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King James V of Scotland 1512–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1512

Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh, USA

Death Date: 14 December 1542

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: James Scots

Mother: Margaret Tudor

Spouse(s): Euphemia Elphinstone

Children(s): Robert Stewart

King James V of Scotland was born in 1512 in Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh, USA, the child of James Iv King Of Scots And Margaret Tudor. King James V of Scotland married Euphemia Euphame Elphinstone Elphinstone, and had children including Robert Stewart. King James V of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • King James V of Scotland was born in 1512 in Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh, USA, the child of James Iv King Of Scots And Margaret Tudor.
  • King James V of Scotland married Euphemia Euphame Elphinstone Elphinstone, and had children including Robert Stewart.
  • King James V of Scotland passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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King Scotland's Ancestors

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King Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Place: Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh, USA
Parents
James IV King of Scots
1473–1513
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Grandparents
James (V King of) Scots
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Beattie
1476–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Archibald Boyd
1454–1507
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Mure
1456–1523
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King Scotland's Descendants

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King (James V of) Scotland (10 Apr 1512–14 December 1542) m. Euphemia ((Euphame Elphinstone)) Elphinstone (11 May 1509–1545)
  1. 1. Robert Stewart 1533–1593 m. Janet Kennedy 1537–1598
    1. 1. Sir (John Stewart Lord of Kincleven, Earl of) Carrick 1566–1643 m. LADY (ANNE ELIZABETH HOWARD (Southwell\Stewart) Countess of) Carrick 1564–1645
      1. 1. James (Stewart of Lennox -) 219 1600–1679 m. JEANE (WINRAM) (WYNRAHAME) 1599–1695
        1. 1. John STEWART 1634–1699 m. Susanna (HAMILTOWNE , +) Stewart 1632–1684

King Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1512
10 Apr 1512
Birth of King James V of Scotland in Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh, USA
Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh, USA
1542
14 December 1542
Age 30
Death of King James V of Scotland in Falkland Palace
Falkland Palace

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, Edinburgh, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1542
    Event Place: Falkland Palace
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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