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1st Laird of Traquair King James Stewart, IV King Of Scotland

1st Laird of Traquair King James Stewart, IV King Of Scotland

Male 1473 - 1513  (40 years)

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  • Name James Stewart 
    Title 1st Laird of Traquair 
    Prefix King 
    Suffix IV King Of Scotland 
    Birth 17 Mar 1473  Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 17 Mar 1473  Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _AMTID 192683847859:1030:204653251 
    _COLOR 8 
    _FSFTID L1HN-PRR 
    _UID F2DD5428FDA6EE11B527A820663F9BF3C45D 
    Death 9 Sep 1513  Branxton, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    KIA, Flodden Field 
    Burial 30 Sep 1513  Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I193886  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Father James Stewart, III King Of Scotland,   b. 10 Jul 1451, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1488, Saint Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Margrete Von Oldenburg, Princess Of Denmark,   b. 23 Jun 1456, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1486, Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jul 1469  Holyrood Abbey, Edinburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    RoyalHouse Stewart 
    Family ID F28106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Rutherford,   b. Abt 1484, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1536, Skirling, Peebles, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lady Jane Stewart, Of Traquair,   b. Abt 1520, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1593, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years)
     2. William Stewart, 2nd Of Traquair,   b. 1505, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1548, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    Family ID F86017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 2 Lady Agnes, Countess Of Bothwell Baroness Home Baroness Maxwell,   b. 28 Nov 1480, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1557, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lady Janet Stewart,   b. 17 Jul 1502, Minto, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1562, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F66174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 3 Margaret Drummond,   b. 1475, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1501, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Lived together 1496  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lady Margaret,   b. 15 Jul 1497, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1562, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F71425  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 4 Lady Marion Boyd, Countess Of Bothwell Lady Of Rowallen,   b. 1477, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1559, Abbey, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Children 
     1. Catherine Stewart, Countess Of Morton,   b. May 1491, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1554, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, MID Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years)
    Family ID F63034  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 5 Margaret Tudor, Princess Of England Queen Scotland,   b. 28 Nov 1489, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Greater London, 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 
    RoyalHouse Stewart 
    Children 
     1. Duke James Stewart, Of Rothesay Prince Of Scotland,   b. 21 Feb 1507, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1508, Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     2. Arthur Stewart,   b. 20 Oct 1509, Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1510, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. King James Stewart, V. Of Scotland,   b. 10 Apr 1512, Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1542, Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     4. Alexander Stewart, Of Ross,   b. 10 May 1514, Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1515, Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F15929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 6 Janet Kennedy,   b. 1480, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1543, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Stewart, 1st Earl Of Moray,   b. 10 Apr 1499, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1544, Darnaway, Morayshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F28285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Mar 1473 - Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 17 Mar 1473 - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLived together - 1496 - Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Address:
    KIA, Flodden Field - 9 Sep 1513 - Branxton, Northumberland, England    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • James Stewart 1st Earl of Buchangave gave the estate to his illegitimate son, James Stuart (1480-1513), 1st Laird of Traquair, in 1491. James Stuart obtained letters of legitimation, and married the heiress of the Rutherfords, with whom he received the estates of Rutherford and Wells in Roxburghshire. Stuart was killed at the Battle of Flodden.

      His daughter, Lady Jane Stuart, became involved with the married Earl of Angus, by whom she had a daughter out of wedlock, Lady Janet Douglas (d.1552). Janet married Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven and produced several children During the 1500’s and 1600’s the main building was completed and ithe lairds of Traquair played important roles in public life with John Stuart, 4th Laird of Traquair becoming the Captain of the Queen´s bodyguard to Mary Queen of Scots. He was host to the Queen when she visited Traquair with her husband and baby son James in 1566

      https://www.stewartsociety.org/history-of-the-stewarts.cfm?section=castles-and-buildings&subcatid=8&histid=541