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King of Scotland James I 1394–1437 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1394

Birth Location: Dunfermline Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1437

Death Location: Assassinated At Monastry of The Friars Preachers, Perth, Scotland (Murdered By His Uncle Walter)

Father: James IV

Mother: Lady Scotland"

Spouse(s): Joan Beaufort, Joan Beaufort, Joan Beaufort, Joan Beaufort, Lady Keith

Children(s): Eleanor Stewart, Alexander Stewart, Isabella Stewart, Lady Stewart, Andrew Stewart, Jacob Ii, Janet Stewart, Christian Lindsay, Joan Scotland, Scotland Mary, Agnes Schelis(Stewart), Andrew Stewart, Lady Stewart, Lady Stewart, Lady Stewart, Alexander Stewart, Lady Stewart, Lady Stewart, Sir Stewart, Lady Stewart, James II, Lady Stewart, Sarah Stewart

King of Scotland James I was born in 1394 in Dunfermline Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland, the child of James Stewart King Of Scots Iv And Lady Margaret De Drummond Mistress Of King James Iv Of Scotland. King of Scotland James I married Joan Jane Or Joanna Beaufort, Joan Beaufort, Lady Anne Dame Of Morton Duchess Of Queensbury Keith, and had children including Agnes Jane Anderson Schelis Stewart, Alexander Stewart, Andrew Stewart, Christian Lindsay, Eleanor Stewart, Isabella Elizabeth Stewart, Jacob Ii Van Schotland Ii, James King Of Scots Ii, Janet Jane Stewart, Joan Janet Scotland, Lady Annabell Annabella Stewart, Lady Eleaonor Stewart, Lady Isabella Elizabeth Stewart, Lady Jean Stewart, Lady Joan Janet Stewart, Lady Margaret Stewart, Lady Mary Stewart, Sarah Stewart, Scotland Mary, Sir John Stewart. King of Scotland James I passed away in 1437 in Assassinated At Monastry of The Friars Preachers, Perth, Scotland (Murdered By His Uncle Walter).

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Biography

  • King of Scotland James I was born in 1394 in Dunfermline Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland, the child of James Stewart King Of Scots Iv And Lady Margaret De Drummond Mistress Of King James Iv Of Scotland.
  • King of Scotland James I married Joan Jane Or Joanna Beaufort, Joan Beaufort, Lady Anne Dame Of Morton Duchess Of Queensbury Keith, and had children including Agnes Jane Anderson Schelis Stewart, Alexander Stewart, Andrew Stewart, Christian Lindsay, Eleanor Stewart, Isabella Elizabeth Stewart, Jacob Ii Van Schotland Ii, James King Of Scots Ii, Janet Jane Stewart, Joan Janet Scotland, Lady Annabell Annabella Stewart, Lady Eleaonor Stewart, Lady Isabella Elizabeth Stewart, Lady Jean Stewart, Lady Joan Janet Stewart, Lady Margaret Stewart, Lady Mary Stewart, Sarah Stewart, Scotland Mary, Sir John Stewart.
  • King of Scotland James I passed away in 1437 in Assassinated At Monastry of The Friars Preachers, Perth, Scotland (Murdered By His Uncle Walter).

Immediate Family

Parents

James IV
1473–1513
Birth Location: Edinburgh
JI
Lady Scotland"
1475–1501
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Joan Beaufort
1407–1445
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
JB
Joan Beaufort
1407–1445
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
JB
Joan Beaufort
1407–1445
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
JB
Joan Beaufort
1407–1445
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
JB
Lady Keith
1588–1655
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LK

Children(s)

