James IV of Scotland, King of Scots

James IV of Scotland, King of Scots

Male 1473 - 1513  (40 years)

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  • Name James IV of Scotland 
    Suffix King of Scots 
    Birth 17 Mar 1473  Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Religion Roman Catholic  [1
    Death 9 Sep 1513  Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I45571  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2016 

    Father James III of Scotland, King of Scots,   b. 10 Jul 1451, Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1488, Sauchie Burn, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Margaret of Denmark 
    Marriage Y  [2
    Family ID F17197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots,   b. 28 Nov 1489, Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1541, Methven Castle, Perthshire, Kingdom of Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage Y  [3
    Children 
     1. James of Scotland, V, King of Scots,   b. 10 Apr 1512, Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, 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 F16631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Mar 1473 - Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Sep 1513 - Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England Link to Google Earth
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    James IV (17 March 1473 - 9 September 1513)
    James IV (17 March 1473 - 9 September 1513)
    was the 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, where he became the last monarch not only from Scotland, but from all of Great Britain, to be killed in battle.

  • Sources 
    1. [S9247] "James IV of Scotland", biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_IV_of_Scotland, retrieved March 18, 2016 by David.

    2. [S10075] "James III of Scotland" biography, accessed & downloaded Thursday, December 1st, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, https://en.

    3. [S9243] "Margaret Tudor" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Tudor, retrieved MSarch 18, 2016 by David A. Hennesse.