James IV, King of Scots

1473 - 1513  (40 years)

• Name	James IV
  Suffix	King of Scots
  Born	17 Mar 1473	Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Sep 1513	Flodden Field, Northumberland, England   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I20892	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	James III, King of Scots,   b. 26 May 1452, Castle of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 11 Jun 1488, Sauchieburn, near Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Margaret of Denmark,   b. 23 Jun 1456,   d. 14 Jul 1486, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 30 years)
  Married	13 Jul 1469	Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F12440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Drummond,   d. 1502
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F16281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Tudor,   b. 28 Nov 1489, Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England ,   d. 18 Oct 1541, Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 51 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1503	Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. James V, King of Scots,   b. 10 Apr 1512, Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Dec 1542, Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F12437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Killed at the battle of Flodden Field. "[B]rave, chivalrous, patron of learning and the Church, he kept the nobles in check but must be held responsible for the disaster at Flodden." [The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England (citation details below)]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1480] The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England: A Medieval Heritage by Charles M. Hansen and Neil D. Thompson. Saline, Michigan: McNaughton and Gunn, 2012. [S50] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Second edition, 2011.