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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: Henry James

Mother: Margaret Tudor

Spouse(s): Madeleine VALOIS, Mary LOTHARINGEN, Princess Tudor, Elizabeth V)

Children(s): Mary Stuart, Louis d'ORLEANS-LONGUEVILLE, Jacques Stuart, Arthur Stuart, François d'ORLEANS-LONGUEVILLE, Margaret Douglas, James Scots, Robert Stewart, James Rothesay, Adam Perth, Henry Stewart, John Coldingham, Robert Locjleven, Archibald Stewart, Robert James

In 1512, James V King of Scots entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to Henry James And Margaret Queen Consort Of Scotland Tudor. James V King of Scots married Elizabeth Bethune Mistress Of James V, Madeleine De Valois, Mary Van Lotharingen, Princess Margaret Tudor, and had children including Adam Stewart Prior Of Perth, Archibald Stewart, Arthur Stuart, Francois Iii D Orleans Longueville, Henry Stewart, Jacques Stuart, James Stewart Duke Of Rothesay, James V King Of Scots, John Stewart Lord Darnley Prior Of Coldingham, Louis D Orleans Longueville, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Mary Queen Of Scotland Stuart, Robert Douglas Of Locjleven, Robert Stewart, Robert Stewart Illig Son Of King James. James V King of Scots passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1512, James V King of Scots entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to Henry James And Margaret Queen Consort Of Scotland Tudor.
  • James V King of Scots married Elizabeth Bethune Mistress Of James V, Madeleine De Valois, Mary Van Lotharingen, Princess Margaret Tudor, and had children including Adam Stewart Prior Of Perth, Archibald Stewart, Arthur Stuart, Francois Iii D Orleans Longueville, Henry Stewart, Jacques Stuart, James Stewart Duke Of Rothesay, James V King Of Scots, John Stewart Lord Darnley Prior Of Coldingham, Louis D Orleans Longueville, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Mary Queen Of Scotland Stuart, Robert Douglas Of Locjleven, Robert Stewart, Robert Stewart Illig Son Of King James.
  • James V King of Scots passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Scots's Ancestors

Self
James Scots
1512–1542
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Henry James
1473–1587
Baldorran, Campsie, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret ("Queen Consort of Scotland") Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
King (James III) Stewart
1451–1488
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Margaret Mowat
1456–1486
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Hendrik (VII van) Engeland
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Wales, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (of) York
1456–1503
Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Richmond
1430–1456
Margaret Derby
1443–1509
Edward England
1442–1483
Elizabeth England
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Scots's Descendants

1.
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James (V King of) Scots (10 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. Madeleine (de) VALOIS (10 August 1520–7 July 1537) m. Mary (van) LOTHARINGEN (22 November 1515–11 June 1560) m. Princess (Margaret) Tudor (10 August 1520–7 July 1537) m. Elizabeth (Bethune mistress of James) V) (1510–25 Nov 1564)
  1. 1. Mary (Queen of Scotland) Stuart 1542–1587 m. Henry Stuart 1545–1567
    1. 1. James I 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619 m. Sofie (Von) Mecklenburg 1557–1631
      1. 1. Robert (Stuart Stewart Prince of) Scotland 1602–1602
      2. 2. Princess Mary 1605–1607
      3. 3. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
      4. 4. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
      5. 5. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      6. 6. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
  2. 2. Louis d'ORLEANS-LONGUEVILLE 1536–1536
  3. 3. Jacques Stuart 1540–1541
  4. 4. Arthur Stuart 1541–1541
  5. 5. François (III) d'ORLEANS-LONGUEVILLE 1535–1551
  6. 6. Margaret Douglas 1524–1570
  7. 7. James (V King of) Scots 1529–1557
  8. 8. Robert Stewart 1533–1592
  9. 9. James (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1540–1541
  10. 10. Adam (Stewart Prior of) Perth 1530–1575 m. Jeanette Ruthven 1540–1593
  11. 11. Henry Stewart 1531–1563
  12. 12. John (Stewart Lord Darnley Prior of) Coldingham 1531–1563
  13. 13. Robert (Douglas of) Locjleven 1535–1580
  14. 14. Archibald Stewart 1530–1578
  15. 15. Robert (Stewart Illig son of King) James 1532–1606

James Scots's Timeline

4 Records

1512
10 April 1512
Birth of James V King of Scots in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1532
1532
Age 20
James V King of Scots was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1542
1542
Age 30
James V King of Scots was married in Scotland
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:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 590
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: James's favourite mistress

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Mistress

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: No marriage
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Styria, Austria

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Anderson, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 491

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1542
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 590
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    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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