James STEWART, V

1512 - 1542  (30 years)

• Name	James STEWART
  Suffix	V
  Birth	10 Apr 1512	Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgowshire [now West Lothian], Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Name	James STEWART V, King of Scotland
  Death	14 Dec 1542	Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland
  Burial	Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Notes	(1) James STEWART V, King of Scotland, is included in this database because he fathered a child, Adam STEWART, by Helen STEWART, one of James' many mistresses. (According to some sources, Helen STEWART's sister, Elizabeth, was instead a mistress of James STEWART V.) (2) "James V of Scotland," from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: James V (10 April 1512 - 14 December 1542) was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss. His only surviving legitimate child, Mary, succeeded him as Queen when she was just six days old. . . . Marriages . . . James renewed the Auld Alliance [between Scotland and France] and fulfilled the 1517 Treaty of Rouen on 1 January 1537 by marrying Madeleine of Valois, the king's daughter, in Notre Dame de Paris. . . . Madeleine did not enjoy good health. In fact, she was consumptive and died soon after arrival in Scotland in July 1537. . . . James then proceeded to marry Mary of Guise, daughter of Claude, Duke of Guise, and widow of Louis II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville, by proxy on 12 June 1538. Mary already had two sons from her first marriage, and the union produced two sons. However, both died in April 1541, just eight days after baby Robert was baptised. Their daughter and James's only surviving legitimate child, Mary, was born in 1542 at Linlithgow Palace. . . . Issue By Madeleine of Valois: • No issue. By Mary of Guise: • James, Duke of Rothesay (22 May 1540, St Andrews, Fife - 21 April 1541). • Robert, Duke of Albany (12 April 1541, Falkland Palace - 20 April 1541), buried in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh. • Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542, Linlithgow Palace - 8 February 1587; had issue). Additionally, James V had nine known illegitimate children, at least three of whom were fathered before the age of 20[:] . . . • Adam Stewart (d. 20 June 1575), son of Lady Elizabeth Stewart (daughter of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox.) Prior of Charterhouse, Perth. Buried at St. Magnus, Kirkwall, Orkney; tombstone survives. • James Stewart, son of Christine Barclay. • Jean Stewart (d. 7 January 1588), daughter of Elizabeth Bethune. Married Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll in 1553, divorced in 1573 due to desertion. • James Stewart (c. 1529-57), son of Elizabeth Shaw. Commendator of Kelso and Melrose. • Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney (b.1533), son of Euphame Elphinstone. Prior and Commendator of Holyrood Abbey. • John Stewart, Lord Darnley and Prior of Coldingham, (c. 1531 - November 1563), son of Elizabeth Carmichael (1514-1550) who later married John Somerville of Cambusnethan. He married Jean (or Jane) Hepburn, sister and heiress of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, their son Francis Stewart became Earl of Bothwell and a daughter Christine Stewart was appointed to rock the cradle of Prince James in March 1567. • James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, son of Margaret Erskine, James's favourite mistress. Prior of St Andrews, Advisor and rival to his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots and regent for his nephew, James VI. • Robert Stewart, junior, (d. 1581), mother unknown. Prior of Whithorn. • Margaret Stewart, mother unknown. (3) www.findagrave.com: James, King of Scots Birth: Apr. 10, 1512, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Death: Dec. 14, 1542, Falkland, Fife, Scotland Scottish monarch, son of James IV and Margaret Tudor. Crowned on September 21, 1513 at Stirling at the age of one year. James IV's cousin, the Duke of Albany, ruled as regent until James came of age. In 1528, the king began ruling on his own, savagely pursuing his opponents in the nobility while striving to be a man of the people, often travelling anonymously among them. The king was highly strung, intelligent, and alternated between bouts of depression and feverish energy. Seeking to strengthen the "auld alliance" with France, he married Princess Madeleine of France on January 1, 1537. Suffering from tuberculosis, the young queen died in the king's arms a mere 7 months after her arrival in Edinburgh. James married another Frenchwoman, the widowed Mary of Guise, on June 12, 1538. James' uncle, Henry VIII, had split with the Church of Rome and dissolved the monasteries, and tried to convince James to do the same. James refused, and failed to attend a planned meeting with Henry in York. Angered, Henry launched an invasion into Scotland. Although already ill, James marched his armies south, where they were defeated at the Battle of Solway Moss. James suffered a total nervous collapse, and retired to Falkland Castle, taking to his bed with a high fever. He died there six days later at the age of 31. He was succeeded by his only surviving child, the six-day-old Mary, Queen of Scots. (bio by: Kristen Conrad) Family links: Parents: James King of Scots (1473 - 1513), Margaret Tudor (1489 - 1541); Spouses: Madeleine of Valois (1520 - 1537), Margaret Erskine Douglas (1515 - 1572), Euphemia Elphinstone (1509 - ____), Mary of Guise (1515 - 1560); Children: Adam Stewart (1530 - 1575), James Stewart (1531 - 1570), 1st Lord Darnley John Stewart (1531 - 1563), Robert Stewart (1533 - 1593), Jean Stewart Campbell (1537 - 1588), James Stewart (1540 - 1541), Arthur Stewart (1541 - 1541), Mary Stuart (1542 - 1587); Siblings: James Stewart (1500 - 1544)*, Janet Stewart Fleming (1502 - 1562)*, James, King of Scots (1512 - 1542), Margaret Douglas (1515 - 1578)* *Half-sibling Burial: Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Kristen Conrad Record added: Aug 10, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 9301796
  Person ID	I41107	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Helen STEWART,   b. Abt 1518   d. Bef 25 Nov 1564 (Age ~ 46 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1536
  Children	1. Adam STEWART,   b. Abt 1536   d. 20 Jun 1575 (Age ~ 39 years)
  Family ID	F17637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Madeleine of Valois,   b. 10 Aug 1520, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France d. 7 Jul 1537, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 16 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1537	Paris, France
  Family ID	F17639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 3	Mary of Guise,   b. 22 Nov 1515   d. 10 Jun 1560, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1538
  Children	1. James STEWART,   b. 22 May 1540   d. 21 Apr 1541 (Age 0 years)   2. Robert STEWART,   b. 12 Apr 1541   d. 20 Apr 1541 (Age 0 years)   3. Mary STEWART,   b. 8 Dec 1542   d. 8 Feb 1587 (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F17638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024