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Mary of Guelders Queen Consort of Scotland 1431–1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1431

Birth Location: Grave, Grave Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Death Date: 1 Dec 1463

Death Location: Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Arnold Geldern

Mother: Catherine Kleve

Spouse(s): James Scotland

Children(s): Mary Arran, Baby Stewart, Margaret Stewart, James Scotland, Alexander Albany, David Scotland, John Mar

Mary of Guelders / Queen Consort of Scotland was born in 1431 in Grave, Grave Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, the child of Arnold Von Egmond Herzog Von Geldern And Catherine Von Kleve. Mary of Guelders Queen Consort of Scotland married James Ii Stewart King Of Scotland, and had children including Alexander Stewart 1St Duke Of Albany, Baby Son Stewart, David Stewart Earl Moray Prince Of Scotland, James Iii Stewart King Of Scotland, John Stewart Earl Of Mar, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stewart Countess Of Arran. Mary of Guelders / Queen Consort of Scotland passed away in 1463 in Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Mary of Guelders // Queen Consort of Scotland was born in 1431 in Grave, Grave Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, the child of Arnold Von Egmond Herzog Von Geldern And Catherine Von Kleve.
  • Mary of Guelders // Queen Consort of Scotland married James Ii Stewart King Of Scotland, and had children including Alexander Stewart 1St Duke Of Albany, Baby Son Stewart, David Stewart Earl Moray Prince Of Scotland, James Iii Stewart King Of Scotland, John Stewart Earl Of Mar, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stewart Countess Of Arran.
  • Mary of Guelders // Queen Consort of Scotland passed away in 1463 in Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arnold Geldern
1410–1473
Birth Location: Egmond-Binnen, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
AG
Catherine Kleve
1417–1479
Birth Location: Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
CK

Spouses(s)

James Scotland
1430–1460
Birth Location: Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

Mary Arran
1453–1488
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
MA
Baby Stewart
1450–1450
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
BS
Margaret Stewart
1450–1512
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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James Scotland
1451–1488
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JS
Alexander Albany
1454–1485
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
AA
David Scotland
1455–1457
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
DS
John Mar
1456–1479
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JM

Mary Scotland's Ancestors

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Mary Scotland
1431–1463
Birth Place: Grave, Grave Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Parents
Arnold von Egmond Herzog von Geldern
1410–1473
Egmond-Binnen, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Catherine (von) Kleve
1417–1479
Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Grandparents
John (II Lord of) Egmond
1385–1451
Egmond-Binnen, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Maria (van) Arkel
1389–1415
Giessenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
Adolf (I von) Cleves
1373–1448
Cleves, Holy Roman Empire
Mary (of Burgundy Duchess of) Cleves
1386–1442
Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France
Great-Grandparents
Arnold Egmond
1346–1409
Jolanthe Leiningen
1350–1434
Jan Arkel
1362–1428
Johanna Jülich-Geldern
1366–1415
Margaret Juliers
1350–
Adolph Cleve
1334–1394
John Burgundy
1371–1419
Marguerite Bayern
1363–1423
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Egmond
1310–1370
Guyotte IJsselstein
1314–1377
Frederick Leiningen-Dagsburg
1325–1387
Jolanthe Gulik
1330–1387
Otto Arkel
1330–1396
Elizabeth Bar
1345–1411
Wilhelm Jülich
1327–1393
Marie Guelders
1327–1405
Philippe Bold
1342–1404
Margaret Flanders
1350–1405
Albrecht Bayern
1336–1404
Marketa Silesia-Brieg-Luben
1336–1386

