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Janet Jane Lady Bothwell Kennedy 1456–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1456

Birth Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Death Date: 14 July 1486

Death Location: Cambuskenneth, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John KENNEDY

Mother: Elizabeth GORDON

Spouse(s): Sir III

Children(s): James Scots

Janet Jane Lady Bothwell Kennedy was born in 1456 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark, the child of John 2Nd Baron Kennedy And Elizabeth Gordon. Janet Jane Lady Bothwell Kennedy married Sir John Lord Bothwell James Iii, and had children including James Iv King Of Scots. Janet Jane Lady Bothwell Kennedy passed away in 1486 in Cambuskenneth, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Jane Lady Bothwell Kennedy was born in 1456 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark, the child of John 2Nd Baron Kennedy And Elizabeth Gordon.
  • Janet Jane Lady Bothwell Kennedy married Sir John Lord Bothwell James Iii, and had children including James Iv King Of Scots.
  • Janet Jane Lady Bothwell Kennedy passed away in 1486 in Cambuskenneth, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Janet Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Janet Kennedy
1456–1486
Birth Place: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Parents
John 2nd Baron KENNEDY
1436–1508
Maybole, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Elizabeth GORDON
1444–1500
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert Kennedy
1406–1479
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Catherine Maxwell
1408–1484
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Alexander (Gordon Seton) Huntly
1410–1470
Huntley Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Crichton Countess) Huntly
1410–1479
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Kennedy's Descendants

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Janet (Jane Lady Bothwell) Kennedy (23 June 1456–14 July 1486) m. Sir (John Lord Bothwell James) III (10 July 1451–11 June 1488)
  1. 1. James (IV King of) Scots 1473–1513 m. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541
    1. 1. Margaret Stewart 1497–1551 m. Sir (Patrick) Mckee 1501–1590
      1. 1. Lord (Alexandar) Mackey 1550–1591 m. Katherine Agnew 1554–1624
        1. 1. Sir (James McKIE of) CROSBIE 1577–1651 m. Mary Hutchison 1577–1677

Janet Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1456
23 June 1456
Birth of Janet Jane Lady Bothwell Kennedy in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
1486
14 July 1486
Age 30
Death of Janet Jane Lady Bothwell Kennedy in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 June 1456
    Event Place: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 1486
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambuskenneth, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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