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James V Stuart King of Scotland 1512–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1512

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Dec 1542

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: King IV

Mother: Margaretha Schotland

Spouse(s): Madeleine Frankrijk, Margaretha Erskine, Maria Lotharingen, Elisabeth Carmichael

Children(s): Robert Stuart, Mary Scotland, Arthur Stewart, Adam Stewart, James Rothesay, John Darnley, James Moray

The story of James V Stuart King of Scotland began in 1512 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. James V Stuart King of Scotland married Elisabeth Carmichael, Madeleine Van Valois Angouleme Prinses Van Frankrijk, Margaretha Erskine, Maria Van Lotharingen, and had children including Adam Stewart, Arthur Robert Stewart, James Ii Stuart Earl Van Moray, James Stuart Hertog Van Rothesay, John Stuart Lord Darnley, Mary Queen Of Scotland, Robert Stuart. James V Stuart King of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James V Stuart King of Scotland began in 1512 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • James V Stuart King of Scotland married Elisabeth Carmichael, Madeleine Van Valois Angouleme Prinses Van Frankrijk, Margaretha Erskine, Maria Van Lotharingen, and had children including Adam Stewart, Arthur Robert Stewart, James Ii Stuart Earl Van Moray, James Stuart Hertog Van Rothesay, John Stuart Lord Darnley, Mary Queen Of Scotland, Robert Stuart.
  • James V Stuart 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 IV
1473–1513
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaretha (Tudor Koningin van) Schotland
1489–1541
Westminster, Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry (VII) Tudor
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Elisabeth (of) York
1466–1502
Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Scotland's Descendants

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James (V Stuart King of) Scotland (10 April 1512–14 Dec 1542) m. Madeleine (van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van) Frankrijk (10 August 1520–7 July 1537) m. Margaretha Erskine (1515–5 May 1572) m. Maria (van) Lotharingen (22 November 1515–11 June 1560) m. Elisabeth Carmichael (1515–1550)
  1. 1. Robert Stuart 1537–1580 m. Lady (Janet\Johanna, Contess of Orkney, Baroness Campbell) Campbell\Kennedy 1537–1596
    1. 1. Lady (Marie "Mary" Stewart of) Orkney 1561–1644 m. Sir (Lord Patrick Gray, Knight of Buttergask, 6th Lord Gray of Buttergask, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, Master of the King's) Wardrobe 1560–1611
      1. 1. Jane (Jean) Gray 1589–1640 m. John Wemyss 1586–1649
        1. 1. Lady (Beatrice 'Beatrix' Wemyss of) Brae 1614–1663 m. Sir (James Fraser "Hon. Governor of Brae, of) Inverness" 1610–1649
  2. 2. Mary (Queen of) Scotland 1542–1587
  3. 3. Arthur (Robert) Stewart 1541–1541
  4. 4. Adam Stewart 1535–1575
  5. 5. James (Stuart Hertog van) Rothesay 1540–1541
  6. 6. John (Stuart Lord) Darnley 1531–1563
  7. 7. James (II Stuart Earl van) Moray 1531–1569

James Scotland's Timeline

4 Records

1512
10 Apr 1512
Birth of James V Stuart King of Scotland in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
1512
15 April 1512
Birth of James V Stuart King of Scotland in Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Schotland
Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Schotland
1512
10 April 1512
Birth of James V Stuart King of Scotland in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1542
14 Dec 1542
Age 30
Death of James V Stuart King of Scotland in Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 590
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 590
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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