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James V King of Scots 1512–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1512

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 December 1542

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: James Schotland

Mother: Margaretha Schotland

Spouse(s): Lady V, Magdalene France, Christina Barclay, Magdalena Frankreich, Lady Erskine, Katherine Carmichael, Euphemia Elphinstone, Madeleine Valois, Maria Guise, Lady Lennox,, Margaret Erskine

Children(s): Lady Bethune., James V", Robert Iv, Lord Elphinstone, Robert, Stewart, Archibald Stewart, Margaret Stewart, JOHNNE McCEROW, Francois Orleans, Henry Stewart, ARTHUR Orkney, Robert Stewart, Jean Stewart, Willem Morton, Sir Moray, John V", Adam Charterhouse, James Scotland, Charles Lowrie, Mary Scotland, Mary Scotland, Arthur Stewart, Jean Campbell, James Stewart, James Kelso, Maria Schotland, James Rothesay, Adam Stuart, Robert, V", Eupheme Douglas, Janet Douglas

In 1512, James V King of Scots entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James Iv Stuart Koning Van Schotland And Margaretha Tudor Koningin Van Schotland. James V King of Scots married Christina Barclay, Euphemia Elphinstone, Katherine Elisabeth Mistress To James V Carmichael, Lady Margaret Erskine, Lady Margaret Erskine Douglas Countess Of Lennox, Lady Margaret Erskine Royal Mistress To James V, Madeleine De Valois, Magdalena Von Frankreich, Magdalene Of France, Margaret Erskine, Maria Van Lotharingen Guise, and had children including Adam Stewart King James Illigetimate Son Prior Of Perth Charterhouse, Adam Stuart, Archibald Stewart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Arthur Stewart, Charles Stuart Lowrie, Eupheme Douglas, Francois De Longuevile Orleans, Henry Stewart, James Stewart Abbot Of Kelso, James Stewart, James Stewart Natural Son Of James V, James Stewart Earl Of Mar Earl Of Moray Regent Of Scotland, James Stuart Hertog Van Rothesay, Janet Douglas, Jean Campbell, Jean Lady Illegitimate Stewart, John Prior Of Coldingham Stewart Natural Son Of James V, Johnne Mccerow, Lady Jean Jane Mary Mac Stuart Stewart Cambell They Divorced On 23 Jun 1573 The Reason Being Desertion Illegitimate Daughter Of King James V Of Scotland By His Mistress Elizabeth Bethune, Lord Robert 3Rd Baron Of Stirlingshire Elphinstone, Margaret Stewart, Maria I Stuart Koningin Van Schotland, Mary I Queen Of Scots Stewart Queen Of Scotland, Mary Queen Of Scotland, Queen Elizabeth 1St Of England, Robert Duke Of Albany Stewart, Robert Illegitimate Earl Of Orkney Stewart, Robert Prior Of Whithorn Stewart Natural Son Of James V, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven Iv, Sir James Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray, Willem Douglas Of Lochleven Earl Van Morton. James V King of Scots passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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  • In 1512, James V King of Scots entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James Iv Stuart Koning Van Schotland And Margaretha Tudor Koningin Van Schotland.
  • James V King of Scots married Christina Barclay, Euphemia Elphinstone, Katherine Elisabeth Mistress To James V Carmichael, Lady Margaret Erskine, Lady Margaret Erskine Douglas Countess Of Lennox, Lady Margaret Erskine Royal Mistress To James V, Madeleine De Valois, Magdalena Von Frankreich, Magdalene Of France, Margaret Erskine, Maria Van Lotharingen Guise, and had children including Adam Stewart King James Illigetimate Son Prior Of Perth Charterhouse, Adam Stuart, Archibald Stewart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Arthur Stewart, Charles Stuart Lowrie, Eupheme Douglas, Francois De Longuevile Orleans, Henry Stewart, James Stewart Abbot Of Kelso, James Stewart, James Stewart Natural Son Of James V, James Stewart Earl Of Mar Earl Of Moray Regent Of Scotland, James Stuart Hertog Van Rothesay, Janet Douglas, Jean Campbell, Jean Lady Illegitimate Stewart, John Prior Of Coldingham Stewart Natural Son Of James V, Johnne Mccerow, Lady Jean Jane Mary Mac Stuart Stewart Cambell They Divorced On 23 Jun 1573 The Reason Being Desertion Illegitimate Daughter Of King James V Of Scotland By His Mistress Elizabeth Bethune, Lord Robert 3Rd Baron Of Stirlingshire Elphinstone, Margaret Stewart, Maria I Stuart Koningin Van Schotland, Mary I Queen Of Scots Stewart Queen Of Scotland, Mary Queen Of Scotland, Queen Elizabeth 1St Of England, Robert Duke Of Albany Stewart, Robert Illegitimate Earl Of Orkney Stewart, Robert Prior Of Whithorn Stewart Natural Son Of James V, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven Iv, Sir James Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray, Willem Douglas Of Lochleven Earl Van Morton.
  • James V King of Scots passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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James Scots's Ancestors

