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King James II Stewart 1430 – 1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1430

Birth Location: Holyrood Abbey, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Aug 1460

Death Location: During the siege of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: King Stewart

Mother: Queen Beaufort

Spouse(s): Queen Guelders

Children(s): King Stewart

In 1430, King James II Stewart , King of Scots entered the world in Holyrood Abbey, Scotland, born to King James I Stewart and Queen Joan Beaufort. King James II Stewart , King of Scots married Queen Mary of Guelders, and had children including King James III Stewart. King James II Stewart , King of Scots passed away in 1460 in During the siege of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, King James II Stewart , King of Scots entered the world in Holyrood Abbey, Scotland, born to King James I Stewart and Queen Joan Beaufort.
  • King James II Stewart , King of Scots married Queen Mary of Guelders, and had children including King James III Stewart.
  • King James II Stewart , King of Scots passed away in 1460 in During the siege of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Stewart
1394 – 1451
Birth Location: Innermeath, Argyll, Scotland
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Queen Beaufort
1406 – 1445
Birth Location: Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
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Spouses(s)

Queen Guelders
1434 – 1463
Birth Location: Grave, Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman Empire
QG

Children(s)

King Stewart
1451 – 1488
Birth Location: St Andrews Castle, Scotland
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King Stewart's Ancestors

Self
King Stewart
1430 – 1460
Birth Place: Holyrood Abbey, Scotland
Parents
King James I Stewart
1394 – 1451
Innermeath, Argyll, Scotland
Queen (Joan) Beaufort
1406 – 1445
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Grandparents
King (Robert III) Stewart
1337 – 1420
Dundonald Castle, Scotland
Queen (Anabella) Drummond
1350 – 1401
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Lord (John) Beaufort
1373 – 1410
Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Holland
1385 – 1439
Great-Grandparents
King Stewart
1316 – 1390
Lady Mure
1320 – 1355
Lord Drummond
Lady Montifex
Lord Gaunt
1340 – 1399
Lady Roet
1350 – 1403
Lord Holland
1350 – 1397
Lady FitzAlan
1350 – 1416
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Stewart
1296 – 1327
Lady Bruce
1296 – 1316
Sir Mure
1290 – 1330
Lady Muir
1295 – 1380
King III
1312 – 1377
Queen d'Avesnes
1314 – 1369
Sir Roelt
1310 – 1380
Lord Holland
1314 – 1360
Lady Plantagenet
1326 – 1385

King Stewart's Descendants

1.
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King (James II) Stewart (16 Oct 1430 – 3 Aug 1460) m. Queen (Mary of) Guelders (Abt. 1434 – 1 Dec 1463)
  1. 1. King (James III) Stewart (10 Jul 1451 – 11 Jun 1488) m. Queen (Margaret of) Denmark (23 Jun 1456 – 14 Jul 1486)
    1. 1. King (James IV 'Iron Belt') Stewart (17 Mar 1472 – 09 Sep 1513) m. Lady (Agnes 'Isabel') Stewart (1480 – 20 February 1557) m. Queen (Margaret) Tudor (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Hamilton (Mar 1473 – 8 Apr 1531) m. Lady (Catherine) Stewart (28 November 1489 – 5 Jul 1554) m. Lady (Marion) Boyd (1476 – 31 Aug 1559) m. Lady (Nicholace) Ker (1472 – Feb 20, 1557)
      1. 1. Lady (Janet) Stewart (17 July 1502 – 20 February 1562) m. Lord (Malcolm Henry) Fleming (1500 – 10 Sep 1547)
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Fleming (December 1525 – 15 Mar 1586)
        2. 2. Lady (Margaret Methven "The Honorable") Fleming (1536 – 15 March 1586) m. Lord (John) Stewart (1533 – 24 Apr 1579) m. Robert Graham (13 Mar 1522 – 10 SEP 1547) m. Sir (Robert) Scott (1529 – 9 Sep 1585)
        3. 3. Lord (Sir Knight John Fleming , KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD) CHAMBERLAI (1540 – 6 Sep 1572) m. Elizabeth (Stewart) Ross (1541 – 14 April 1578)
      2. 2. Lady (Catherine) Kennedy (1500 – 1545) m. Lord (William) Herries (14 Jan 1501 – 26 Sep 1543)
        1. 1. Lady (Agnes) Herries (1530 – 14 Mar 1594) m. Lord (John) Maxwell (1555 – 10 October 1604)
        2. 2. Lady (Catharina Elizabeth) Herries (1536 – 8 Feb 1593) m. Laird (Sir Alexander Dubh) Stewart (1527 – 4 Sep 1571)
      3. 3. Sir (John James) Watson (1500 – 31 Aug 1568) m. Lady (Joane Margaret Sothern,) (Sotheran) (1502 – Abt. 1565)
        1. 1. Maria (Isabel) Watson (ABT 1525 – 1643) m. Richard Barrett (1541 – Apr 1590)
      4. 4. King (James V) Stewart (10 April 1512 – 14 March 1544) m. Lady (Elizabeth Isabel Marion) Campbell (1502 – 1550) m. Lady (Margaret) Erskine (8 Oct 1515 – 5 May 1572) m. Marie\Mary (of) Guise (22 Nov 1515 – 10 Jun 1560) m. Madeleine (van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van) Frankrijk (18 Aug 1520 – 2 Jul 1537) m. Euphemia (Elphinstone) Bruce (11 May 1509 – 1547) m. Lady (Margaret Margaretha) Tudor (13 August 1513 – 5 May 1572)
        1. 1. Lord (Sir John) Stewart (1526 – 5 Aug 1574) m. Margaret Wallace (20 May 1839 – 1586)
        2. 2. King (Regent James) Stewart (22 May 1531 – April 1541) m. Lady (Agnes Anna) Keith (14 Jul 1530 – 16 Jul 1588)
        3. 3. Lady (Jean) Stewart (1547 – 7 Jan 1586) m. Francis (de) Laugharne (1539 – 18 May 1583)
      5. 5. Janet (Elizabeth) Stewart (17 July 1502 – 12 December 1523) m. Lord (Ninian) Ross (1491 – 2 Feb 1556)
        1. 1. Lord (Robert) Ross (1511 – 13 Jan 1549) m. Lady (Agnes Margaret Erskine) Moncrieff (1511 – 1543)
      6. 6. Lady (Catherine) Stewart (28 November 1489 – 5 Jul 1554) m. Lord (Archibald) Douglas (29 Nov 1489 – 22 January 1557) m. King (James IV 'Iron Belt') Stewart (17 Mar 1472 – 09 Sep 1513) m. Lord (James) Douglas (Jan 1487 – December 1548) m. Lord (Henry) Stewart (1500 – 1552)
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (1523 – 24 May 1579) m. Lord (James) Hamilton (1517 – 22 Jan 1575)
        2. 2. Lady (Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of) Chatel (1 Jan 1511 – 24 May 1579 - 1580)
      7. 7. Sir (Alexander) Stewart (17 March 1473 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Rattray (Abt. 1489 – 1573)
      8. 8. Lord (Alexander) Home ( – 1516) m. Lady (Agnes 'Isabel') Stewart (1480 – 20 February 1557)

King Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1430
16 Oct 1430
Birth of King James II Stewart , King of Scots in Holyrood Abbey, Scotland
Holyrood Abbey, Scotland
1460
3 Aug 1460
Age 30
Death of King James II Stewart , King of Scots in During the siege of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
During the siege of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1430
    Event Place: Holyrood Abbey, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1460
    Event Place: During the siege of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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