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James Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of Shetland 1532–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1532

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 4 February 1593

Death Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Euphemia Elphinstone

Spouse(s): Catherine Dade

Children(s): Earl Orkney

In 1532, James Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of Shetland entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James V King Of Scotland And Euphemia Elphinstone. James Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of Shetland married Catherine Dade, and had children including Earl Jacob Stewart De Orkney. James Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of Shetland passed away in 1593 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

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  • In 1532, James Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of Shetland entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James V King Of Scotland And Euphemia Elphinstone.
  • James Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of Shetland married Catherine Dade, and had children including Earl Jacob Stewart De Orkney.
  • James Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of Shetland passed away in 1593 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

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James Shetland's Ancestors

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James Shetland
1532–1593
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James V King of Scotland
1512–1542
Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh, USA
Euphemia Elphinstone
1509–1564
Elphinstone, East-Lothian, Schotland
Grandparents
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James Shetland's Descendants

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James (Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of) Shetland (Mar 1532–4 February 1593) m. Catherine Dade (1549–Deceased)
  1. 1. Earl (Jacob Stewart de) Orkney 1572–1665 m. Maria (Princess Of) Denmark 1575–1655
    1. 1. Hannah ((Manning)) Stewart 1593–1650 m. William (Manning) II 1614–1690
      1. 1. Hannah Manning 1642–1724
        1. 1. Nathaniel Stearns 1668–1716 m. Elizabeth Dix 1671–1712

James Shetland's Timeline

2 Records

1532
Mar 1532
Birth of James Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of Shetland in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1593
4 February 1593
Age 61
Death of James Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of Shetland in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1532
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 February 1593
    Event Place: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

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