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James II King of Scotland 1430–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1430

Birth Location: Holyrood Abby, Edinburgh Scotland

Death Date: 3 Aug 1460

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: King Stewart*

Mother: Joan Beaufort*

Spouse(s): Mary Scotland

Children(s): James Scotland, Alexander Albany, Mary Hamilton, Margaret Stewart, John Mar, Margaret Stuart, David Moray, John Stewart, Mary Scotland, Agnes Stewart, Margaret Stewart, John Garioch, Mary Stewart, Margaret Scotland, Eleanor Stewart, Annabella Stewart, Richard Stewart, David Stewart, John Stewart, Edward Stewart, John Stewart, Mary Stewart, Child Stewart, Thomas Cash, Margaret Stuart, Margaret Stewart

In 1430, James II King of Scotland entered the world in Holyrood Abby, Edinburgh Scotland, born to King James I Stewart And Joan Beaufort. James II King of Scotland married Mary Scotland, and had children including Agnes Stewart, Alexander Stewart Duke Of Albany, Annabella Stewart, Child Stewart, David Moray Stewart, David Stewart Earl Of Moray, Edward Stewart, Eleanor Stewart, James Iii King Of Scotland, John Ix Stewart, John Stewart, John Stewart Earl Of Mar And Garioch, John Stewart Earl Mar, Margaret Cecilia Stewart Scotland, Margaret Elizabeth Lennox Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Margaret Stuart, Mary Hamilton, Mary Stewart, Mary Stewart Scotland, Richard Stewart, Thomas Cash. James II King of Scotland passed away in 1460 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, James II King of Scotland entered the world in Holyrood Abby, Edinburgh Scotland, born to King James I Stewart And Joan Beaufort.
  • James II King of Scotland married Mary Scotland, and had children including Agnes Stewart, Alexander Stewart Duke Of Albany, Annabella Stewart, Child Stewart, David Moray Stewart, David Stewart Earl Of Moray, Edward Stewart, Eleanor Stewart, James Iii King Of Scotland, John Ix Stewart, John Stewart, John Stewart Earl Of Mar And Garioch, John Stewart Earl Mar, Margaret Cecilia Stewart Scotland, Margaret Elizabeth Lennox Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Margaret Stuart, Mary Hamilton, Mary Stewart, Mary Stewart Scotland, Richard Stewart, Thomas Cash.
  • James II King of Scotland passed away in 1460 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Scotland's Ancestors

Self
James Scotland
1430–1460
Birth Place: Holyrood Abby, Edinburgh Scotland
Parents
King James I Stewart*
1394–1437
Dunfermline, Scotland
Joan Beaufort*
1404–1440
Meuse, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France
Grandparents
Robert (Scotland) III
1337–1406
Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Annabella Drummond*
1350–1401
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert II
1316–1390
Elizabeth Mure*
1320–1354
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Scotland
1292–1326
Marjorie Stewart
1296–1316

James Scotland's Descendants

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James (II King of) Scotland (16 Oct 1430–3 Aug 1460) m. Mary Scotland (16 October 1430–1 December 1463)
  1. 1. James (III King of) Scotland 1451–1488 m. Margaret (of) Denmark* 1456–1486 m. Cecily (Cicely Cecilia York) Plantagenet 1475–1511
    1. 1. James (IV King of) Scots 1473–1513 m. Margaret Tudor* 1489–1541
      1. 1. James (V King of) Scots 1512–1542 m. Lady (Margaret) Erskine* 1515–1572 m. Marie (de Guise de) Lorraine 1515–1560 m. Madeleine (of) Valois 1537–
        1. 1. James Stewart 1531–1570 m. Anne Campbell 1530–1588
        2. 2. Mary (Stuart Queen of) Scots 1542–1587 m. Henry (Lord) Darnley 1545–1567
    2. 2. John Stewart 1440–1512
    3. 3. John (Earl) Garloch 1479–1503
    4. 4. John Scotland 1479–1502
    5. 5. James (Duke) Stewart 1476–1504
    6. 6. Alexander 1474–1485
    7. 7. Agnes Stewart 1480–1557
    8. 8. James Scots 1482–
    9. 9. John (Stewart Earl of) Mar 1479–1503
    10. 10. Alexander (Earl Mar) Stewart 1474–1485
    11. 11. James (Stewart) Ross 1475–1503
    12. 12. Margaret Stewart 1477–1541
    13. 13. John Stewart 1480–1479
    14. 14. Mary Stewart 1477–
    15. 15. Jane (vetch) Stuart 1506–1522
    16. 16. King (James,) IV 1472–1513
      1. 1. James (V King of) Scotland 1512–1542
  2. 2. Alexander (Stewart Duke of) Albany 1454–1485
  3. 3. Mary Hamilton 1453–1488
  4. 4. Margaret Stewart 1460–1486
  5. 5. John (Stewart Earl) Mar 1452–1505
  6. 6. Margaret Stuart 1450–1512
  7. 7. David (Stewart, Earl of) Moray 1456–1457
  8. 8. John Stewart 1445–
  9. 9. Mary (Stewart) Scotland 1380–1458
  10. 10. Agnes Stewart 1455–1556
  11. 11. Margaret (Elizabeth Lennox) Stewart 1424–
  12. 12. John (Stewart, Earl of Mar and) Garioch 1459–1479
  13. 13. Mary Stewart 1452–1488
  14. 14. Margaret (Cecilia Stewart) Scotland 1460–1500
  15. 15. Eleanor Stewart 1427–1480
  16. 16. Annabella Stewart 1432–1509
  17. 17. Richard Stewart 1452–
  18. 18. David (Moray) Stewart 1456–1485
  19. 19. John Stewart 1459–1460
  20. 20. Edward Stewart 1442–1483
  21. 21. John (IX) Stewart 1450–1512
  22. 22. Mary Stewart 1430–1484
  23. 23. Child Stewart 1450–1450
  24. 24. Thomas Cash 1460–1540
  25. 25. Margaret Stuart 1459–1512
  26. 26. Margaret Stewart 1449–1463

James Scotland's Timeline

4 Records

1430
16 October 1430
Birth of James II King of Scotland in Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1430
16 Oct 1430
Birth of James II King of Scotland in Holyrood Abby, Edinburgh Scotland
Holyrood Abby, Edinburgh Scotland
1460
3 August 1460
Age 30
Death of James II King of Scotland in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1460
3 Aug 1460
Age 30
Death of James II King of Scotland in Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1430
    Event Place: Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1430
    Event Place: Holyrood Abby, Edinburgh Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1460
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1460
    Event Place: Roxburghshire, Scotland

    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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