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James V King of Scotland 1542 – 1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1542

Birth Location: Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Apr 1612

Death Location: Ochiltree Castle, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: King IV

Mother: Margaret Scots

Spouse(s): Marie Lorraine

Children(s): Mary Scotland, Thomas Hunter

James V King of Scotland was born in 1542 in Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of King of Scotland James Stewart IV and Margaret Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Tudor Queen consort of Scots. James V King of Scotland married Marie Princess of Lorraine, and had children including Mary Queen of Scotland, Thomas W. Hunter. James V King of Scotland passed away in 1612 in Ochiltree Castle, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James V King of Scotland was born in 1542 in Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of King of Scotland James Stewart IV and Margaret Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Tudor Queen consort of Scots.
  • James V King of Scotland married Marie Princess of Lorraine, and had children including Mary Queen of Scotland, Thomas W. Hunter.
  • James V King of Scotland passed away in 1612 in Ochiltree Castle, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

James Scotland's Ancestors

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James Scotland
1542 – 1612
Birth Place: Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
King of Scotland James Stewart IV
1473 – 1513
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Margaret (Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Tudor Queen consort of) Scots
1472 – 1541
Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
Grandparents
King (James Stewart of) Scotland
1451 – 1488
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret, (Princess of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland,) Oldenburg
1456 – 1486
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Sir (John "2nd Lord") Kennedy
1436 – 1508
Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Gordon
1444 – 1500
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
King Stewart
1513 – 1533
Queen Guelders
1513 – 1533
Christian Oldenburg
1426 – 1481
Queen Brandenburg
1430 – 1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Scotland
1493 – 1513
Lady Mure
Lord Egmond
1493 – 1513
Princess Cleve
1493 – 1513

James Scotland's Descendants

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James (V King of) Scotland (14 Dec 1542 – 10 Apr 1612) m. Marie (Princess of) Lorraine (22 Nov 1515 – 25 May 1596)
  1. 1. Mary (Queen of) Scotland (7 Dec 1542 – 8 Feb 1587)
  2. 2. Thomas (W.) Hunter (1546 – 20 Dec 1612) m. Lady (Katharine) Burrell (1545 – 28 May 1608)
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Hunter (6 Jul 1568 – 1 Nov 1648) m. Margaret ("Mary" Annetta) Smith\Smythes (1571 – 15 Jul 1656)
      1. 1. John Hunter (1608 – 11 April 1675) m. Anne Taylor (1611 – 13 Jul 1691)
        1. 1. Captain (John Abel Peter) Hunter (29 Sep 1633 – 5 Jul 1686) m. Ann Davidson (1639 – Apr 1736)

James Scotland's Timeline

4 Records

1542
14 Dec 1542
Birth of James V King of Scotland in Beath, Fifeshire, Scotland
Beath, Fifeshire, Scotland
1542
14 Dec 1542
Birth of James V King of Scotland in Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
1547
8 Jun 1547
Age 5
Death of James V King of Scotland in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland (Murdered on Whitsunday)
Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland (Murdered on Whitsunday)
1612
10 Apr 1612
Age 70
Death of James V King of Scotland in Ochiltree Castle, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ochiltree Castle, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Beath, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1547
    Event Place: Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland (Murdered on Whitsunday)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1612
    Event Place: Ochiltree Castle, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland

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