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James King of Scots 1512–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1512

Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 December 1542

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: James Scots

Mother: Margaret Tudor

Spouse(s): Marie Scotlan, Mary Guise

Children(s): Mary Scots

James King of Scots was born in 1512 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James Iv Stewart King Of Scots And Margaret Tudor. James King of Scots married Marie De Guise De Lorraine Queen Of Scotlan, Mary Queen Of England Guise, and had children including Mary Stuart Queen Of Scots. James King of Scots passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James King of Scots was born in 1512 in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James Iv Stewart King Of Scots And Margaret Tudor.
  • James King of Scots married Marie De Guise De Lorraine Queen Of Scotlan, Mary Queen Of England Guise, and had children including Mary Stuart Queen Of Scots.
  • James King of Scots passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Scots's Ancestors

Self
James Scots
1512–1542
Birth Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James IV Stewart\ King of Scots
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
James (Stewart\ King of) Scots
1451–1488
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret (of Denmark and Norway, of Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of) Scotland
1456–1486
København, Danmark
Henry (VII England Tudor) England
1456–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Plantagenet\ Queen of) England
1466–1503
Westminster, London, England
Great-Grandparents
James Scots
1430–1460
Maria Scotland
1433–1463
Thomas Stanley
1435–1504
Lady (Tudor)
1443–1509
Edward Plantagenet
1442–1483
Elizabeth Wydeville
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1394–1437
Joanna Beaufort
1404–1445
THOMAS STANLEY
1406–1458
Lady Goushill
1404–1460
King Plantagenet
1411–1460
Cecily Neville
1415–1495

James Scots's Descendants

1.
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James (King of) Scots (10 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. Marie (De Guise de Lorraine\ Queen of) Scotlan (22 November 1515–10 June 1560) m. Mary (Queen Of England) Guise (22 Nov 1515–11 June 1560)
  1. 1. Mary (Stuart\ Queen of) Scots 1542–1587 m. Henry (Stuart Lord Darnley & Duke Of) Albany 1545–1567
    1. 1. James (I & IV Of Scotland Stuart King) England 1566–1625

James Scots's Timeline

3 Records

1512
10 April 1512
Birth of James King of Scots in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1512
10 April 1512
Birth of James King of Scots in Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
1542
14 December 1542
Age 30
Death of James 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:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1512
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1542
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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