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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 None

Mother: Margaret Tudor

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): James Moray

In 1512, James V King of Scots entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James And Margaret Tudor. James V King of Scots married Margaret Douglas, and had children including James Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray. 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 James And Margaret Tudor.
  • James V King of Scots married Margaret Douglas, and had children including James Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray.
  • 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
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
King (of Scots James The) Third
1451–1488
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (of) Denmark
1456–1486
Denmark, Danemark
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Scots's Descendants

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James (V King of) Scots (10 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. Margaret Douglas (8 October 1515–5 May 1572)
  1. 1. James (Stewart 1st Earl of) Moray 1531–1570 m. Agnes Keith 1530–1588
    1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart 1565–1591

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: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 590

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1542
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 590

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

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