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James V King of Scotland 1481–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1481

Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Dec 1548

Death Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: John ♥︎

Mother: Janet ♥︎

Spouse(s): Marie Lorraine, Margaret, IV

Children(s): Lady Douglas, Lady Chatel, William Douglas, Elizabeth Argyle, Baroness Nisbet, Beatrix Douglas, Lady Galloway, Margaretha ♥︎, Duke Stewart, Mary Scotland, James V

James V King of Scotland was born in 1481 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John Sir Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Morton 4Th Lord Of Dalkeith And Janet Lady Crichton Countess Of Morton. James V King of Scotland married Margaret Marion Or Margot Lady Boyd 1St Important Royal Mistress To King James Iv, Marie Princess Of Lorraine, and had children including Baroness Janet Ruthven Douglas Nisbet, Beatrix Douglas, Duke James Stewart, Elizabeth Douglas Coutts Of Argyle, James V, Lady Anne Agnes Of Morton Douglas Fair Maid Galloway, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas Baroness Of Hamilton 2Nd Countess Of Arran Duchess Of Hamilton Amp 1St Duchess Of Chatel, Margaretha Lady Douglas M 23 Sep 1532, Mary Queen Of Scotland, William Douglas. James V King of Scotland passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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  • James V King of Scotland was born in 1481 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John Sir Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Morton 4Th Lord Of Dalkeith And Janet Lady Crichton Countess Of Morton.
  • James V King of Scotland married Margaret Marion Or Margot Lady Boyd 1St Important Royal Mistress To King James Iv, Marie Princess Of Lorraine, and had children including Baroness Janet Ruthven Douglas Nisbet, Beatrix Douglas, Duke James Stewart, Elizabeth Douglas Coutts Of Argyle, James V, Lady Anne Agnes Of Morton Douglas Fair Maid Galloway, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas Baroness Of Hamilton 2Nd Countess Of Arran Duchess Of Hamilton Amp 1St Duchess Of Chatel, Margaretha Lady Douglas M 23 Sep 1532, Mary Queen Of Scotland, William Douglas.
  • James V King of Scotland passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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James Scotland's Ancestors

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James Scotland
1481–1548
Birth Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John (Sir) Douglas, "2nd Earl of Morton, 4th Lord of Dalkeith" ♥︎
1454–1515
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet ((Lady) Crichton, Countess of Morton) ♥︎
1461–1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
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James Scotland's Descendants

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James (V King of) Scotland (Aug 1481–22 Dec 1548) m. Marie (Princess of) Lorraine (May 1491–05 Jul 1554) m. Margaret, (Marion or Margot (Lady) Boyd "1st Important Royal Mistress" to King James) IV (1477–31 Aug 1559)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Morton) Douglas 1500–1571 m. # (Sir Georg DOUGLAS, Knight, Master of Angus and Douglas, Laird of Pittendreich, Master of Angus ^1493 *) BIO 1493–1556 m. Alexander (Alexander) ** 1490–1553 m. Sir (Henry I Stewart Earl of Methven) Fleming 1495–1551 m. Sir (Sir George Douglas, Laird of Pittendreich, Master of) Angus 1493–1552
    1. 1. Sir (David DOUGLAS, Earl of Angus) *Story 1515–1557 m. Elizabeth (Margaret Hamilton Countess) Angus 1550–1611
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret Douglas of (Elizabeth) Angus) (Maxwell) 1555–1637 m. Hugo (Campbell Lord) Loudoun 1550–1622 m. John Maxwell 1553–1593 m. Frans (Stuart Earl van Bothwell Lord Badenoch van) Enzie 1562–1613
        1. 1. Margaret Maxwell 1580–1630 m. John (Wallace 15th of Craigie and) Newton 1581–1640
        2. 2. Walter (Lord Scott van) Buccleuch 1570–1611
      2. 2. Jean Douglas 1558–
      3. 3. Henry Douglas 1564–1595
      4. 4. Duncan Douglas 1557–1590
      5. 5. Gavin (Raquarell) Douglas 1553–1616
      6. 6. Agnes Mac-Cullogh 1549–1593
      7. 7. Barbara (Hector) Douglas 1556–1640
      8. 8. Sir (Archibald Douglas, Knight of Angus, 8th Earl of) Angus 1554–1588
      9. 9. Elizabeth Douglas 1553–1637
      10. 10. Archibald Douglas 1555–1588
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret Erskine Countess of Douglas) ** 1516–1578
    3. 3. James (Douglas of Pittendriech, 2nd Son, 4th Earl of Morton, Last of 4 Regents in the Minority of King James VI. ‘flesct) *1516 1525–1581
    4. 4. George (Douglas Laird of) Parkhead 1519–1557
    5. 5. James (Douglas of Pittendriech, 2nd Son, 4th Earl of Morton, Last of 4 Regents in the Minority of King James VI. ‘flesct) *1516 1516–1581
    6. 6. Mary Douglas 1521–1620
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Douglas 1523–1607
    8. 8. John (5th Lord) Fleming 1537–1572
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Douglas 1510–1538
    10. 10. Lady (Margaret Douglas) ^1515 1515–1578
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of) Chatel 1515–1556
  3. 3. William Douglas 1517–1552
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Douglas-Coutts of) Argyle 1527–1601
  5. 5. Baroness (Janet Ruthven Douglas -) Nisbet 1530–1566
  6. 6. Beatrix Douglas 1514–1552
  7. 7. Lady (Anne Agnes of Morton Douglas Fair Maid) Galloway 1505–1599
  8. 8. Margaretha ((Lady) Douglas (m. 23 Sep 1532)) ♥︎ 1511–1579
  9. 9. Duke (James) Stewart 1507–1508
  10. 10. Mary (Queen of) Scotland 1542–
  11. 11. James V 1510–1542

James Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1481
Aug 1481
Birth of James V King of Scotland in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1548
22 Dec 1548
Age 67
Death of James V King of Scotland in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1481
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

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