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King James II of Scots Stewart "Firey Face" Earl of Buchan 1430–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 OCT 1430

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 3 AUG 1460

Death Location: Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburgshire, Scotland a bursting piece of ordnance breaking his leg and killing him instantly

Father: James Stewart

Mother: Joan Beaufort

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King James II of Scots Stewart "Firey Face" Earl of Buchan was born in 1430 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James I Stewart And Joan Beaufort. King James II of Scots Stewart "Firey Face" Earl of Buchan passed away in 1460 in Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburgshire, Scotland a bursting piece of ordnance breaking his leg and killing him instantly.

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Biography

  • King James II of Scots Stewart "Firey Face" Earl of Buchan was born in 1430 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James I Stewart And Joan Beaufort.
  • King James II of Scots Stewart "Firey Face" Earl of Buchan passed away in 1460 in Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburgshire, Scotland a bursting piece of ordnance breaking his leg and killing him instantly.

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King Buchan's Ancestors

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King Buchan
1430–1460
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James I Stewart
1394–1437
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Joan Beaufort
1407–1445
London, England
Grandparents
Robert (III) Stewart
1337–1406
Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Annabella Drummond
1350–1401
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Beaufort
1371–1410
Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Marguerite Holland
1384–1440
Upholland, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Stewart
1316–1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320–1355
John Lennox
1318–1373
Mary Montifichet
1324–1375
John Gaunt
1340–1399
Katherine Roet
1350–1403
Thomas Holland
1354–1397
Lady Kent
1350–1415
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Stewart
1293–1326
Marjorie Bruce
1296–1316
Adame Mure
1290–1355
Janet 'Baroness'
1295–1355
Richard FitzAlan
1306–1376
Eleanor Lancaster
1318–1372

King Buchan's Timeline

2 Records

1430
16 OCT 1430
Birth of King James II of Scots Stewart "Firey Face" Earl of Buchan in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1460
3 AUG 1460
Age 30
Death of King James II of Scots Stewart "Firey Face" Earl of Buchan in Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburgshire, Scotland a bursting piece of ordnance breaking his leg and killing him instantly
Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburgshire, Scotland a bursting piece of ordnance breaking his leg and killing him instantly

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1430
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 AUG 1460
    Event Place: Seige of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburgshire, Scotland a bursting piece of ordnance breaking his leg and killing him instantly

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