Eleanor Stewart
1427–1480
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
ES
Alexander Stewart
1430–1430
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
AS
Isabella Stewart
1426–1494
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
IS
Lady Stewart
1424–1445
Birth Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
LS
Andrew Stewart
1428–1428
Birth Location: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
AS
Jacob Ii
1430–1460
Birth Location: Holyrood Palace/Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
JI
Janet Stewart
1428–1498
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
JS
Christian Lindsay
1430–1496
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
CL
Joan Scotland
1428–
Birth Location: –
JS
Scotland Mary
1429–1464
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
SM
Agnes Schelis(Stewart)
1428–1493
Birth Location: Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
AS
Andrew Stewart
1428–1501
Birth Location: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
AS
Lady Stewart
1429–1493
Birth Location: Castle Scone, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LS
Lady Stewart
1428–1486
Birth Location: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LS
Lady Stewart
1428–1509
Birth Location: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LS
Alexander Stewart
1431–1431
Birth Location: Castle Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlotian, Scotland
AS
Lady Stewart
1430–1465
Birth Location: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LS
Lady Stewart
1427–1480
Birth Location: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LS
Sir Stewart
1440–1512
Birth Location: Castle Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
SS
Lady Stewart
1426–1494
Birth Location: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LS
James II
1430–1460
Birth Location: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
JI
Lady Stewart
1424–1445
Birth Location: Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LS
Sarah Stewart
1645–1705
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
SS

King I's Ancestors

Self
King I
1394–1437
Birth Place: Dunfermline Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland
Parents
James Stewart - King of Scots IV
1473–1513
Edinburgh
Lady (Margaret de Drummond "Mistress of King James IV of) Scotland"
1475–1501
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Stewart) III
1451–1488
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Margaret Drummond
1456–1486
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
John (Drummond 1st Baron of Drummond, Justicar of Scotland, Lord High Chamberlain of) Scotland
1438–1519
Stobhall, Perthshire, Schotland
Elizabeth (Lindsay Baroness of) Drummond
1445–1519
Castle Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James II
1430–1460
Mary Earl
1433–1463
Thomas Sleeswijk
1426–1481
Catherine NSJ
1417–1479
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King STEWART
1383–1451
Joan Beaufort
1407–1445
Arnoldus Egmond
1410–1473
Catharina Lindenhof
1417–1476

