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King James Stewart, V of Scotland

b. 10 April 1512, d. 14 December 1542

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King James V

Birth

King James Stewart, V of Scotland, was born on 10 April 1512 in Linlithgow Palace.

Parents

FatherKing James Stewart, IV of Scotland (b. 17 March 1473, d. 9 September 1513)
MotherMargaret ("daughter of King Henry VII of England") Tudor, Queen and Regent of Scotland (b. 28 November 1489, d. 18 October 1541)

Child with Mary ("Queen Dowager"), of Guise (b. 22 November 1515, d. 11 June 1560)

DaughterMary Stewart, Queen of Scots+ (b. 8 December 1542, d. 8 February 1587)

Working life

Death

King James Stewart, V of Scotland, died cholera or dysentry on 14 December 1542 at age 30 in Falkland Palace.16,17 He was buried on 8 January 1543 in Holyrood Abbey.

Citations

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