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James Scots
1512–1542
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James IV Stuart Koning van Schotland
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaretha (Tudor Koningin van) Schotland
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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James Scots's Descendants

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James (V King of) Scots (10 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. Lady (Margaret Erskine, Royal Mistress to James) V (13 Aug 1513–5 May 1572) m. Magdalene (of) France (1491–1537) m. Christina Barclay (1482–1530) m. Magdalena (von) Frankreich (1520–1537) m. Lady (Margaret) Erskine (8 October 1515–5 May 1572) m. Katherine (Elisabeth "Mistress to James V") Carmichael (1515–25 November 1564) m. Euphemia Elphinstone (11 May 1509–5 May 1572) m. Madeleine (de) Valois (10 August 1520–7 July 1537) m. Maria (Van Lotharingen) Guise (22 November 1515–10 June 1560) m. Lady (Margaret Erskine Douglas, Countess of) Lennox, (13 Aug 1513 or 08 Oct 1515–5 May 1572) m. Margaret Erskine (11 May 1509–5 May 1572)
  1. 1. Lady (Jean (Jane) (Mary) mac (Stuart) Stewart-Cambell, (They divorced on 23 Jun 1573, the reason being desertion), Illegitimate daughter of King James V of Scotland by his mistress Elizabeth) Bethune. 1528–1588 m. Lord (Archibald (2nd), mac Campbell, of Lochnell Castle, (wed 1. Lady Jean Stewart, daughter of King James V, 2. Janet Cunningham), 5th Earl of) Argyll. 1532–1573
    1. 1. Sir (Archibald) Campbell 1545–1640 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1550–1622
      1. 1. Isabell Campbell 1603–1663 m. Col (.\Lord Gilbert Kennedy III, 2nd Earl of) Cassillis 1593–1627
        1. 1. Hugh (Kennedy) Physician 1626–1685 m. Mary (Sophia) UPTON 1620–1687
  2. 2. James (Stewart "Natural son of James) V" 1531–1570
  3. 3. Robert (IV Douglas Laird van Lochleven) Iv 1543–1580
  4. 4. Lord (Robert 3rd Baron of Stirlingshire) Elphinstone 1530–1602
  5. 5. Robert, (Duke of Albany) Stewart 1540–1541
  6. 6. Archibald Stewart 1530–
  7. 7. Margaret Stewart 1528–1542
  8. 8. JOHNNE McCEROW 1530–1608
  9. 9. Francois (De Longuevile) Orleans 1537–1537
  10. 10. Henry Stewart 1532–1570
  11. 11. ARTHUR (ROBERT STEWART Earl Of) Orkney 1533–1592
  12. 12. Robert ("Illegitimate' Earl of Orkney) Stewart 1533–1592
  13. 13. Jean (Lady Illegitimate) Stewart 1538–1587
  14. 14. Willem (Douglas of Lochleven, Earl van) Morton 1540–1606
  15. 15. Sir (James Stewart 1st Earl of) Moray 1531–1570
  16. 16. John (Prior of Coldingham Stewart "Natural son of James) V" 1532–1563
  17. 17. Adam (Stewart King James Illigetimate son Prior of Perth) Charterhouse 1536–1606
  18. 18. James (Stewart Earl of Mar, Earl of Moray Regent of) Scotland 1531–1570
  19. 19. Charles (Stuart) Lowrie –1916
  20. 20. Mary (Queen of) Scotland 1542–
  21. 21. Mary (I “Queen of Scots” Stewart Queen of) Scotland 1542–1587
  22. 22. Arthur Stewart 1541–1541
  23. 23. Jean Campbell 1537–1588
  24. 24. James Stewart 1540–1541
  25. 25. James (Stewart Abbot Of) Kelso 1529–1558
  26. 26. Maria (I Stuart Koningin van) Schotland 1542–1587
  27. 27. James (Stuart Hertog van) Rothesay 1529–1541
  28. 28. Adam Stuart 1535–1575
  29. 29. Robert, (Prior of Whithorn, Stewart"Natural son of James) V" 1541–1581
  30. 30. Eupheme Douglas 1533–1580
  31. 31. Janet Douglas 1536–

James Scots's Timeline

2 Records

1512
10 April 1512
Birth of James V King of Scots in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1542
14 December 1542
Age 30
Death of James V King of Scots in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fetter Angus, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1542
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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