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James III Stuart King Of Scotland 1451–1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1451

Birth Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Jun 1488

Death Location: Cambuskenneth, Stirling, Scotland

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Mary Gelders

Spouse(s): Margaret Denmark

Children(s): James Scotland

James III Stuart King Of Scotland was born in 1451 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, the child of James Ii Stuart King Of Scotland And Mary Gelders. James III Stuart King Of Scotland married Margaret Denmark, and had children including James Iv Stuart King Of Scotland. James III Stuart King Of Scotland passed away in 1488 in Cambuskenneth, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James III Stuart King Of Scotland was born in 1451 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, the child of James Ii Stuart King Of Scotland And Mary Gelders.
  • James III Stuart King Of Scotland married Margaret Denmark, and had children including James Iv Stuart King Of Scotland.
  • James III Stuart King Of Scotland passed away in 1488 in Cambuskenneth, Stirling, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Scotland's Ancestors

Self
James Scotland
1451–1488
Birth Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Parents
James II Stuart King Of Scotland
1430–1460
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Mary Gelders
1430–1463
Grave, Grave Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Grandparents
James (I Stuart King Of) Scotland
1394–1437
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Joan (Beaufort Queen Of) Scots
1404–1445
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Arnold (Egmont Duke Of) Gelders
1410–1473
Egmond-Binnen, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Catherine (Van Egmond \) Cleeves
1417–1479
Kleve, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Robert Scotland
1340–1406
John Somerset
1371–1409
Margaret Duchess
1385–1439
John Lord
1385–1451
Adolph Kleef
1373–1448
Marie Burgundy
1393–1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Scotland
1316–1390
John Plantagenet
1340–1398
Catharina Roet
1350–1403
Thomas Holland
1354–1397
Alice Alan
1350–1416

James Scotland's Descendants

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James (III Stuart King Of) Scotland (10 Jul 1451–11 Jun 1488) m. Margaret Denmark (23 June 1456–14 July 1486)
  1. 1. James (IV Stuart King Of) Scotland 1473–1513 m. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. Margaret (Drummond) Lady 1475–1501 m. Janet Kennedy 1480–1545
    1. 1. Johanna Stewart 1510–1563 m. Malcolm (IV Lord Le) Fleming 1494–1547
      1. 1. John (V Fleming) Baron 1537–1572 m. Elizabeth Ross 1541–1578
        1. 1. John (VI Fleming Lord of Fleming & Earl of) Wigton 1567–1619 m. Lillias Graham 1570–1640
    2. 2. James (V Stuart King Of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Mary (Guise De) Lorraine 1515–1560
      1. 1. Mary (Stuart Queen of) Scotland 1542–1587
        1. 1. James (Charles VI & I Stuart King Of Scotland And) England 1566–1625
    3. 3. Alexander Stuart 1439–1513
    4. 4. Catherine (Stuart \) Stewart 1495–1554
    5. 5. Margaret (Stuart \) Stewart 1497–1578

James Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1451
10 Jul 1451
Birth of James III Stuart King Of Scotland in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
1488
11 Jun 1488
Age 37
Death of James III Stuart King Of Scotland in Miltoun
Miltoun

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1451
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 578
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1488
    Event Place: Miltoun
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 578
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambuskenneth, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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