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King James V Scotland 1512 – 1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1512

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Dec 1542

Death Location: Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Father: James Scots

Mother: Margaret England

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In 1512, King James V Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James IV Iron Belt Stewart King of Scots and Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England. King James V Scotland passed away in 1542 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1512, King James V Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James IV Iron Belt Stewart King of Scots and Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of England.
  • King James V Scotland passed away in 1542 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland.

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King Scotland's Ancestors

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King Scotland
1512 – 1542
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James IV Iron Belt Stewart King of Scots
1473 – 1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret (Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of) England
1496 – 1541
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Henry (VII King of England Lord of Ireland) Tudor
1457 – 1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (of York Queen Consort of England) York
1465 – 1503
Westminster Palace, Middlesex Co., England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1512
15 Apr 1512
Birth of King James V Scotland in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1542
14 Dec 1542
Age 30
Death of King James V Scotland in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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