King I's Descendants

1.
KI
King (of Scotland James) I (30 Dec 1394–21 Feb 1437) m. Joan ("Jane or Joanna") Beaufort (27 December 1407–15 Jul 1445) m. Joan Beaufort (27 Dec 1407–15 Jul 1445) m. Joan Beaufort (27 Dec 1407–15 Jul 1445) m. Joan Beaufort (27 Dec 1407–15 Jul 1445) m. Lady (Anne, Dame of Morton; Duchess of Queensbury,) Keith (07 14 1588–07 16 1655)
  1. 1. Eleanor Stewart 1427–1480
  2. 2. Alexander Stewart 1430–1430
  3. 3. Isabella ("Elizabeth") Stewart 1426–1494
  4. 4. Lady (Margaret) Stewart 1424–1445
  5. 5. Andrew Stewart 1428–1428
  6. 6. Jacob (II van Schotland) Ii 1430–1460
  7. 7. Janet ("Jane") Stewart 1428–1498
  8. 8. Christian Lindsay 1430–1496
  9. 9. Joan (Janet) Scotland 1428–
  10. 10. Scotland Mary 1429–1464
  11. 11. Agnes (Jane Anderson) Schelis(Stewart) 1428–1493
  12. 12. Andrew Stewart 1428–1501
  13. 13. Lady (Joan "Janet") Stewart 1429–1493
  14. 14. Lady (Jean) Stewart 1428–1486
  15. 15. Lady (Annabell "Annabella") Stewart 1428–1509
  16. 16. Alexander Stewart 1431–1431
  17. 17. Lady (Mary) Stewart 1430–1465
  18. 18. Lady (Eleaonor) Stewart 1427–1480
  19. 19. Sir (John) Stewart 1440–1512
  20. 20. Lady (Isabella "Elizabeth") Stewart 1426–1494
  21. 21. James (King of Scots) II 1430–1460 m. Maria ("Mary" Egmond von Guelders Queen Consort of) Scotland 1433–1463 m. Mary (of) Guelders 1432–1463
    1. 1. Margaret (Stewart Crichton) Princess 1450–1512 m. William (John Barton Wade) Sir 1460–1490 m. James (III) Stewart 1451–1488 m. Sir (Robert Crichton Knight, 4th Laird of Sanquhar, 1st Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, Father of Robert Crichton 2nd Lord Crichton of) Sanquhar 1435–1495 m. William, (3rd Lord,) Crichton 1455–1493
      1. 1. Margaret (Wood) Crichton 1480–1546 m. George (4th Earl of Rothes) Leslie 1476–1558 m. George Halkerstoun –1513 m. George Leslie 1464–1558 m. Alexander Stewart 1480–1537 m. William Todkek –1507
        1. 1. Lady (Dame Helena E) Leslie 1545–1594 m. Mark (Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker) Kerr 1520–1584
        2. 2. Lady (Agnes Leslie Countess) Morton 1539–1606
        3. 3. Christian (Lady of Rothes) Leslie 1526–1575
        4. 4. Andrew (Leslie Earl van) Rothes 1535–1611
        5. 5. John Leslie 1517–1554
        6. 6. William Leslie 1519–1573
        7. 7. Robert Leslie 1476–1558
        8. 8. Jeanette Leslie 1515–1591
        9. 9. Lady (Margaret) Leslie 1520–1584
        10. 10. Robert Leslie 1519–1588
      2. 2. Margaret (Wood Crichton Countess of) Rothes 1480–1546
      3. 3. James (Crichton of Frendraught 4th Lord) Crichton 1473–1530
      4. 4. Robert (Crichton of) Kinnoull –1492
      5. 5. Elisabeth Crichton 1472–1524
      6. 6. Sir (James Crichton of) Frendraught 1479–1530
    2. 2. Margaret Stewart 1449–1463
    3. 3. James (III) Stewart 1451–1488 m. Margaret (Stewart Crichton) Princess 1450–1512 m. Margaret (Oldenburg of) Denmark 1457–1487 m. Margaret Oldenburg 1456–1486 m. Margaret Stewart 1456–1486 m. Margaret (of Denmark and) Norway 1456–1486 m. Margaret (of Denmark and) Norway 1456–1486 m. Princess (Margaret of Denmark) Oldenberg 1456–1486 m. Margaret (Stewart (Queen of Scotland)) Stewart 1456–1486 m. MARGARETE (MARGARET) OLDENBURG 1456–1486 m. Margaret (of Denmark and) Norway 1456–1486 m. Queen (Margaret Mary Stewart of Denmark and Norway of Oldenburg; Queen) consort 1456–1486
      1. 1. James (IV King of) Scots 1473–1513
      2. 2. Mary Stewart 1478–1502
      3. 3. Jacob (Stuart Hertog van Ross Aartsbisschop van St.) Andrews 1479–1503
      4. 4. Margaret Stuart 1477–1541
      5. 5. Alexander ((of Greenan)) Stewart 1473–1513
      6. 6. John (Stewart earl of) mar 1475–1547
      7. 7. Agnes (Isabel Stewart, Countess of) Bothwell 1480–1557
      8. 8. James Stuart_Oldenburg 1472–1513
      9. 9. Annabella (Stewart Scotland) Countess 1442–1509
