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James IV Tudor 1457 – 1515 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1457

Birth Location: Lathom Castle, Knowsley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 22 Mar 1515

Death Location: Hornby Castle, Hornby (Lancashire) England

Father: Edmund Richmond

Mother: Margaret Derby

Spouse(s): Anne Benger

Children(s): Lady Stanley

The story of James IV Tudor began in 1457 in Lathom Castle, Knowsley, Lancashire, England. In 1506, James IV Tudor established residence. James IV Tudor married Anne (Lady James Stanley) Benger, and had children including Lady Margaret Margery Stanley. James IV Tudor passed away in 1515 in Hornby Castle, Hornby (Lancashire) England.

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Biography

  • The story of James IV Tudor began in 1457 in Lathom Castle, Knowsley, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1506, James IV Tudor established residence.
  • James IV Tudor married Anne (Lady James Stanley) Benger, and had children including Lady Margaret Margery Stanley.
  • James IV Tudor passed away in 1515 in Hornby Castle, Hornby (Lancashire) England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Richmond
1431 – 1456
Birth Location: Royal Manor of Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
ER
Margaret Derby
1443 – 1509
Birth Location: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
MD

Spouses(s)

Anne Benger
1459 – 1515
Birth Location: Huyton, Lancashire, England
AB

Children(s)

Lady Stanley
1475 – 1526
Birth Location: Weever, Cheshire, England
LS

James Tudor's Ancestors

Self
James Tudor
1457 – 1515
Birth Place: Lathom Castle, Knowsley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Edmund of Hadham Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
1431 – 1456
Royal Manor of Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret (Countess Beaufort Countess of Richmond and) Derby
1443 – 1509
Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Owain (Ap-Maredudd Tudor, Earl of Richmond (Henry VI) Plantagenet)
1400 – 1461
Snowdon, Carnarvonshire, Wales
Princess (Catherine DeValois of France, Queen Consert of England, Wife of King Henry V, Mother of King Henry VI, Grandmother of King Henry) VII
1401 – 1437
Hotel de St Pol, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Sir (Lord Edmund I Plantagenet Beaufort, Knight of the Garter, Commander in the English Army, Justice in Eyre, 4th English Count) Beaufort
1404 – 1455
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Eleanor (Beauchamp, Baroness de Ros, Duchess of) Somerset
1408 – 1467
Wedgenock, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Maredudd Tudor
1370 – 1406
Margaretha Vychan
1383 – 1428
King Charles
1368 – 1422
Queen Wittelsbach
1369 – 1435
John Beaufort
1372 – 1410
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King France
1338 – 1380
Joanne France)
1338 – 1378
Etienne Wittelsbach
1337 – 1413
Taddéa Visconti
1352 – 1381

James Tudor's Descendants

1.
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James (IV) Tudor (1457 – 22 Mar 1515) m. Anne ((Lady James Stanley)) Benger (1459 – 1515)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Margery) Stanley (1475 – 18 Apr 1526) m. John Ireland (1475 – 29 Jul 1525) m. John (Ireland Sir Knight of) Warton (1475 – 29 Jul 1525)
    1. 1. Alice Ireland\DeRisley (1514 – abt 1617) m. Richard (Tattershall De) Risley (1514 – 1560)
      1. 1. John DeRisley (1536 – 1599) m. Margareta Radcliffe (1522 – abt 1631)
      2. 2. John (Tattershell de) Risley (15 Dec 1550 – 1597) m. Magledine Grianditch (1541 – 1572) m. Magdalene Grianditch (1550 – 1650)
        1. 1. Richard (Tattershell de) Risley (Abt. 1575 – 6 Apr 1635) m. Mary (Anne (Hyde)) Arnold (1569 – Jul 1628)
        2. 2. Richard (K. Tattershall de) Risley (30 Oct 1570 – 6 Apr 1635) m. Margaret Fox (1576 – 1602)
      3. 3. John DeRisley (1536 – 1599)

James Tudor's Timeline

3 Records

1457
1457
Birth of James IV Tudor in Lathom Castle, Knowsley, Lancashire, England
Lathom Castle, Knowsley, Lancashire, England
1506
5 Nov 1506
Age 49
James IV Tudor resided here
None
1515
22 Mar 1515
Age 58
Death of James IV Tudor in Hornby Castle, Hornby (Lancashire) England
Hornby Castle, Hornby (Lancashire) England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1457
    Event Place: Lathom Castle, Knowsley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 957
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1506
    Record Source: England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1515
    Event Place: Hornby Castle, Hornby (Lancashire) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 957
    [2] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [3] England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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