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James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart 1430–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1430

Birth Location: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Aug 1460

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: James Stewart

Mother: Catherine DeRoet

Spouse(s): Maria Scotland

Children(s): Lady Stewart

In 1430, James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart entered the world in Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to James I King Of The Scots Stewart And Catherine Deroet. James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart married Maria Van Egmond Van Gelre Du Guelders Queen Of Scotland, and had children including Lady Mary Stewart. James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart passed away in 1460 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart entered the world in Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to James I King Of The Scots Stewart And Catherine Deroet.
  • James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart married Maria Van Egmond Van Gelre Du Guelders Queen Of Scotland, and had children including Lady Mary Stewart.
  • James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart passed away in 1460 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Stewart's Ancestors

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James Stewart
1430–1460
Birth Place: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
James I King of the Scots Stewart
1383–1451
Castle Dundonald, Innermath, Argyllshire, Scotland
Catherine DeRoet
1400–1440
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John James
1371–1410
Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Margaret "The Poet's Muse" De Holand, Marchioness of Dorset, Duchess of Clarence and) Lancaster
1384–1439
Upholland Castle, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Holand
1354–1397
Alice Fitzalan
1352–1416
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas DeHoland
1314–1360
Joan Plantagenet
1328–1385

James Stewart's Descendants

1.
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James (II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay) Stewart (16 Oct 1430–3 Aug 1460) m. Maria (van Egmond\van Gelre du Guelders, Queen of) Scotland (Abt. 1433–Aft. 1533)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Stewart 1533–1553 m. Sir (James II HAMILTON, Baron of) Cadzow 1533–1529
    1. 1. Sir (James III Baron Hamilton, Earl of) Arran 1553–1573 m. Elizabeth Home 1477–1544
      1. 1. Sir (John) Hamilton 1497–1574 m. Janet Home 1514–1573 m. Elizabeth Murr 1506–1578
        1. 1. Margaret Hamilton 1525–1579 m. Sir (Knight John Wallace de) Scotland 1525–1570

James Stewart's Timeline

6 Records

1430
16 October 1430
Birth of James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1430
Abt. 1430
Birth of James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Scotland
1430
16 Oct 1430
Birth of James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart in Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1460
3 August 1460
Age 30
Death of James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1460
Abt. 1460
Age 30
Death of James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart in August 03, 1460 (29) Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Killed by an exploding cannon) Place of Burial: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
August 03, 1460 (29) Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Killed by an exploding cannon) Place of Burial: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1460
3 Aug 1460
Age 30
Death of James II King of the Scots, Duke of Rothesay Stewart in Killed in the Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Killed in the Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1430
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1430
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1430
    Event Place: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1460
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1460
    Event Place: August 03, 1460 (29) Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Killed by an exploding cannon) Place of Burial: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1460
    Event Place: Killed in the Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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