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James Stewart II King of Scotland 1430 – 1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1430

Birth Location: Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: Aft. 3 Aug 1460

Death Location: Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Joan Scots

Spouse(s): Marie Scotland

Children(s): James Scotland

James Stewart II King of Scotland * was born in 1430 in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of James Stewart I King of Scotland and Joan Beaufort (Stewart) (Stewart) Queen Dowager of Scots. James Stewart II King of Scotland * married Marie van Egmond-Gelre (Stewart) Queen Consort of Scotland, and had children including James Stewart III King of Scotland. James Stewart II King of Scotland * passed away in 1460 in Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Stewart II King of Scotland * was born in 1430 in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of James Stewart I King of Scotland and Joan Beaufort (Stewart) (Stewart) Queen Dowager of Scots.
  • James Stewart II King of Scotland * married Marie van Egmond-Gelre (Stewart) Queen Consort of Scotland, and had children including James Stewart III King of Scotland.
  • James Stewart II King of Scotland * passed away in 1460 in Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Scotland
1394 – 1436
Birth Location: Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Joan Scots
– 1445
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Marie Scotland
1433 – 1463
Birth Location: Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Children(s)

James Scotland
1451 – 1488
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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James Scotland's Ancestors

Self
James Scotland
1430 – 1460
Birth Place: Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
James Stewart I King of Scotland
1394 – 1436
Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Joan (Beaufort (Stewart) (Stewart) Queen Dowager of) Scots
– 1445
England
Grandparents
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
Great-Grandparents
Robert Scots
1315 – 1390
Elizabeth Atholl
1320 – 1355
John Drummond
– 1361
Mary (Drummond)
1330 – 1424
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Scotland
1292 – 1327
Lady Scotland
1296 – 1317
Sir Drummond
1290 – 1346
Unknown (Drummond)
1267 –
Sir Cargill
1280 – 1366

James Scotland's Descendants

1.
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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)
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret Douglas (Hamilton) Dowager Countess of) Arran (Aft. 1507 – Aft. 1579)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Douglas) (Douglas) (Abt. 1513 – 12 Jun 1581)
        3. 3. Beatrix (Douglas) (Maxwell) (1514 – Aft. 31 Oct 1583)
      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)
        1. 1. George (Gordon 4th Earl of) Huntly (1514 – 28 Oct 1562)
        2. 2. James Gordon (Abt. 1516 – )
        3. 3. Alexander Gordon ( – 1575)
        4. 4. Agnes (Drummond (H.Campbell) (Montgomerie)) (Drummond) (Abt. 1523 – 21 Jan 1590)
        5. 5. Margaret (Drummond) (Elphinstone) (Abt. 1524 – 1568)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Drummond) (Drummond) (Abt. 1525 – )
        7. 7. Jean (Drummond) (Chisholm) (Abt. 1527 – Mar 1597)
        8. 8. Lady (Isabelle Drummond (Campbell) of) Innerpaffrey (1531 – 1568) m. Sir (Matthew Campbell, Sheriff of Ayr, Lord of) Loudoun (1530 – 21 May 1593)
      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
        1. 1. James (Stewart\Stuart Duke of) Rothesay (22 May 1540 – 21 Apr 1541)
        2. 2. Arthur (Stewart\Stuart 1st Duke of) Albany (Apr 1541 – 29 Apr 1541)
        3. 3. Mary Stuart (8 Dec 1542 – 8 Feb 1587) m. François Valois-Angouleme (9 Jan 1544 – 5 Dec 1560) m. Henry (Stewart\Stuart Lord) Darnley (7 Dec 1545 – 10 Feb 1567) m. James (Hepburn Fourth Earl of) Bothwell (Abt. 1536 – 14 Apr 1578)
        4. 4. Robert (Stewart 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of) Shetland (1533 – 4 Feb 1593)
        5. 5. James (Renfrew Stewart Earl of Moray; 1st Lord) Darnley (22 May 1531 – 23 Jan 1570)
        6. 6. Jean (Stewart Countess of Argyll) (Campbell) (Abt. 1529 – 7 Jan 1588)
        7. 7. James (Stewart,) Tertius (Abt. 1529 – Aft. 1536)
        8. 8. Adam Stewart (Abt. 1535 – Abt. 20 Jun 1575)
        9. 9. James (Shaw) Stewart (Abt. 1529 – Abt. 1559)
        10. 10. John (Stewart Lord) Darnley (Abt. 1531 – Nov 1563)
        11. 11. Margaret Stewart (1539 – )
        12. 12. Robert Stewart (Abt. 1535 – Abt. 1581)
      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

1430
16 Oct 1430
Birth of James Stewart II King of Scotland * in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland
1460
Aft. 3 Aug 1460
Age 30
Death of James Stewart II King of Scotland * in Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1430
    Event Place: Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 3 Aug 1460
    Event Place: Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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