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

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1512

Birth Location: Linlithgow Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Dec 1542

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: James *

Mother: Margaret (H.Stewart)

Spouse(s): Madeleine (Stewart\Stuart), Marie (Stewart\Stuart), Euphame King, Margaret King, Elizabeth King, Christina King, Lady King, Elizabeth Shaw, Elizabeth King

Children(s): James VI, Robert V, Mary Scots, James Rothesay, Arthur Albany, Jean (Campbell), James Tertius, Adam Stewart, James Stewart, John Darnley, Robert Stewart, Margaret Stewart

In 1512, James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow Castle, Scotland, born to James Stewart Iv King Of Scotland And Margaret Tudor Stewart Douglas H Stewart. James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland married Christina Barclay Abercrombie Mistress Of King, Elizabeth Bethune Beaton Stewart Gray Mistress Of King, Elizabeth Carmichael Somerville Of Cambusnethan Mistress Of King, Elizabeth Shaw, Euphame Elphinstone Bruce Mistress To King, Lady Helen Elizabeth Stewart Hay Gordon Mistress Of King, Madeleine Of Valois Stewart Stuart, Margaret Erskine Douglas Mistress To King, Marie Of Guise De Lorraine Stewart Stuart, Unk Mistress Of King, and had children including Adam Stewart, Arthur Stewart Stuart 1St Duke Of Albany, James Stewart Tertius, James Stewart Stuart Duke Of Rothesay, James Renfrew Stewart Earl Of Moray 1St Lord Darnley Vi, James Shaw Stewart, Jean Stewart Countess Of Argyll Campbell, John Stewart Lord Darnley, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stuart Queen Of Scots, Robert Stewart, Robert Stewart 1St Earl Of Orkney And Lord Of Shetland Recognized Illeg Son Of King James V. James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1512, James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow Castle, Scotland, born to James Stewart Iv King Of Scotland And Margaret Tudor Stewart Douglas H Stewart.
  • James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland married Christina Barclay Abercrombie Mistress Of King, Elizabeth Bethune Beaton Stewart Gray Mistress Of King, Elizabeth Carmichael Somerville Of Cambusnethan Mistress Of King, Elizabeth Shaw, Euphame Elphinstone Bruce Mistress To King, Lady Helen Elizabeth Stewart Hay Gordon Mistress Of King, Madeleine Of Valois Stewart Stuart, Margaret Erskine Douglas Mistress To King, Marie Of Guise De Lorraine Stewart Stuart, Unk Mistress Of King, and had children including Adam Stewart, Arthur Stewart Stuart 1St Duke Of Albany, James Stewart Tertius, James Stewart Stuart Duke Of Rothesay, James Renfrew Stewart Earl Of Moray 1St Lord Darnley Vi, James Shaw Stewart, Jean Stewart Countess Of Argyll Campbell, John Stewart Lord Darnley, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stuart Queen Of Scots, Robert Stewart, Robert Stewart 1St Earl Of Orkney And Lord Of Shetland Recognized Illeg Son Of King James V.
  • James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James *
1473–1513
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
J*
Margaret (H.Stewart)
1489–1541
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, London, England
M(

Spouses(s)

Madeleine (Stewart\Stuart)
1520–1537
Birth Location: Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
M(
Marie (Stewart\Stuart)
1515–1560
Birth Location: Bar-De-Luc, Lorraine, France
M(
Euphame King
1509–1547
Birth Location: Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
EK
Margaret King
1515–1572
Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland
MK
Elizabeth King
1518–1581
Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland
EK
Christina King
1510–
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
CK
Lady King
1514–1564
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LK
Elizabeth Shaw
1510–1590
Birth Location: Sauchie, Scotland
ES
Elizabeth King
1473–1540
Birth Location: Balmedie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EK

Children(s)

James VI
1531–1570
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
JV
Robert V
1533–1593
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
RV
Mary Scots
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
MS
James Rothesay
1540–1541
Birth Location: St. Andrews, Sterling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JR
Arthur Albany
1541–1541
Birth Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
AA
Jean (Campbell)
1529–1588
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
J(
James Tertius
1529–1536
Birth Location: –
JT
Adam Stewart
1535–1575
Birth Location: Scotland
AS
James Stewart
1529–1559
Birth Location: Holyrood Castle, Scotland
JS
John Darnley
1531–1563
Birth Location: Inverness, Scotland
JD
Robert Stewart
1535–1581
Birth Location: Scotland
RS
Margaret Stewart
1539–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MS

