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James IV King of Scots 1473–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1473

Birth Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Death Date: 1513

Death Location: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England

Father: III James

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): Margaret Scotland, Agnes Bothwell

Children(s): JamesV None, Jane Stewart

The story of James IV King of Scots began in 1473 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland. James IV King of Scots married Agnes Isabel Stewart Countess Of Bothwell, Margaret Tudor Queen Of Scotland, and had children including Jamesv, Jane Stewart. James IV King of Scots passed away in 1513 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James IV King of Scots began in 1473 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.
  • James IV King of Scots married Agnes Isabel Stewart Countess Of Bothwell, Margaret Tudor Queen Of Scotland, and had children including Jamesv, Jane Stewart.
  • James IV King of Scots passed away in 1513 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

III James
1451–1488
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
IJ
Margaret None
1456–1486
Birth Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
M

Spouses(s)

Margaret Scotland
1489–1541
Birth Location: Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England
MS
Agnes Bothwell
1480–1557
Birth Location: Scotland
AB

Children(s)

JamesV None
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
J
Jane Stewart
1502–1562
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Scots's Ancestors

Self
James Scots
1473–1513
Birth Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Parents
III James
1451–1488
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Margaret
1456–1486
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Scots's Descendants

1.
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James (IV King of) Scots (1473–1513) m. Margaret (Tudor Queen of) Scotland (28 Nov 1489–1541) m. Agnes (Isabel Stewart Countess of) Bothwell (1480–Feb 1557)
  1. 1. JamesV 1512–1542 m. E. Elphinstone 1509–1572
    1. 1. Robert (Stewart 1512) -1542 1533–1593 m. Janet Kennedy 1537–1598
  2. 2. Jane Stewart 1502–1562 m. Hendrik (II van Valois-Angoulême Koning van) Frankrijk 1519–1559 m. William (Graham 2nd Earl of) Montrose 1492–1571 m. Malcolm (Fleming 3rd Lord) Fleming 1494–1547 m. Gruffudd (Rhys) Rice 1465–1528
    1. 1. Hendrik (van Valois-Angoulême Gouverneur van de) Provence 1551–1586
    2. 2. Johanna (Le) Fleming 1545–1609
    3. 3. John Fleming 1540–1572
    4. 4. Sir (John) Stewart 1526–1579
    5. 5. Margaret (Fleming Countess of) Atholl 1528–1586
    6. 6. Hon. (Lady Margaret "The Honorable") Fleming 1536–1586
    7. 7. Earl (John) Keeling 1536–1586
    8. 8. Agnes Fleming 1535–1597 m. William (Livingstone 6th Lord) Livingston 1528–1592
      1. 1. Margaret Livingston 1555–1619
      2. 2. George (Livingston,) Bt. 1563–1616
      3. 3. Alexander (Livingstone 1st Earl of) Linlithgow 1561–1621 m. Helenor (Hay Countess of) Linlithgow 1552–1630
        1. 1. Baron (William Alexander) Livingstone 1590–1622
        2. 2. Helen Livingstone 1590–1638
        3. 3. Sir (Henry) Livingston 1590–1648
        4. 4. James (Frances Livingston) Boggs –1655
        5. 5. John (Master of) Livingstone 1585–1677
        6. 6. Lord (William) Livingstone 1586–1627
        7. 7. Margaret Livingstone 1587–1651 m. John (Fleming 2nd Earl of) Wigton 1589–1650
        8. 8. Janet Livingstone 1592–1634 m. James (Michael Nuckill Livingston, 1st Earl of) Callendar 1589–1674
        9. 9. James (Michael Nuckill Livingston, 1st Earl of) Callendar 1589–1674 m. Janet Livingstone 1592–1634 m. Barbara Forrester 1578–1650
        10. 10. Anna Livingston 1591–1632 m. Alexander (Montgomerie 6th Earl of) Eglinton 1588–1661
        11. 11. James (Livingston 1st Earl of) Callendar 1591–1674 m. Christian Williamson 1595– m. Margaret Hay 1592–1660
