowager of Scots, and had children including James Stewart II King of Scotland.
  • James Stewart I King of Scotland * passed away in 1436 in Monastry of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, murdered by his uncle, Walter Stuart, Earl of Atholl.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Scotland's Ancestors

Self
James Scotland
1394 – 1436
Birth Place: Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Robert Stewart III King of Scotland
1337 – 1406
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Annabella (Drummond (Stewart) Queen Consort of) Scotland
1350 – 1401
Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Stewart II King of) Scots
1315 – 1390
Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotlandmap
Elizabeth (Mure of Rowallan (Stewart) Countess of) Atholl
1320 – 1355
John (de) Drummond
– 1361
Scotland
Mary (Margaret Montfichet) (Drummond)
1330 – 1424
Stobhall, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Scotland
1292 – 1327
Lady Scotland
1296 – 1317
Sir Drummond
1290 – 1346
Unknown (Drummond)
1267 –
Sir Cargill
1280 – 1366
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1243 – 1309
Cecily (Stewart)
1243 – 1327
Robert Scots
1274 – 1329
Isabella Carrick
1277 – 1302

James Scotland's Descendants

1.
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James (Stewart I King of) Scotland (25 Jul 1394 – 21 Feb 1436/37) m. Joan (Beaufort (Stewart) (Stewart) Queen Dowager of) Scots ( – Abt. 15 Jul 1445)
  1. 1. James (Stewart II King of) Scotland (16 Oct 1430 – Aft. 3 Aug 1460) m. Marie (van Egmond-Gelre (Stewart) Queen Consort of) Scotland (Bef. 17 Jan 1433 – Abt. 1 Dec 1463)
    1. 1. James (Stewart III King of) Scotland (10 Jul 1451 – 11 Jun 1488) m. Margarethe (Oldenburg (Stewart) Princess of Denmark, Queen Of) Scotland (23 Jun 1456 – 14 Jul 1486)
      1. 1. James (Stewart IV King of) Scotland (17 Mar 1473 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Margaret Boyd (Abt. 1473 – Bef. 31 Aug 1559) m. Margaret (Jane Drummond, Mistress of King James IV of) Scotland (Jan 1476 – 1501) m. Margaret (Tudor (Stewart) (Douglas)) (H.Stewart) (1489 – 18 Oct 1541) m. Isabel (Stewart) (Stewart) (Abt. 1480 – Feb 1556)
        1. 1. Lady (Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton (Douglas) ?) (Mure) (Abt. 1491 – Aft. 5 Jul 1554) m. James Douglas (Jan 1487 – Dec 1548)
        2. 2. Alexander (Stewart Archbishop of St) Andrews (1493 – Abt. 9 Sep 1513)
        3. 3. Lady (Margaret Stewart (Gordon)) (Drummond) (1498 – 1537) m. John Gordon (Aft. 1485 – Abt. 5 Dec 1517) m. Sir? (John) Drummond (1480 – Aft 1558)
        4. 4. James (Stewart\Stuart V King of) Scotland (10 Apr 1512 – 14 Dec 1542) m. Madeleine (of Valois) (Stewart\Stuart) (10 Aug 1520 – 7 Jul 1537) m. Marie (of Guise de Lorraine) (Stewart\Stuart) (22 Nov 1515 – 10 Jun 1560) m. Euphame (Elphinstone) (Bruce) (11 May 1509 – Nov 1547) m. Margaret (Erskine) (Douglas) (Abt. 1515 – 5 May 1572) m. Elizabeth (Bethune Beaton (Stewart)) (Gray) (Abt. 1518 – Abt. 1581) m. Christina (Barclay (Abercrombie) Mistress of) King (Abt. 1510 – ) m. Lady (Helen "Elizabeth" Stewart (Hay)) (Gordon) (Abt. 1514 – 25 Nov 1564) m. Elizabeth Shaw (Abt. 1510 – 1590) m. Elizabeth (Carmichael(Somerville of) Cambusnethan) (1473 – 1540) m. UNK (Mistress of) King m. UNK (Mistress of) King
        5. 5. Lady (Janet Stewart (Fleming)Mistress of King Henry II of) France (1502 – 1562)
      2. 2. James Stewart (Mar 1476 – 17 Jan 1504)
      3. 3. John Stewart (Abt. Dec 1479 – Abt. 11 Mar 1503)

James Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1394
25 Jul 1394
Birth of James Stewart I King of Scotland * in Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1436
21 Feb 1436/37
Age 42
Death of James Stewart I King of Scotland * in Monastry of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, murdered by his uncle, Walter Stuart, Earl of Atholl
Monastry of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, murdered by his uncle, Walter Stuart, Earl of Atholl

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1394
    Event Place: Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1436/37
    Event Place: Monastry of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, murdered by his uncle, Walter Stuart, Earl of Atholl

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