James Scotland's Ancestors

Self
James Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Place: Linlithgow Castle, Scotland
Parents
James Stewart IV King of Scotland *
1473–1513
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret (Tudor (Stewart) (Douglas)) (H.Stewart)
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, London, England
Grandparents
James (Stewart III King of Scotland) *
1451–1488
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margarethe (Oldenburg (Stewart) Princess of Denmark, Queen Of Scotland) *
1456–1486
Kbenhavn, Denmark
Henry (Tudor VII King of) England
1457–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Tudor of York\Plantagenet, Queen of) England
1466–1503
Palace of Westminster, London, England
Great-Grandparents
James *
1430–1460
Marie *
1433–1463
Edward England
1442–1483
Elizabeth England
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James *
1394–1436
Joan *
–1445

James Scotland's Descendants

1.
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James (Stewart\Stuart V King of) Scotland (10 Apr 1512–14 Dec 1542) m. Madeleine (of Valois) (Stewart\Stuart) (10 Aug 1520–7 Jul 1537) m. Marie (of Guise de Lorraine) (Stewart\Stuart) (22 Nov 1515–10 Jun 1560) m. Euphame (Elphinstone (Bruce) Mistress to) King (11 May 1509–Nov 1547) m. Margaret (Erskine (Douglas) Mistress to) King (Abt. 1515–5 May 1572) m. Elizabeth (Bethune Beaton (Stewart) (Gray) Mistress of) King (Abt. 1518–Abt. 1581) m. Christina (Barclay (Abercrombie) Mistress of) King (Abt. 1510–) m. Lady (Helen "Elizabeth" Stewart (Hay) (Gordon) Mistress of) King (Abt. 1514–25 Nov 1564) m. Elizabeth Shaw (Abt. 1510–1590) m. Elizabeth (Carmichael(Somerville of Cambusnethan) Mistress of) King (1473–1540)
  1. 1. James (Renfrew Stewart Earl of Moray; 1st Lord Darnley) VI 1531–1570
  2. 2. Robert (Stewart 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Shetland Recognized Illeg. Son of King James) V 1533–1593
  3. 3. Mary (Stuart Queen of) Scots 1542–1587 m. Henry (Stewart\Stuart Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. François Valois-Angouleme 1544–1560 m. James (Hepburn Fourth Earl of) Bothwell 1536–1578
    1. 1. James (Charles Stuart "King James VI of Scotland and I of England, Scotland, France and) Ireland" 1566–1625 m. Anne (Oldenburg (Stuart) , Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of) England 1574–1619
      1. 1. Margaret (Stuart, Princess of) Scotland 1598–1600
      2. 2. Robert (Bruce Stuart, Prince of) Scotland 1601–1602
      3. 3. Henry (Frederick Stuart Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, Earl of Chester\Carrick, Baron of) Renfrew 1594–1612
      4. 4. Mary (Filia Jacobi Stuart Princess of) Scotland 1605–1607
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann Stuart, Queen of Bohemia aka The Winter) Queen 1596–1662
      6. 6. Charles (Stuart I King of England, King of Scotland, Lord of) Ireland 1600–1649 m. Henriette-Marie (de Bourbon "Queen of) England" 1609–1669
        1. 1. Charles II 1630–1685
        2. 2. Mary (Henrietta Stuart von Nassau-Dillenburg Princess Royal, Prinses van Oranje) Nassau 1631–1660 m. Willem (Hendrik II "Prins van Oranje, graaf van Oranje) Nassau" 1626–1650
        3. 3. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
        4. 4. Henry Stuart 1640–1660
        5. 5. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
        6. 6. Charles (James, Prince of) Wales 1629–1629
        7. 7. Catherine Stuart 1639–1639
      7. 7. Sophia (Stuart Princess of) Scotland 1606–1606
  4. 4. James (Stewart\Stuart Duke of) Rothesay 1540–1541
  5. 5. Arthur (Stewart\Stuart 1st Duke of) Albany 1541–1541
  6. 6. Jean (Stewart Countess of Argyll) (Campbell) 1529–1588
  7. 7. James (Stewart,) Tertius 1529–1536
  8. 8. Adam Stewart 1535–1575
  9. 9. James (Shaw) Stewart 1529–1559
  10. 10. John (Stewart Lord) Darnley 1531–1563
  11. 11. Robert Stewart 1535–1581
  12. 12. Margaret Stewart 1539–

James Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1512
10 Apr 1512
Birth of James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland in Linlithgow Castle, Scotland
Linlithgow Castle, Scotland
1542
14 Dec 1542
Age 30
Death of James Stewart\Stuart V King of Scotland in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow Castle, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1520=1542

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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