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James IV Stewart, King of Scots 1473–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1473

Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1513

Death Location: Flodden Field, Northumberland, England (Killed in Battle of Flodden Field)

Father: King III

Mother: Margaret Denmark

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Scotland

In 1473, James IV Stewart, King of Scots / entered the world in Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to King James Iii Stewart King Of Scots Iii And Margaret Oldenburg Of Denmark. James IV Stewart, King of Scots had children including James V Of Scotland. James IV Stewart, King of Scots / passed away in 1513 in Flodden Field, Northumberland, England (Killed in Battle of Flodden Field).

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Biography

  • In 1473, James IV Stewart, King of Scots // entered the world in Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to King James Iii Stewart King Of Scots Iii And Margaret Oldenburg Of Denmark.
  • James IV Stewart, King of Scots // had children including James V Of Scotland.
  • James IV Stewart, King of Scots // passed away in 1513 in Flodden Field, Northumberland, England (Killed in Battle of Flodden Field).

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James Scots's Ancestors

Self
James Scots
1473–1513
Birth Place: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
King James III Stewart, King of Scots III
1451–1488
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret (Oldenburg of) Denmark
1469–1486
Roskilde, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe
Grandparents
James (II Fiery Face Stewart King of) Scots
1430–1460
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Maria (van) Egmond
1432–1463
Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1394–1437
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Scots's Descendants

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James (IV Stewart, King of) Scots (1473–1513)
  1. 1. James (V of) Scotland 1512–1542
    1. 1. Mary, (Queen of) Scots 1542–1587 m. Henry (Stuart\ Lord) Darnley 1545–1567
      1. 1. James (VI and) I 1566–1625 m. Anne (Princess Anne of Denmark og Norway, von Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland, England and Ireland af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg) O 1574–1619
        1. 1. Charles (I of) England 1600–1649 m. Queen (Henriette Marie Stuart (de) Bourbon) 1609–1669
        2. 2. Henry (Frederick, Prince of) Wales 1594–1612
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Stuart, Queen of) Bohemia 1596–1662
        4. 4. Charles I 1600–1649
        5. 5. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
        6. 6. Princess Mary 1605–1607
        7. 7. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
        8. 8. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
        9. 9. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612

James Scots's Timeline

2 Records

1473
1473
Birth of James IV Stewart, King of Scots // in Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1513
1513
Age 40
Death of James IV Stewart, King of Scots // in Flodden Field, Northumberland, England (Killed in Battle of Flodden Field)
Flodden Field, Northumberland, England (Killed in Battle of Flodden Field)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1473
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Flodden Field, Northumberland, England (Killed in Battle of Flodden Field)
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

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