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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 Scots

Mother: Margaret Tudor

Spouse(s): Madeleine Valois, Margaretha Erskine

Children(s): Sir Scotland, Mary Stuart, James Stewart, Robert Lochleven

In 1512, James V King of Scots entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James Iv King Of Scots And Margaret Tudor. James V King of Scots married Madeleine Of Valois, Margaretha Erskine, and had children including James Stewart, Mary Stuart, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Sir William Douglas Of Lochleven 6Th Earl Of Morton Amp Northumberland Amp Custodian Of Queen Mary 1St Of Scotland. 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 Iv King Of Scots And Margaret Tudor.
  • James V King of Scots married Madeleine Of Valois, Margaretha Erskine, and had children including James Stewart, Mary Stuart, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Sir William Douglas Of Lochleven 6Th Earl Of Morton Amp Northumberland Amp Custodian Of Queen Mary 1St Of Scotland.
  • James V 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: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James IV King of Scots
1473–1513
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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 (of) Valois (10 August 1520–7 July 1537) m. Margaretha Erskine (1515–5 May 1572)
  1. 1. Sir (William Douglas, of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton & Northumberland & Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of) Scotland 1534–1615 m. Lady (Margaret (Margaretha)) Gordon-Douglas 1539–1607
    1. 1. Lord (Sir James Kilgour Douglas, 8th Baron of) Drumlanrig 1559–1615 m. Jean (Jane) Anstruther 1564–1630 m. Lady (Mary Fleming, Baroness of Drumlanrig, Countess of) Bothwellhaugh 1566–1624
      1. 1. Sir (James Douglas) Kilgour 1580–1617 m. Lady (Janet Thyne) Kilgore 1589–1655
        1. 1. Lord (Sir James, 2nd of Mouswald) Kilgour 1603–1700 m. Lady (Isabel Lowe Ballingall) Steele 1607–1675
      2. 2. Sir (William Douglas (1st Earl of Queensbury and 9th Feudal Baron of Drumlanrig)) ⭐️ 1582–1640
      3. 3. Lady (Janet Douglas of) Drumlanrig 1583–1659
      4. 4. John (Maxwell) Douglas 1580–1631
      5. 5. Sir (George de) Douglas 1585–1587
      6. 6. James ((Sir) Douglas of) Mouswald 1585–1627
      7. 7. William (DOUGLAS 7th Earl of) Morton 1584–1648
      8. 8. Sir (William Douglas (1st Earl of) Queensbury} 1582–1638
      9. 9. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1578–1638
      10. 10. David (Airdoch) Douglas 1585–1883
      11. 11. Sir (William, 1st Earl of Queensbury, Douglas of) Queensberry 1585–1638
      12. 12. Lord (James David Douglas of) Kilgour 1582–1617
      13. 13. George (Douglas) Kilgour 1585–1587
      14. 14. Robert (Douglas) Kilgour 1588–1638
      15. 15. Beatrix Douglas 1599–
      16. 16. Helen (Douglas of Drumlanrig) Maitland 1590–1663
      17. 17. Mary Douglas 1601–1628
    2. 2. Christian (Stewart) Douglas 1558–1598
    3. 3. Helena (Douglas Of) Truhead 1564–1624
    4. 4. Archibald (Earl of Angus) Douglas 1559–1617
    5. 5. Margaret (Elizabeth Douglas , Countess of) Morton 1562–1624
    6. 6. Lady (Jean) Douglas 1570–1624
    7. 7. Sallie Mcclellan 1560–1597
    8. 8. Janet Douglas 1562–1624
  2. 2. Mary Stuart 1542–1587
  3. 3. James Stewart 1531–1570
  4. 4. Robert (IV Douglas Laird van) Lochleven 1535–1580

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
1515
1515
Age 3
Birth of James V King of Scots in Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1542
14 December 1542
Age 30
Death of James V King of Scots in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1547
10 September 1547
Age 35
Death of James V King of Scots in Pinkie, Inveresk, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pinkie, Inveresk, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1547
    Event Place: Pinkie, Inveresk, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    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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