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King James 1430–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1430

Birth Location: Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Aug 1460

Death Location: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Stewart

Mother: Joan Beaufort

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1430, King James entered the world in Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland, born to Sir James The Black Knight Of Lorn King Of Scotland Stewart And Joan Queen Of Scotland Beaufort. King James passed away in 1460 in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, King James entered the world in Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland, born to Sir James The Black Knight Of Lorn King Of Scotland Stewart And Joan Queen Of Scotland Beaufort.
  • King James passed away in 1460 in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Stewart
1383–1451
Birth Location: Innermeath, Argyllishire, Scotland
SS
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King James's Ancestors

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King James
1430–1460
Birth Place: Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir James "The Black Knight of Lorn" - King of Scotland, Stewart
1383–1451
Innermeath, Argyllishire, Scotland
Joan ("Queen of Scotland" -) Beaufort
1406–1445
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John (Sir Lord Lorne 1st Baron of Innermeath Earl of Buchan) Stewart
1350–1421
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Isabel ("of Ergardia" (Heiress of Lorn)) MacDougall
1362–1439
Gylen Castle, Island of Kerrera, Lorn, Scotland
John (Fairborn 1st Earl of Somerset, Marquess of Dorset (KG) Beaufort Beaufort Plantaganet) Earl
1374–1409
Chateau Beaufort, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret, (Duchess of Clarence, Lady of Kent, Countess of Somerset, Marchioness of Dorset, the Poet's Muse" De Holland) Beaufort
1385–1439
Upholland Castle, Kent, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stewart
1316–1387
Margaret Stewart
1328–1389
John Douglas
1327–1362
Jonet Isaac
1338–1362
John Duke
1340–1398
Katherine Swynford-Plantagenet
1350–1403
Sir deHoland
1354–1397
Alice, Fitzalan
1352–1415
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Stewart
1285–1333
Marjorie Bruce
1297–1316
Alan Douglas
1310–1330
Lady MacAlan
1290–
Sir Aberdeen
1308–1364
Lady Scotland
1310–1353
Edward England
1312–1377
Philippa Hainault
1311–1369

King James's Timeline

2 Records

1430
16 Oct 1430
Birth of King James in Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland
1460
3 Aug 1460
Age 30
Death of King James in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1430
    Event Place: Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1460
    Event Place: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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