        12. 12. Alexander (Livingston 2nd Earl of) Linlithgow 1584–1648 m. Agnes Malcome 1563–1606 m. Lady (Mary Douglas of) Angus 1595–1648 m. Isabel Hunter 1595–1659 m. Mary (Douglas of) Angus 1595–1648 m. Elizabeth Gordon 1596–1616
      4. 4. Jean Livingstone 1556–1622 m. Alexander (Elphinstone 4th Baron) Elphinstone 1552–1638
        1. 1. Malcolm Elphinstone 1596–1643
        2. 2. Michael (Elphinstone of) Quarrell 1593–1640
        3. 3. John Elphinstone 1591–1621
        4. 4. Jean Elphinstone 1582–1628
        5. 5. Walter Elpinstone 1579–
        6. 6. Christian Elphinstone 1590–1668
        7. 7. Agnes Elphinstone 1575–
        8. 8. Alexander (Elphinstone 5th Lord) Elphinstone 1577–1648
        9. 9. Anne Elphinstone 1579–1617
        10. 10. Mary Elphinstone 1580–
        11. 11. William Elpinstone 1581–1617
        12. 12. Sophia (Margaret) Sewin 1588–1628
        13. 13. Andrew Elphinstone 1581–
        14. 14. William Elphinston 1581–1636
        15. 15. Patrick Elphinstone 1584–
        16. 16. Patrick Barclay 1578–1623
        17. 17. David Elphinstone 1585–
        18. 18. Helen Elphinstone 1589–1642
        19. 19. Innes Elphinstone 1586–1616
        20. 20. Helen Elphinstone 1578–1675
        21. 21. Michael Elphinstone 1592–1592
        22. 22. Lilias Elphinstone 1613–1675 m. Alexander (Elphinstone) 6th 1602–1654 m. Alexander Dundas 1598–
        23. 23. James Elphinstone 1580–1628 m. Helen (Margaret) Forbes 1581–1655 m. Katherine (Bisset) Gordon 1584–1675
      5. 5. George (Livingston of) Ogilface 1560–1621 m. Margaret Innerwyter 1564–
      6. 6. William (Livingston of) Cutler 1562–1607 m. Margaret (Baillie, Heiress of) Lamington 1557–1611 m. Helen Livingston 1570–1638
      7. 7. Henry Livingston 1559–1619 m. Agnes Gray 1563–1594
      8. 8. Margaret Livingstone 1565–1610 m. Patrick (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Orkney 1568–1615 m. Lewis (Bellenden of Auchinole and Broughton Lord Justice) Clerk 1555–1591
      9. 9. John Livingston 1575–1627 m. Agnes Watson 1577–1625
    9. 9. John (Fleming 5th Baron of) Montrose 1529–1572 m. Elizabeth Ross 1541–1578
      1. 1. Henry Fleming 1563–1623
      2. 2. Earl Fleming 1567–1619
      3. 3. Thomas Fleming 1569–1686
      4. 4. Elizabeth Fleming 1571–1579
      5. 5. John (Fleming 1st Earl of) Wigton 1567–1619 m. Lillias Graham 1570–1626
        1. 1. Alexander Fleming 1597–1652
        2. 2. Lillias (of Boghall) Fleming 1598–1675
        3. 3. Sarah Fleming 1614–1638
        4. 4. Jean Fleming 1616–1638
        5. 5. John (Fleming 2nd Earl of) Wigton 1589–1650 m. Margaret Livingstone 1587–1651
        6. 6. Alexander Fleming 1595–1686 m. Hannah Longley 1621–1714
        7. 7. Thomas (B) Hollis 1595–1686 m. Hannah Longley 1621–1714
        8. 8. Jonat Fleming 1588– m. Williame Gibson 1582–
        9. 9. Elizabeth Fleming 1602–1670 m. Colin Campbell 1598–1669
        10. 10. Ann Fleming 1588–1625 m. John (Seton 4th Baron of Barnes and) Hailes 1592–1659 m. William (Livingston) III 1580–1611
        11. 11. Thomas Fleming 1610–1686 m. Ursula (Brown) wid. 1639–1714
        12. 12. Margaret Fleming 1592–1622 m. John (Charteris of) Amisfield 1590–
      6. 6. Margaret Fleming 1560–1640 m. James (Forrester of) Carden 1555–
      7. 7. Isabel Fleming 1565–1580
      8. 8. James (Ross Fleming The) Rev. 1567–1653 m. Elspeth Fairlie 1591– m. Jean Livingston 1579–1600
      9. 9. Maria Fleming 1569–1637 m. John (Patrick) McCall 1567–
      10. 10. James Fleming 1571–1653 m. Elizabeth Hamilton 1572–
      11. 11. Lady (Jane) Fleming 1570–1598 m. William (Bruce Lord of) Airth 1565–1598
      12. 12. Robert Fleming 1572–1605 m. Janet Fleming 1582–1633
      13. 13. Mary Fleming 1563–1635 m. James Douglas 1559–1615
    10. 10. Margaret (Fleming Duchess of) Albany 1530–1585 m. Robert (Graham, Master of) Montrose 1522–1547 m. Thomas (Master of Erskine, Commendator of) Dryburgh –1554 m. Ronald (Gillespie) McCollum 1510– m. John (Stewart, 4th Earl of) Atholl 1530–1579
      1. 1. Grizell Stewart 1571–1629
      2. 2. Jean (Atholl) Stewart 1575–1593
