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James III Stewart, King of Scotland 1451–1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1451

Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Jun 1488

Death Location: Scotland

Father: King Scotland

Mother: Maria Egmond-Gelre

Spouse(s): Margaret Scots

Children(s): James Scotland

In 1451, James III Stewart, King of Scotland entered the world in Stirling Castle, Scotland, born to King James Ii Stewart Of Scotland And Maria Egmond Gelre. James III Stewart, King of Scotland married Margaret Oldenburg Queen Of The Scots, and had children including James Iv Stewart King Of Scotland. James III Stewart, King of Scotland passed away in 1488 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1451, James III Stewart, King of Scotland entered the world in Stirling Castle, Scotland, born to King James Ii Stewart Of Scotland And Maria Egmond Gelre.
  • James III Stewart, King of Scotland married Margaret Oldenburg Queen Of The Scots, and had children including James Iv Stewart King Of Scotland.
  • James III Stewart, King of Scotland passed away in 1488 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Scotland
1430–1488
Birth Location: Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland
KS
Maria Egmond-Gelre
1433–1463
Birth Location: Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
ME

Spouses(s)

Margaret Scots
1456–1486
Birth Location: København, Denmark
MS

Children(s)

James Scotland
1473–1513
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JS

James Scotland's Ancestors

Self
James Scotland
1451–1488
Birth Place: Stirling Castle, Scotland
Parents
King James II Stewart of Scotland
1430–1488
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland
Maria Egmond-Gelre
1433–1463
Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Grandparents
King (James I Stewart, King of the) Scots
1394–1437
Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Joan (Beaufort, Queen Dowager of) Scotland
–1445
England
Great-Grandparents
John Scots
1337–1406
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Scots
1316–1390
Elizabeth lizabeth
1320–1355

James Scotland's Descendants

1.
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James (III Stewart, King of) Scotland (10 Jul 1451–11 Jun 1488) m. Margaret (Oldenburg, Queen of the) Scots (23 Jun 1456–14 Jul 1486)
  1. 1. James (IV Stewart, King of) Scotland 1473–1513 m. Lady (Margaret Drummond) (Partner) 1475–1501
    1. 1. Margaret (Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of) Scotland, 1497–1578 m. Sir (John James Drummond, Knight of Innerpeffrey, 4th Laird of) Drummondernoch 1500–1531
      1. 1. Dame (Isabell) Drummond 1530–1591 m. Sir (Matthew Campbell "Sheriff of) Ayr" 1531–1593
        1. 1. Marion Campbell 1568–1620 m. Robert (Campbell) Wallace 1560–1600

James Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1451
10 Jul 1451
Birth of James III Stewart, King of Scotland in Stirling Castle, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Scotland
1488
11 Jun 1488
Age 37
Death of James III Stewart, King of Scotland in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1451
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1488
    Event Place: Scotland
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