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King James IV 1473–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1473

Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Schotland, Gb

Death Date: 1513

Death Location: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England

Father: James Stewart

Mother: Margaret Denmark

Spouse(s): Janet Stewart, Princess Tudor, Agnes Stewart

Children(s): JAMES Iv, Margaret Stewart, CATHERINE STEWART, Elizabeth Stewart, Malcolm Fleming, Alexander Andrews, Lady Fleming, Un Stewart, King V

In 1473, King James IV entered the world in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Schotland, Gb, born to James Stewart And Margaret Oldenburg Of Denmark. King James IV married Agnes Countess Of Bothwell Stewart, Janet Mistress Kennedy Stewart, Princess Margaret Tudor, and had children including Alexander Stewart Archbishop Of St Andrews, Catherine Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, James 1St Earl Of Moray Ill Son Of The King James Iv Stewart Regent Of Scotland Iv, King James Stewart Stuart Koning Van Schotland V, Lady Janet Stewart Baroness Fleming, Malcolm Fleming, Margaret Jane Stewart, Un Named Stewart. King James IV passed away in 1513 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1473, King James IV entered the world in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Schotland, Gb, born to James Stewart And Margaret Oldenburg Of Denmark.
  • King James IV married Agnes Countess Of Bothwell Stewart, Janet Mistress Kennedy Stewart, Princess Margaret Tudor, and had children including Alexander Stewart Archbishop Of St Andrews, Catherine Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, James 1St Earl Of Moray Ill Son Of The King James Iv Stewart Regent Of Scotland Iv, King James Stewart Stuart Koning Van Schotland V, Lady Janet Stewart Baroness Fleming, Malcolm Fleming, Margaret Jane Stewart, Un Named Stewart.
  • King James IV passed away in 1513 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King IV's Ancestors

Self
King IV
1473–1513
Birth Place: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Schotland, Gb
Parents
James Stewart
1451–1488
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret (Oldenburg of) Denmark
1469–1486
Roskilde, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe
Grandparents
King (James II of Scots Stewart "Firey Face" Earl of) Buchan
1430–1460
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Marie ("Mary" Van Geldern, Queen Consort of) Scotland
1433–1463
Noord, Sint Anthonis, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
IKing (of Norway-Denmark(1448-1481)I) Christian
1445–1491
King of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Queen (Doretha Von) Brandenburg
1445–1488
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1383–1437
Joan Essex
1407–1445
Arnold Geldern
1410–
Catherine Cleaves
1417–1476
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert 3
1337–1406
Elizabeth Mure
–1355

King IV's Descendants

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King (James) IV (1473–1513) m. Janet (Mistress Kennedy) Stewart (1475–December 1543) m. Princess (Margaret) Tudor (1477–31 August 1559) m. Agnes ((Countess of Bothwell)) Stewart (1472–Feb 1557)
  1. 1. JAMES (1ST Earl of Moray (ill. son of the King, James IV) Stewart Regent of Scotland) Iv 1500–1545 m. Lady (Margaretha (Margaret) Dunbar de) Clugston 1511–1552
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Stewart. "Princess of) Scotland" 1530–1600
  2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Stewart 1493–1550
  3. 3. CATHERINE STEWART 1496–1554
  4. 4. Elizabeth Stewart 1492–1515
  5. 5. Malcolm Fleming 1494–1547
  6. 6. Alexander (Stewart Archbishop of St.) Andrews 1492–1513
  7. 7. Lady (Janet Stewart Baroness) Fleming 1502–1562
  8. 8. Un (named) Stewart 1508–1508
  9. 9. King (James Stewart\Stuart (Koning van Schotland)) V 1512–1542 m. Marie (Maria Mary Lorraine) Guise 1515–1560 m. Lady (Margaret Erskine (Stewart\Stuart) (Royal Mistress to James) V) 1515–1572 m. Katherine (Elisabeth "Mistress to James V" Carmichael) (Stewart\Stuart) 1515–1564 m. Euphemia (Elphinstone) (Stewart\Stuart) 1509–1572 m. Madeleine (de Valois) (Stewart\Stuart) 1520–1537 m. Princess (Margaret Douglas (Stewart\Stuart) (Countess of) Lennox) 1513–1572
    1. 1. Mary (I Scotland) Stewart 1542–1587 m. James (Patrick Hepburn, Earl van) Bothwell 1536–1573 m. Francis (II Valois Frankrike) France 1544–1560 m. Henry (Stuart, Lord Darnley 1st Cousin) 12X 1545–1567
      1. 1. James (VI) Stuart 1566–1625 m. Anne (Princess Anne of Denmark og Norway, von Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland, England and Ireland af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg) O 1574–1619
        1. 1. Charles (I "The Martyr Károly" King of England, Knight of the Garter, Duke of York, King of) Scotland 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria DeBourbon Princess of) France 1609–1669
        2. 2. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
        3. 3. Henry (Frederick Stuart Prince of) Wales 1594–1612
        4. 4. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
        5. 5. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
        6. 6. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V of) Bohemia –1632
        7. 7. Mary Stuart 1605–1605

King IV's Timeline

5 Records

1472
17 Mar 1472
Birth of King James IV in Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1473
1473
Birth of King James IV in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Schotland, Gb
Stirling Castle, Stirling, Schotland, Gb
1503
1503
Age 30
King James IV was married
None
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 40
Death of King James IV in Northhumberland, Floddenfield
Northhumberland, Floddenfield
1513
1513
Age 40
Death of King James IV in Flodden Field, Northumberland, Engeland, Gb
Flodden Field, Northumberland, Engeland, Gb

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1472
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 582
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1473
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Schotland, Gb

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1503
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coldingham
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Northhumberland, Floddenfield
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 582
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Flodden Field, Northumberland, Engeland, Gb

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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