Mary Scotland's Descendants

1.
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Mary (of Guelders Queen Consort of) Scotland (17 Jan 1431–1 Dec 1463) m. James (II Stewart King of) Scotland (16 Oct 1430–7 Aug 1460)
  1. 1. Mary (Stewart Countess of) Arran 1453–1488 m. James (Hamilton 6th Laird of) Cadzow 1415–1479 m. Thomas Boyd 1441–1473
    1. 1. James (Hamilton, 1st Earl of) Arran 1475–1529 m. Janet Bethune 1486–1522 m. Margaret Livingston 1483–1559 m. Mary Boyd 1476–1559 m. Marion Boyd 1477–1559 m. Isabella Weir 1484–1544 m. Beatrix Drummond 1476–1507 m. Marion Boyd 1477–1555
      1. 1. James (Hamilton -Second Earl of Arran, Hertog van) Châtellerault 1515–1575 m. Margaret (Douglas Duchess of Châtellerault; Countess of Arran; Duchess of) Hamilton 1511–1579
        1. 1. John (Hamilton 1st Marquess Of) Hamilton 1532–1604 m. Margaret Lyon 1547–1626
        2. 2. Claud (Hamilton 1st Lord) Paisley 1543–1621 m. Margaret Seton 1550–1616 m. Elizabeth Adam 1579–1616
        3. 3. Jean Hamilton 1531–1596 m. Hugh (Montgomerie -3rd Earl of) Eglinton 1534–1585
        4. 4. Barbara Hamilton 1533–1558 m. James (Fleming 4th Lord) Fleming 1525–1558
        5. 5. James (Hamilton Third Earl of) Arran 1533–1609
        6. 6. Johanna (Hamilton) SO 1535–1560
        7. 7. James (Hamilton 3rd Earl of) Arran 1537–1609
        8. 8. Anne (Hamilton -Countess of) Huntly 1541–1576 m. George (Gordon 5th Earl of) Huntly 1535–1576 m. George Gordon 1540–
        9. 9. Anne Hamilton 1542–1576
        10. 10. Hon (David) Hamilton 1542–1611 m. Agnes Graham 1570– m. Agnes Laidlaw 1570–
        11. 11. Gavin Hamilton 1542–1547
        12. 12. Claud Hamilton 1546–1621
        13. 13. Frances Stuart 1547–1576
        14. 14. Margaret Hamilton 1550–1611 m. Alexander Pethein 1560–1611
        15. 15. Agnes Hamilton 1543–1582 m. Patrick Wodrow 1540–1572
      2. 2. John Hamilton 1496–1574 m. Jeanette Home 1514–1573
      3. 3. Helen (Hamilton Countess of) Argyll 1514–1590 m. Archibald (Campbell 4th Earl of) Argyll 1508–1558
      4. 4. Gavin Hamilton 1520–1549
      5. 5. Janet (Jean) Hamilton 1510–1574 m. Alexander (Cunningham 5th Earl Of) Glencairn 1515–1574
      6. 6. Janet (Joan, Countess of Glencairn,) Hamilton 1516–1573 m. Robert (Dalzell of that) Ilk 1512–1610
    2. 2. Grecina Hamilton 1468– m. Alexander Boyd 1465–
    3. 3. Canon (Robert) Hamilton 1470–1560
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Hamilton Countess of) Lennox 1473–1531 m. Matthew (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Lennox 1456–1513
    5. 5. Robert Hamilton 1476–1543 m. Elizabeth (Campbell- of) Glenorchy 1480–1567
    6. 6. Ann Hamilton 1480– m. Charles (Fortescue) Higgins 1483–1583
  2. 2. Baby (Son) Stewart 1450–1450
  3. 3. Margaret Stewart 1450–1512 m. William (Crichton 3rd Lord of) Auchingoul 1455–1493
  4. 4. James (III Stewart King of) Scotland 1451–1488 m. Margaret (Of Denmark) Oldenburg 1456–1486
    1. 1. James (IV Stewart King of) Scotland 1473–1513 m. Marion Boyd 1477–1559 m. Margaret Drummond 1475–1501 m. Mary (Tudor of) Scotland 1489–1541 m. Margaret (Tudor Queen Consort of) Scotland 1489–1541 m. Janet (Kennedy -Lady) Bothwell 1480–1545 m. Agnes (Stewart -Dowager Countess Of) Bothwell 1487–1557 m. Janet Maxwell 1478–1541
      1. 1. Catherine (Stewart Countess of) Morton 1495–1554 m. James (Douglas 3rd Earl of) Morton 1487–1548 m. Adam (de) Quhitfuird 1488– m. James Hamilton 1515–1575
        1. 1. Margaret (Douglas Duchess of Châtellerault; Countess of Arran; Duchess of) Hamilton 1511–1579 m. James (Hamilton -Second Earl of Arran, Hertog van) Châtellerault 1515–1575
        2. 2. Beatrix Douglas 1515–1583 m. Robert (Maxwell -5th Lord) Maxwell 1511–1552 m. Robert (Maxwell 5th Lord Maxwell 6th Lord Of) Carlaverock 1525–1573
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Beatrice Douglas Keith Baroness Morton) Glamis 1520–1548
        4. 4. John Douglas 1521–1579 m. Geillis Irving 1526–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Douglas -4th Countess of) Morton 1527–1581 m. James (Douglas -Fourth Earl of) Morton 1516–1581
      2. 2. Alexander (Stewart Archbishop of St.) Andrews 1493–1513
      3. 3. Lady (Katherine) Stewart 1489–1554 m. James (Douglas 3rd Earl of) Morton 1487–1548
        1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1522–1579 m. Mungo Quintigern 1520– m. John (Jardine of) Applegirth 1521–1576
      4. 4. Cathrine Steward 1500– m. David Douglas 1510–1548
    2. 2. James (Stewart Duke of) Ross 1475–1504
    3. 3. John (Earl of Mar Stewart, Prince of Scotland, Earl of) Mar 1479–1503
    4. 4. Alexander (Earl Mar and Garioch) Stewart 1474–1485
  5. 5. Alexander (Stewart 1st Duke of) Albany 1454–1485 m. Katherine Sinclair 1455–1479 m. Anne (De La Tour) d'Auvergne 1456–1512
  6. 6. David (Stewart Earl Moray, Prince of) Scotland 1455–1457
  7. 7. John (Stewart Earl of) Mar 1456–1479

Mary Scotland's Timeline

3 Records

1431
17 Jan 1431
Birth of Mary of Guelders // Queen Consort of Scotland in Grave, Grave Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Grave, Grave Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
1463
1 Dec 1463
Age 32
Death of Mary of Guelders // Queen Consort of Scotland in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1463
1 Dec 1463
Age 32
Burial of Mary of Guelders // Queen Consort of Scotland in Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1431
    Event Place: Grave, Grave Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Mary of Guelders, person ID L5KF-JS1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1463
    Event Place: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Mary of Guelders, person ID L5KF-JS1.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1463
    Event Place: Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Mary of Guelders, person ID L5KF-JS1.
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