Stewart Society

JAMES V Stewart

King of Scotland

Father , died: 1542

(16) KING.JAMES V., born 1512.
Died of grief, 1542, after hearing of the defeat of the Scots at Solway Moss.
He married, first, 1537, Madeleine de Valois, daughter of King Francis I. of France, but she died without issue the same year.
The king married, secondly, 1538, Marie de Lorraine, daughter of Claude, Duc de Guise, and widow of Louis d'Orleans, Duc de Longueville. By her he had,
(a) James, born 1540; died in infancy.
(b) Arthur, Duke of Albany (S.); born '54', died in infancy.

(c) MARY , Queen of Scotland Mary, who succeeded.

The king had also several natural sons :-
(d) James Stewart, Commendator of Melrose and Kelso. Died without issue, i557.
Arms: on Seal, 1557.-Scotland, with crozier behind shield. Another Seal shows-Scotland, debruised by a baton or ribbon (Macdonald).

(e) JAMES , Earl of Moray, Earl of Moray and Mar.

(f) James Stewart.

(g) ROBERT , Earl of Orkney, Earl of Orkney.

(h) (See No.26), Prior of Coldingham.
(i) Adam Stewart, Prior of the Charter House at Perth.
(j) Robert Stewart, Prior of Whithorn.
Arms: of King James V. same as his father. In his minority he used two unicorns as supporters, but afterwards two lions rampant (Stodart). [Plate I., fig. 3).