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The tale is told that young James V was encouraged in his debauchery by one of his regents, but to be fair, illegitimate children had long been a royal prerogative, in England and Scotland. Young James came by it honestly. His own father had seven children out of wedlock by four different mistresses.
Royalty portal. Scotland portal. Pages in category "Illegitimate children of James V of Scotland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . James Stewart, Commendator of Kelso and Melrose. James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray. Lady Jean Stewart. John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham.
James also fathered at least nine illegitimate children by a series of mistresses. James V's reign witnessed the beginnings of Protestantism in Scotland, and his uncle Henry VIII of England's break with Rome in the 1530s placed James in a powerful bargaining position with the papacy, allowing James to exploit the situation to increase his ...
James V had at least nine illegitimate children: James Stewart, Commendator of Kelso and Melrose (circa 1529 – 1557), son of Elizabeth Shaw John Stewart, Lord Darnley (circa 1531 – 1563), son of Elizabeth Carmichael
Lady Jean Stewart (also known as Jane Stuart; c. 1533 [1] – 7 January 1587/88), was an illegitimate daughter of King James V of Scotland by his mistress, Elizabeth Bethune (sometimes spelled Betoun or Beaton ). [2] Childhood. Jean was born between 1528 and 1537.
Children: 2 sons (died as infants), daughter Mary and several illegitimate Died: December 14, 1542, at Falkland Palace, Fife, aged 30 years, 8 months, and 4 days Buried at: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh Succeeded by: his daughter Mary James V was just over 1 year old when his father was killed at Flodden field and he inherited the throne.
James, by now aged just 30, was ill in bed at Falkland Palace in Fife. On 8 December 1542, Marie de Guise gave birth to a daughter, who was to become Mary Queen of Scots.
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