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King James V Stewart 1512 – 1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1512

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 March 1544

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: King Stewart

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Campbell, Lady Erskine, Marie\Mary Guise, Madeleine Frankrijk, Euphemia Bruce, Lady Tudor

Children(s): Lord Stewart, King Stewart, Lady Stewart

King James V Stewart , King of Scotland was born in 1512 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of King James IV 'Iron Belt' Stewart and Lady Catherine Stewart. King James V Stewart , King of Scotland married Lady Elizabeth Isabel Marion Campbell, Lady Margaret Erskine, Marie\Mary of Guise, Madeleine van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van Frankrijk, Euphemia Elphinstone Bruce, Lady Margaret Margaretha Tudor, and had children including Lord Sir John Stewart, King Regent James Stewart, Lady Jean Stewart. King James V Stewart , King of Scotland passed away in 1544 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • King James V Stewart , King of Scotland was born in 1512 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of King James IV 'Iron Belt' Stewart and Lady Catherine Stewart.
  • King James V Stewart , King of Scotland married Lady Elizabeth Isabel Marion Campbell, Lady Margaret Erskine, Marie\Mary of Guise, Madeleine van Valois-Angoulême Prinses van Frankrijk, Euphemia Elphinstone Bruce, Lady Margaret Margaretha Tudor, and had children including Lord Sir John Stewart, King Regent James Stewart, Lady Jean Stewart.
  • King James V Stewart , King of Scotland passed away in 1544 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King Stewart's Ancestors

Self
King Stewart
1512 – 1544
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
King James IV 'Iron Belt' Stewart
1472 – 1513
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Stewart
1489 – 1554
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
King (James III) Stewart
1451 – 1488
St Andrews Castle, Scotland
Queen (Margaret of) Denmark
1456 – 1486
Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
King (James IV 'Iron Belt') Stewart
1472 – 1513
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Marion) Boyd
1476 – 1559
Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
King Stewart
1430 – 1460
Queen Guelders
1434 – 1463
King I
1426 – 1481
Queen Brandenburg
1430 – 1495
King Stewart
1451 – 1488
Queen Denmark
1456 – 1486
Sir Boyd
1454 – 1507
Lady Mure
1456 – 1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Stewart
1394 – 1451
Queen Beaufort
1406 – 1445
King Stewart
1430 – 1460
Queen Guelders
1434 – 1463
King I
1426 – 1481
Queen Brandenburg
1430 – 1495
Lord Boyd
1425 – 1480
Lady Maxwell
1425 – 1472

King Stewart's Descendants

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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)
    1. 1. Sir (Lord Walter) Stewart (1555 – 12 Jun 1618) m. Lady (Nicola) Somerville (1552 – 30 Aug 1614)
      1. 1. Alma (May Lee) Stewart (1581 – 1681) m. John (William) Birdwell (1579 – 1679)
        1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Bridwell (1600 – 19 Jun 1668) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Thompson (January 1599 – 1640)
  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)
    1. 1. Maj (Gen Rowland) Laugharne (1564 – 5 May 1587) m. Letitia Perrott (1560 – 27 Nov 1620)
      1. 1. Dorothy Laugharne (1573/83 – 24 Feb 1653) m. Sir (John) Owen (1570 – 8 Oct 1612)
        1. 1. Lord (Sir Hugh) Owen (4 May 1604 – Aug 1670) m. Catherine LLoyd (1608 – 1698)

King Stewart's Timeline

13 Records

1499
10 April 1499
Birth of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Morayshire, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Morayshire, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1512
10 Apr 1512
Birth of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
1512
10 April 1512
Birth of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1512
15 Apr 1512
Birth of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
1512
15 Apr 1512
Birth of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Schotland
Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Schotland
1512
10 April 1512
Birth of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1538
12 JUN 1538
Age 26
King James V Stewart , King of Scotland was married in St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
1538
12 June 1538
Age 26
King James V Stewart , King of Scotland was married in St Andrews Cathedral, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
St Andrews Cathedral, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1542
14 Dec 1542
Age 30
Death of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland - following the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss - assassinated by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary
Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland - following the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss - assassinated by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary
1542
14 December 1542
Age 30
Death of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
1544
12 June 1544
Age 32
Death of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Darnaway, Morayshire, Scotland
Darnaway, Morayshire, Scotland
1544
14 March 1544
Age 32
Death of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1544
14 March 1544
Age 32
Death of King James V Stewart , King of Scotland in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow Palace, West-Lothian, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1499
    Event Place: Morayshire, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1512
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1538
    Event Place: St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 June 1538
    Event Place: St Andrews Cathedral, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fetter Angus, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coldingham
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1542
    Event Place: Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland - following the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss - assassinated by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1542
    Event Place: Falkland, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1544
    Event Place: Darnaway, Morayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1544
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1544
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    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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