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James V King of Scotland 1512–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1512

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 December 1542

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: King Belt

Mother: Margaret Scots

Spouse(s): Marie Lorraine, Christine Barclay, Queen SCOTLAND, Euphemia Elphinstone, Elisabeth Carmichael, Elisabeth Stewart, Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Mary Schotland, Henry Bruce, Johnne McCEROW, Arthur Orkney, Francois Orleans, Lord Orkney, James Melros, Lady Argyll, Arthur Albany, James Reg, 1st Stewart, Adam Stewart, Adam Stewart,, Archibald Stewart, Henry Stewart, James Stewart, James Stewart, Jean Stewart, John Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Robert Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, Robert Orkney, James Kelso

In 1512, James V King of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to King James Iv King Of Scotland Iron Belt And Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Of Scots. James V King of Scotland married Christine Barclay, Elisabeth Carmichael, Elisabeth Stewart, Euphemia Elphinstone, Margaret Douglas, Marie De Lorraine, Queen Consort Madeleine De Valois Of Scotland, and had children including 1St Lord Darnley John Stewart, Adam Stewart, Archibald Stewart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Arthur Stewart Duke Of Albany, Elizabeth Stewart, Francois De Longuevile Orleans, Henry Bruce, Henry Stewart, James Stewart, James Stewart Commendator Of Kelso And Melros, James Stewart Earl Of Moray Earl Of Mar Reg, James Stuart Kelso Melrose Abbot Of Kelso, Jean Stewart, John Stewart, Johnne Mccerow, Lady Jean Stewart Countess Of Argyll, Lord Robert Stewart 1St Earl Of Orkney, Margaret Stewart, Mary Van Schotland, Robert Lord Stuart Van Zetland Earl Van Orkney, Robert Stewart. James V King of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1512, James V King of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to King James Iv King Of Scotland Iron Belt And Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Of Scots.
  • James V King of Scotland married Christine Barclay, Elisabeth Carmichael, Elisabeth Stewart, Euphemia Elphinstone, Margaret Douglas, Marie De Lorraine, Queen Consort Madeleine De Valois Of Scotland, and had children including 1St Lord Darnley John Stewart, Adam Stewart, Archibald Stewart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Arthur Stewart Duke Of Albany, Elizabeth Stewart, Francois De Longuevile Orleans, Henry Bruce, Henry Stewart, James Stewart, James Stewart Commendator Of Kelso And Melros, James Stewart Earl Of Moray Earl Of Mar Reg, James Stuart Kelso Melrose Abbot Of Kelso, Jean Stewart, John Stewart, Johnne Mccerow, Lady Jean Stewart Countess Of Argyll, Lord Robert Stewart 1St Earl Of Orkney, Margaret Stewart, Mary Van Schotland, Robert Lord Stuart Van Zetland Earl Van Orkney, Robert Stewart.
  • James V King of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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James Scotland's Ancestors

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James Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
King James IV King of Scotland Iron Belt
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Tudor Queen Consort of) Scots
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry (VII) England
1444–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (of) York
1466–1503
Westminster, London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Scotland's Descendants

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James (V King of) Scotland (10 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. Marie (De) Lorraine (22 November 1515–10 June 1560) m. Christine Barclay (1512–1530) m. Queen (Consort Madeleine de VALOIS, of) SCOTLAND (10 August 1520–7 July 1537) m. Euphemia Elphinstone (11 May 1509–1542) m. Elisabeth Carmichael (1515–1550) m. Elisabeth Stewart (1510–1536) m. Margaret Douglas (13 August 1513–5 May 1572)
  1. 1. Mary (van) Schotland 1542–1587 m. Henry (Duke of Albany\ lord Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567
    1. 1. Jacobus (I Engeland &) Schotland 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
      2. 2. Princess Mary 1605–1607
      3. 3. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      4. 4. Charles I 1600–1649
      5. 5. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
      6. 6. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
      7. 7. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
  2. 2. Henry Bruce 1530–
  3. 3. Johnne McCEROW 1530–1608
  4. 4. Arthur (Robert Stewart Earl of) Orkney 1533–1592
  5. 5. Francois (De Longuevile) Orleans 1537–1537
  6. 6. Lord (Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of) Orkney 1533–1593
  7. 7. James (Stewart, Commendator of Kelso and) Melros 1529–1557
  8. 8. Lady (Jean Stewart, Countess of) Argyll 1528–1587
  9. 9. Arthur (Stewart Duke of) Albany 1541–1541
  10. 10. James (Stewart, Earl of Moray, Earl of Mar,) Reg 1532–1570
  11. 11. 1st (Lord Darnley John) Stewart 1535–1563
  12. 12. Adam Stewart 1535–1575
  13. 13. Adam Stewart, 1540–1606
  14. 14. Archibald Stewart 1535–1575 m. Jeanette Ruthven 1540–1593
  15. 15. Henry Stewart 1532–1570
  16. 16. James Stewart 1531–1570
  17. 17. James Stewart 1540–1541
  18. 18. Jean Stewart 1537–1588
  19. 19. John Stewart 1531–1563 m. Johanna (Hepburn Lady) Morham 1540–1599
    1. 1. Frans (Stuart Earl van Bothwell Lord Badenoch van) Enzie 1562–1613
  20. 20. Margaret Stewart 1542–1542
  21. 21. Margaret Stewart 1539–1587
  22. 22. Robert Stewart 1540–1541
  23. 23. Elizabeth Stewart 1520–1575 m. Thomas Southerton 1523–1583
    1. 1. Augustine Southerton 1553–1585
  24. 24. Robert (Lord Stuart van Zetland Earl van) Orkney 1533–1592 m. Janet Stewart 1537–1598
    1. 1. Patrick (Lord Stuart van Zetland Earl van) Orkney 1565–1615
    2. 2. Mary Stuart 1565–
  25. 25. James (Stuart Kelso Melrose, Abbot of) Kelso 1529–1558

James Scotland's Timeline

4 Records

1512
10 April 1512
Birth of James V King of Scotland in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1534
1534
Age 22
James V King of Scotland was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1538
18 June 1538
Age 26
James V King of Scotland was married In Kathedrale St.Andrews
Kathedrale St.Andrews
1542
14 December 1542
Age 30
Death of James V King of Scotland in Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland
Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 June 1538
    Event Place: Kathedrale St.Andrews
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1542
    Event Place: Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

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