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James V King of Scotland 1512 – 1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1512

Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Dec 1542

Death Location: Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: James Stewart

Mother: Lady England

Spouse(s): Margaretha Erskine, Elisabeth Charmichael, Mary Lorraine, Lady V, Mary Lorraine, Elizabeth Beaton, Madeleine Valois

Children(s): Adam Stewart, Henry Stewart, John Stewart, Robert Douglas, James Stewart, James Stewart,, Arthur Stewart,, Jean Stewart, Mary Stewart,, Robert Bruce, Jean Stewart, Francois Orleans, Archibald Stewart, Robert Stewart

The story of James V King of Scotland began in 1512 in Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Scotland. James V King of Scotland married Margaretha Erskine, Elisabeth Charmichael, Mary Queen Guise De Lorraine, Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V, Mary Lorraine, Elizabeth Beaton, Madeleine of Valois, and had children including Adam Stewart, Henry Stewart, John Stewart, Robert Douglas, James Stewart, James Stewart, 10th duke of Rothesay, Stewart,, Arthur Robert Stewart, 5th duke of Alban,y Stewart,, Jean Stewart, Mary I, Queen of Scots, Stewart,, Robert Bruce, Jean Stewart, Francois De Longuevile Orleans, Archibald Stewart, Robert Stewart. James V King of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James V King of Scotland began in 1512 in Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Scotland.
  • James V King of Scotland married Margaretha Erskine, Elisabeth Charmichael, Mary Queen Guise De Lorraine, Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James V, Mary Lorraine, Elizabeth Beaton, Madeleine of Valois, and had children including Adam Stewart, Henry Stewart, John Stewart, Robert Douglas, James Stewart, James Stewart, 10th duke of Rothesay, Stewart,, Arthur Robert Stewart, 5th duke of Alban,y Stewart,, Jean Stewart, Mary I, Queen of Scots, Stewart,, Robert Bruce, Jean Stewart, Francois De Longuevile Orleans, Archibald Stewart, Robert Stewart.
  • James V King of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Scotland's Ancestors

Self
James Scotland
1512 – 1542
Birth Place: Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Stewart
1473 – 1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, Princess of) England
1489 – 1541
Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England
Grandparents
James (> III) Stewart
1451 – 1488
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Scotland's Descendants

1.
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James (V King of) Scotland (10 Apr 1512 – 14 Dec 1542) m. Margaretha Erskine (1513 – 05 May 1572) m. Elisabeth Charmichael (8 October 1515 – 1550) m. Mary (Queen Guise De) Lorraine (22 Nov 1515 – 10 Jun 1560) m. Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James) V (18 October 1515 – 7 March 1578) m. Mary Lorraine (22 Nov 1515 – 11 Jun 1560) m. Elizabeth Beaton (1529 – 1581) m. Madeleine (of) Valois (10 August 1520 – 7 July 1537)
  1. 1. Adam Stewart (1530 – 20 Jun 1575)
  2. 2. Henry Stewart (1531 – 01 Nov 1563)
  3. 3. John Stewart (1531 – 01 Nov 1563)
  4. 4. Robert Douglas (1535 – 18 Aug 1580)
  5. 5. James Stewart (22 May 1531 – 23 January 1570) m. Lady (Agnes Anna Keith) Campbell (14 July 1530 – 16 July 1588) m. Lady (Margaret Erskine) mistress (8 October 1515 – 5 May 1572) m. Lady (Margaret Agnes Anna (Anne) Countess of Moray Keith Countess of Moray & Argyll Campbell) Stewart (14 July 1530 – 16 July 1588)
    1. 1. Margaretha Stuart (1570 – 1585)
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth (Effie) STEWART Houston Stewart Stewart Stewart (Stuart), Countess of) Moray (August 1565 – 18 November 1591)
      1. 1. Lord (James 3rd Earl of Moray Stuart Stewart (The Bonny Earl) II) (1582 – 6 Aug 1638)
        1. 1. Sir (James Thomas Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray, 9th Earl of Argyll, Duke of Richmon &) Lennox (25 Jun 1608 – 04 Mar 1653) m. Lady (Margaret Home, Countess of) Moray (28 Jun 1610 – May 1668)
    3. 3. James (Stewart, "Bonnie Earl", 2nd Lord of Doune; 2nd Earl) Moray (November 1568 – 7 February 1592)
  6. 6. James (Stewart, 10th duke of Rothesay,) Stewart, (May 22, 1540 – May 25, 1541)
  7. 7. Arthur (Robert Stewart, 5th duke of Alban,y) Stewart, (1541 – April 1541)
  8. 8. Jean Stewart (1542 – 1630)
  9. 9. Mary (I, Queen of Scots,) Stewart, (08 Dec 1542 – 8 Feb 1587) m. Henry (Lord) Darnley
  10. 10. Robert Bruce (1535 – 1591)
  11. 11. Jean Stewart (1537 – 1587 - 1588)
  12. 12. Francois (De Longuevile) Orleans (4 Aug 1537 – Nov 1537)
  13. 13. Archibald Stewart (1530 – 1578)
  14. 14. Robert Stewart (Mar 1532 – 24 Sep 1606)

James Scotland's Timeline

7 Records

1512
10 Apr 1512
Birth of James V King of Scotland in Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Scotland
1513
1513
Age 1
James V King of Scotland was married in Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1532
1532
Age 20
James V King of Scotland was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1539
07 Feb 1539
Age 27
James V King of Scotland was married in Notre Dame, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Notre Dame, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1540
abt. 1540
Age 28
James V King of Scotland was married in Carrick, Argyll, Scotland
Carrick, Argyll, Scotland
1542
14 Dec 1542
Age 30
Death of James V King of Scotland in Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Scotland
Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Scotland
1544
1544
Age 32
James V King of Scotland was married in St James Palace, St James, London, Middlesex, England
St James Palace, St James, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Apr
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1539
    Event Place: Notre Dame, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt. 1540
    Event Place: Carrick, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: St James Palace, St James, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: James's favourite mistress

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Mistress

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: No marriage

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Notre Dame de PA, Seine, Ile-de-France, France

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Scotland Never married

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Styria, Austria

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 18
    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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