STEWART, James 4th King of Scotland

1473 - 1513  (40 years)

• Name	STEWART, James  [1]
  Suffix	4th King of Scotland
  Born	17 Mar 1473	Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
  	Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Sep 1513	Battle Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
  	Battle Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
  Person ID	I16681	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	SCOTLAND, Duke of Rothesay Stewart James Lll King of,   b. 10 Jul 1451, Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 11 Jun 1488, Battle of Sauchieburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	OF DENMARK AND NORWAY, OF OLDENBURG OLDENBURG QUEEN CONSORT OF SCOTLAND, Margaret,   b. 23 Jun 1456, København, Kobenhavn, Denmark ,   d. 14 Jul 1486, Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 30 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	15 Jul 1469	Holyrod Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Family ID	F695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	DRUMMOND, Margaret,   b. 1476, Innerpeffery, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Apr 1502, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 26 years)
  Children	1. STEWART, Margaret Lady Gordon,   b. 1498, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 5 Dec 1517, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland  (Age 19 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F4542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	BOYD, Marion,   b. 1477, Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland ,   d. 31 Aug 1559, Scotland  (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. STEWART, Alexander Archbishop of St Andrews,   b. 1493, Scotland ,   d. 9 Sep 1513, Flodden Field, Braxton, Northumberland, England  (Age 20 years)  [natural]   2. STEWART, James,   b. 1494,   d. Abt 1494  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   3. STEWART, Catherine,   b. 1495, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 1554, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 59 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F4545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	TUDOR, Margaret Tudor Plantagenet Princess of England Queen of Scotland,   b. 28 Nov 1489, Palace of Westminster, London, England ,   d. 18 Oct 1541, Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 51 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1503	Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
  	Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
  Children	1. STEWART, James,   b. 1500, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Mar 1544, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 44 years)  [natural]   2. STEWART,, James Duke of Rothesay,   b. 21 Feb 1507, Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 27 Feb 1508, Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 1 years)  [natural]   3. STEWART, Princess of Scotland,   b. 15 Jul 1508, Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 15 Jul 1508, Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   4. STEWART,, Arthur Duke of Rothesay,   b. 20 Oct 1509, Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Jul 1510, Edinburgh Castle, Castle Hill, Edinburgh, Firth of Forth, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   5. STEWART, James 5th King of Scotland,   b. 10 Apr 1512, Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Dec 1542, Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife, Scotland  (Age 30 years)  [natural]   6. STEWART, Alexander Prince of Scotland Duke of Ross,   b. 30 Apr 1514, Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 15 Jan 1516, Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F4544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	STEWART, Isabel,   b. 1495, Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland ,   d. Feb 1557, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. STEWART, Janet Princess of Scotland Lady Fleming,   b. 17 Jul 1502, Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland ,   d. 20 Feb 1563, Richmond, Surrey, England  (Age 60 years)  [natural]   2. STEWART, Janet Countess Sutherland,   b. 17 Jul 1505, Athol, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 13 May 1566, Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland  (Age 60 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F4543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	Fife, Scotland
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F7412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 6	KENNEDY, Janet,   b. 1484, Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 1 Jun 1500, Kenmure, Kirkcudbrightshire, , Scotland,  (Age 16 years)
  Children	1. STEWART, James Earl Moray,   b. 1499, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 12 Jun 1544, Darnaway, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland  (Age 45 years)  [natural]   2. STEWART ILLEGITIMET SON OF JAMES IV, James Earl of Moray,   b. 1499, Morayshire, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 12 Jun 1544, Darnaway, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland  (Age 45 years)  [natural]   3. STEWART, Jane  [natural]   4. STEWART, Margaret  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F4546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death. He is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field, where he became the last monarch from not only Scotland, but also from all of Great Britain, to be killed in battle. James was the son of James III and Margaret of Denmark, probably born in Stirling Castle. As heir apparent to the Scottish crown, he became Duke of Rothesay. In 1474, his father arranged his betrothal to Princess Cecily of England.[1] His father was not a popular king and faced two major rebellions during his reign. The marriage negotiations and dowry payments led to the invasion of Scotland and capture of Berwick in 1482 by his uncle Alexander, Duke of Albany and Richard, Duke of Gloucester while James remained at Stirling. James III's army rebelled against him and the English army reached Edinburgh.[2] During the second rebellion, the rebels set up the 15-year-old James as their nominal leader. His father was killed fighting rebels at the Battle of Sauchieburn on 11 June 1488, and James took the throne and was crowned at Scone on 24 June. When he realised the indirect role which he had played in the death of his father, he decided to do penance for his sin. From that date on, he wore a heavy iron chain cilice around his waist, next to the skin, each Lent as penance, adding every year extra ounces.[3] His early betrothal to Cecily of England came to nothing, but interest in an English marriage remained. In a ceremony at the altar of Glasgow Cathedral on 10 December 1502, James confirmed the Treaty of Perpetual Peace with Henry VII of England.[26] By this treaty James married Henry's daughter Margaret Tudor. After a wedding by proxy in London, the marriage was confirmed in person on 8 August 1503 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. Their wedding was commemorated by the gift of a Book of Hours. The union produced four children plus two stillbirths:[27] James, Duke of Rothesay (21 February 1507, Holyrood Palace – 27 February 1508, Stirling Castle) A stillborn daughter at Holyrood Palace on 15 July 1508. Arthur, Duke of Rothesay (20 October 1509, Holyrood Palace – Edinburgh Castle, 14 July 1510). James V (Linlithgow Palace, 15 April 1512 – Falkland Palace, Fife, 14 December 1542), the only one to reach adulthood, and the successor of his father. A second stillborn daughter at Holyrood Palace in November 1512. Alexander, Duke of Ross (Stirling Castle, 30 April 1514 – Stirling Castle, 18 December 1515), born after James's death. Illegitimate children[edit] James also had eight illegitimate children with four different mistresses:[28] with Marion Boyd: Alexander (c. 1493 – Battle of Flodden Field, 9 September 1513), Archbishop of St Andrews. James Stewart (c. 1494 - died young) Catherine Stewart(c. 1495 – 1554), who married James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton. with Margaret Drummond: Margaret Stewart (born around 1497), married firstly John Gordon, Lord Gordon and secondly Sir John Drummond. with Janet Kennedy: James (before 1499–1544), created Earl of Moray. Margaret, died in infancy. Jane, died in infancy. with Isabel Stewart, daughter of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan: Lady Janet Stewart (17 July 1502 – 20 February 1562).

  
  

• Sources

  [S308] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;), Ancestry Family Tree.