      10. 10. Lady (Agnes, aka Isobel, Countess of Bothwell, (Mistress King James IV Scotland), Stewart) Iv 1472–1557
      11. 11. John Stewart 1440–1512
    4. 4. Sir (David) Stewart 1456–1457
    5. 5. King (of Scotland James) III 1451–1488
    6. 6. James Stewart 1460–1513
    7. 7. David (Stewart) Stuart 1457–1487
    8. 8. John Stewart 1459–1460
    9. 9. Margaret (Cecilia) Stewart 1452–1488
    10. 10. John Stewart 1452–1488
    11. 11. Thomas (Arran) Stewart 1450–1450
    12. 12. Richard Stewart 1452–
    13. 13. Maria (Stuart Prinecss) Scottland 1450–1488
    14. 14. Alexander (Stewart Duke of) Albany 1454–1485
    15. 15. HRH (Princess Mary Lennox de Stewart Stuart Steuart) Steward 1452–1479
    16. 16. Mary Stewart 1430–1484
    17. 17. King (Edward IV Stewart) Iv 1442–1483
    18. 18. Mary (Fielding (Lady) -- Princess of Scotland -- Countess of Arran --- Stewart) (Hamilton) 1453–1488
    19. 19. Lady (Agnes) Stewart 1455–1556
    20. 20. John Steward 1545–1573 m. Anne (Lady) Pakenham 1504–1544 m. Elizabeth Lane 1545–1572 m. Elizabeth (Ovinge BLEAKE) Prince 1525–1614 m. Elizabeth (Ovinge BLEAKE) Prince 1525–1614
      1. 1. Thomas Prince 1559–1584
      2. 2. Margaret (Fitz) Willliams 1540–1604 m. Rahph Reresby 1540–1609
        1. 1. Elizabeth Reresby 1562–1623 m. Edward Eyre 1561–1588 m. Edward Eyre 1561–1612 m. Edward EYRE 1524–
      3. 3. Jane Prince 1563–1653
      4. 4. William (Prince) Sr. 1558–1584
      5. 5. *Jane (Prince) * 1558–1579 m. *Thomas (Taylor) * 1554–1650
        1. 1. Ann Taylor 1576–1656
        2. 2. Ann TAYLOR 1585–1675
      6. 6. Jane Prince 1558–1579 m. Thomas Taylor 1554–1650
        1. 1. Anna Taylor 1577–1656 m. Thomas Peace 1578–1637
      7. 7. Francis Steward 1572–1603 m. Elizabeth 1625–1687 m. Elizabeth Brierley 1571–1603
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cox 1761–1827 m. Timothy Reeves 1625–1692
      8. 8. James Prince 1540–1570
      9. 9. Agnes Prince 1562–1585
      10. 10. John Prince 1557–1647
      11. 11. Robert Prince 1561–1651
  22. 22. Lady (Margaret) Stewart 1424–1445
  23. 23. Sarah Stewart 1645–1705 m. William Patterson 1640–1668
    1. 1. Catherine Patterson 1653– m. John Dempsey 1650–
      1. 1. Bridgett Demsey 1680–1720 m. Thomas Summers 1680–1760
        1. 1. Elizabeth Summers 1700–1763
        2. 2. Margaret Summers 1705–1733 m. John (Canaday) Jr 1707–1753
    2. 2. Hannah (Peebles) Patterson 1669–1725
    3. 3. Ann Patterson 1668–1725
    4. 4. Elizabeth Patterson 1666–

King I's Timeline

6 Records

1394
30 Dec 1394
Birth of King of Scotland James I in Dunfermline Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland
Dunfermline Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland
1437
21 Feb 1437
Age 43
Death of King of Scotland James I in Assassinated At Monastry of The Friars Preachers, Perth, Scotland (Murdered By His Uncle Walter)
Assassinated At Monastry of The Friars Preachers, Perth, Scotland (Murdered By His Uncle Walter)
1585
1585
Age 191
Birth of King of Scotland James I in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland
1590
1590
Age 196
Birth of King of Scotland James I in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1638
6 August 1638
Age 244
Death of King of Scotland James I in Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland
Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland
1670
21 Jul 1670
Age 276
Death of King of Scotland James I in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 August 1638
    Event Place: Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1670
    Event Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1394
    Event Place: Dunfermline Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1437
    Event Place: Assassinated At Monastry of The Friars Preachers, Perth, Scotland (Murdered By His Uncle Walter)
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