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King James V Stewart, King of Scotland 1512–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1512

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 December 1542

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: James Scots

Mother: Lady England

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Bethune

Children(s): Lady Stuart

In 1512, King James V Stewart, King of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James Iv King Of Scots And Lady Margaret Tudor Queen Of Scotland Princess Of England. King James V Stewart, King of Scotland married Elisabeth Van Bethune, Marie Princess Of Lorraine, and had children including Lady Jean Stuart. King James V Stewart, King of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1512, King James V Stewart, King of Scotland entered the world in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James Iv King Of Scots And Lady Margaret Tudor Queen Of Scotland Princess Of England.
  • King James V Stewart, King of Scotland married Elisabeth Van Bethune, Marie Princess Of Lorraine, and had children including Lady Jean Stuart.
  • King James V Stewart, King of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King Scotland's Ancestors

Self
King Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James IV King of Scots
1473–1513
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, Princess of) England
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
James (III King of) Scots
1451–1488
Scotland
Margaret (Of) Denmark
1469–1486
, , , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Scots
1430–1460
Mary Guelders
1433–1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arnold Gelderland
1410–1473
Catherine Clever
1417–1479

King Scotland's Descendants

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King (James V Stewart, King of) Scotland (10 April 1512–14 December 1542) m. Elisabeth (van) Bethune (1520–)
  1. 1. Lady (Jean) Stuart 1537–1588 m. Archibald (2nd of Lochnell Campbell Fifth Earl of) Argyll 1538–1594
    1. 1. Lady (Elspeth "Eleanor" Campbell) (O'Carroll) 1555–1660 m. Donogh O'Carroll 1555–1636
      1. 1. Maire ((O'Cearbhaill)) O'Carroll 1585–1652 m. Turlogh O'Brien 1580–1623
        1. 1. Margaret (O'Carroll) O'Brien 1608–1654 m. William (Farley O' Kennedy) * 1605–1632

King Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1512
10 April 1512
Birth of King James V Stewart, King of Scotland in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1542
14 December 1542
Age 30
Death of King James V Stewart, King of Scotland in Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland
Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 590
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1542
    Event Place: Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 590
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] 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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