      3. 3. John (Stewart 5th Earl of) Atholl 1563–1595 m. Mary Ruthven 1562–1613
      4. 4. John (Graham 3rd Earl of) Montrose 1547–1608 m. Lady (Jean Lillies Drummond, Countess of) Montrose 1544–1598
        1. 1. Robert Graham 1566–1617
        2. 2. John (Graham, 4th Earl of) Montrose 1573–1626 m. Margaret Ruthven 1577–1618 m. Mary (Agnes) Campbell 1571–1611 m. Euphame Carnegie 1574– m. Margaret Muschet 1577–1666
        3. 3. Lillias Graham 1570–1626 m. John (Fleming 1st Earl of) Wigton 1567–1619
        4. 4. William (Graham of Braco First) Baronet 1572–1635 m. Mary Edmonstone 1573– m. Margaret Keith 1549–1609
      5. 5. Elizabeth Stewart 1549–1595 m. Hugh ("The Red") Fraser, 1545–1577 m. Robert (Stewart Earl of) March 1517–1586 m. James (Stewart 4th Earl of) Arran 1550–1595
        1. 1. Alexander Fraser 1568–1581
        2. 2. Thomas Fraser 1572–1581
        3. 3. Margaret Millar 1569–1625
        4. 4. Margaret Fraser 1573–1681
        5. 5. Anna Fraser 1575–
        6. 6. Hester Fraser 1576–1614
        7. 7. Alexander (Fraser of) Lovat 1572–1637 m. Janet Fraser 1590–1658 m. Marjory Fraser 1568– m. Margaret Douglas 1558–1624 m. Mary Lovet –1600
        8. 8. Anne Fraser 1563–1597 m. Hector Munro 1562–1603
        9. 9. Simon (Fraser 6th Lord) Lovat 1565–1633 m. Katherine (Margaret MacKenzie of) Kintail 1574–1593 m. Katherine (Rose of) Kilravock 1581–1658 m. Jean (Agnes) Stewart 1572–1622
        10. 10. Margaret Fraser 1567–1625
        11. 11. Mary Fraser 1573– m. Hector (Munro of) Fowlis 1571–
        12. 12. Mary Fraser 1574–1597 m. James (Cumming of) Altyre 1567– m. John Cumming 1546–1624 m. James (Cumming of) Altyre 1536–1610
      6. 6. Jean (Stewart of) Atholl 1557–1593 m. Duncan (Campbell 7th of Glenorchy 1st) Baronet 1550–1631
      7. 7. Walter (Stewart 8th Baron of) Kincardine 1555–1640 m. Margaret Robertson 1522–
      8. 8. William Stewart 1552–1605 m. William Stewart 1567–
      9. 9. Mary (Elspeth) Stewart 1568–1588 m. John (Theodore) Rose 1550–1606
      10. 10. Agnes Stewart 1558–1598 m. James (John Wallace) II 1550–1586
      11. 11. Duncan (Stewart V of) Alppin 1560–1601 m. Katharine McDonald 1575–1642
      12. 12. Isabel Stuart 1559– m. William Rutherford 1557–
      13. 13. Mary (Anne) Stewart 1564–1587 m. Francis Fraser 1565–
      14. 14. Grizel Stewart 1560–1608 m. David (Lindsay 11th Earl of) Crawford 1547–1607
      15. 15. Robert (Stewart 3rd of) Traquair 1552–1623 m. Alice Cockburn 1540–1585
      16. 16. Gelis Stewart 1566–1624 m. William (Rutherford of) Nisbet 1570–1630
      17. 17. Anne Stewart 1575– m. Alexander (Dunbar of) Pankill 1568–1630
      18. 18. John (Stewart Earl Of) Traquair 1570–1607 m. Margaret Stewart 1575–1669
      19. 19. Margaret (Kelly) Stewart 1562–1625 m. William Mure 1585– m. William Burnet 1546–1653
    11. 11. Mary Fleming 1542–1584 m. George (Meldrum) II 1505–1576 m. William (Maitland of) Lethington 1525–1573
    12. 12. James (Fleming 4th Lord) Fleming 1525–1558 m. Barbara Hamilton 1533–1558
    13. 13. Elizabeth Fleming 1526–1550 m. William (Crichton 5th Lord Crichton of) Sanquhar 1515–1550
    14. 14. Johanna Fleming 1525–1587 m. John (Sandilands of) Cader 1505–1565 m. John (Livingston Master of) Livingstone 1524–1547 m. David Crawford 1528–1595
    15. 15. Lady (Janet) Fleming 1527–1592 m. Thomas Hatch 1525–1568 m. John (Sandilands of) Calder 1505–1565
    16. 16. Bridget Fleming 1530–1585 m. Richard (de) Thomson 1528–1582

James Scots's Timeline

4 Records

1473
17 Mar 1473
Birth of James IV King of Scots in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
1473
1473
Birth of James IV King of Scots
None
1513
09 Sep 1513
Age 40
Death of James IV King of Scots in Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
1513
1513
Age 40
Death of James IV King of Scots
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1473
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1473

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1513

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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