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James IV, King of Scots

Male 1473 - 1513  (40 years)


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  • Name James IV  
    Suffix King of Scots 
    Birth 17 Mar 1473  Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Sep 1513  Flodden Field, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1488, Sauchieburn, near Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Margaret of Denmark,   b. 23 Jun 1456   d. 14 Jul 1486, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jul 1469  Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F12440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

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

  • 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 
    1. [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.

    2. [S50] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Second edition, 2011.