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Personal data James I Stewart King of Scotland 

• He was born on July 25, 1394 in Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
• He died on February 21, 1437 in Monastery of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Assassinated ), he was 42 years old.
• He is buried in Perth Abbey, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
• A child of Robert III Stewart and Annabella Stewart (Drummond)
• This information was last updated on February 16, 2025.

Household of James I Stewart King of Scotland

He is married to Joan Beaufort (Plantagenet).

They got married on February 2, 1423 at Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, Surrey, London, England, he was 28 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Joan Stewart. (Plantagenet)  1428-± 1486 
2. James II Stewart  1430-1460 
3. Annabella Stewart  ± 1432-1509 

Notes about James I Stewart King of Scotland

James Stewart, I
Gender:
Male
Birth:
July 25, 1394
Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Death:
February 21, 1437 (42)
Monastery of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Assassinated )
Place of Burial:
Perth Abbey, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Immediate Family:
Son of Robert III, King of Scots and Annabella Drummond, Queen Consort of Scots

Husband of Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots

Father of Margaret of Scotland, Dauphine de France; Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany; Eleanor Stewart; Joan of Scotland, Countess of Morton; Mary Stewart, Countess of Buchan; Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay; James II of Scotland and Annabella of Scotland

Brother of Margaret Stewart, Lady of Galloway; Mary of Scotland, Countess of Angus; David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay; Elizabeth Stewart, Princess of Scotland; Robert Stewart, Prince of Scotland; and Egidia Stewart

Half brother of James Stewart of Killbride and Sir John Stewart, of Blackhall & Ardgowan, Knight

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other possible birth dates;
10 December 1394
30 December 1394
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"James I, King of Scots (25 July 1394 ·Äì 21 February 1437), was the youngest of three sons of King Robert III and Annabella Drummond and was born probably in late July 1394 in Dunfermline Palace. By the time he was eight years old, both of his elder brothers were dead·ÄîRobert had died in infancy, and David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, died suspiciously in Falkland Castle while being detained by his uncle, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany. Although parliament exonerated Albany, fears for James's safety grew during the winter of 1405·Äì6 and plans were made to send him to France. In February 1406, James and nobles close to his father clashed with supporters of Archibald, 4th Earl of Douglas, forcing the prince to take refuge on the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth. He remained there until mid-March, when he boarded a vessel bound for France, but while off the English coast, pirates captured the ship on 22 March and delivered James to Henry IV of England. A few days later, on 4 April Robert III died, and the 12-year-old uncrowned King of Scots began his 18-year detention.
James was given a good education at the English court, where he developed respect for English methods of governance and for Henry V to the extent that he served in the English army against the French during 1420ဓ1. Murdoch Stewart, James's cousin and Albany's son, a captive in England since 1402 was traded for Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland in 1416. Eight more years passed before James was ransomed by which time Murdoch had succeeded his father to the dukedom and the governorship of Scotland. James married Joan Beaufort, daughter of the Earl of Somerset in February 1424 shortly before his release in April when they journeyed to Scotland. It was not altogether a popular re-entry to Scottish affairs, since James had fought on behalf of Henry V and at times against Scottish forces in France. Additionally, his £40,000 ransom meant increased taxes to cover the repayments and the detention of Scottish nobles as collateral. Despite this, James also held qualities that were admired. The contemporary Scotichronicon by Walter Bower described James as excelling at sport and appreciative of literature and music. Unlike his father and grandfather he did not take mistresses, but had many children by his consort, Queen Joan. The king had a strong desire to impose law and order on his subjects, but applied it selectively at times.
To bolster his authority and secure the position of the crown, James launched pre-emptive attacks on some of his nobles beginning in 1425 with his close relatives the Albany Stewarts that resulted in the execution of Duke Murdoch. In 1428 James detained Alexander, Lord of the Isles, while attending a parliament in Inverness. Archibald, 5th Earl of Douglas, was arrested in 1431, followed by George, Earl of March, in 1434. The plight of the ransom hostages held in England was ignored and the repayment money was diverted into the construction of Linlithgow Palace and other grandiose schemes.
In August 1436, James failed humiliatingly in his siege of Roxburgh Castle and then faced an ineffective attempt by Sir Robert Graham to arrest him at a general council. James was murdered at Perth on the night of 20·Äì1 February 1437 in a failed coup by his uncle and former ally Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl. Queen Joan, although wounded, escaped to the safety of Edinburgh Castle, where she was reunited with her son James II."
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http://www.nndb.com/people/765/000101462/
http://thepeerage.com/p10211.htm#i102105
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Citations / Sources:
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, pages 238, 378. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), pages 230, 232. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S20] Magna Carta Ancestry: A study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Richardson, Douglas, (Kimball G. Everingham, editor. 2nd edition, 2011), vol. 3 p. 568, 577.
[S21] #226 The Peerage of Scotland: Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of That Kingdom, from Their Origin to the Present Generation (2nd edition, 1813), Douglas, Sir Robert, (2nd edition. 2 volumes. Edinburgh: A. Constable, 1813 NOTE: Caution should be taken with this peerage, and compared with other peerages to obtain accurate information about the families. Some of the lineages are confused, but can be used for supplemental information.), FHL book Q 941 D22d; FHL microfilm 1,440,956 items., vol. 1 p. 50.
[S22] #374 The Lineage and Ancestry of H. R. H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (1977), Paget, Gerald, (2 volumes. Baltimore: Geneal. Pub., 1977), FHL book Q 942 D22pg., vol. 1 p. 23.
[S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, pages 18-19. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

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JAMES Stewart, son of ROBERT III King of Scotland & his wife Annabel Drummond (Dec 1394-murdered Perth 21 Feb 1437).¬â€  John of Fordun·Äôs Scotichronicon (Continuator) names "Jacobum regem" as son of "Robertus tertius"[1268].¬â€  He became Duke of Rothesay 10 Dec 1404 after receiving from his father all lands belonging to the office of Steward of Scotland[1269].¬â€  A prisoner in France 1406-1424.¬â€  He succeeded his father in 1406 as JAMES I King of Scotland.¬â€  Jean Chartier·Äôs Chronique de Charles VII records the circumstances of the murder ·Äúen une maison de Mendians·Äù in 1438 of ·Äúle roy d·ÄôEscosse·Äù, noting that he had returned ·Äúde prison du roy d·ÄôAngleterre·Äù where he had spent ·Äúquinze ans ou environ·Äù[1270].¬â€ 
m (2 or 13 Feb 1424) as her first husband, JOAN Beaufort, daughter of JOHN Beaufort Earl of Somerset & his wife Margaret de Holand of the Earls of Kent (-15 Jul 1445).¬â€  A late 15th century/early 16th century manuscript names ·ÄúJohamem aliter Henricum comitem Somersecie qui cito moritur, Thomam qui moritur, Edmundum ducem Somersecie, Joh[anname reginam Scotorum et Margaretam comitissam Devoni]·Äù as the children of ·ÄúJohannes Bowfurth comes Somersecie·Äù[1271].¬â€  The Julius B II Chronicle records the marriage in Feb 1424 of ·ÄúSir James Styward kyng of Scotland·Äù and ·Äúdame Joan the duchesse douhter of Clarence goten by her ffirst hosbond the Erle of Somersete·Äù[1272].¬â€  She married secondly James Stewart "the Black Knight of Lorn".¬â€ 
King James I & his wife had eight children:
1.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  Lady MARGARET Stewart (1424-Ch√¢lons-sur-Marne, Cath√©drale Saint-Etienne 16 Aug 1445, bur Abbaye de Saint-Laon, Vienne).¬â€  Jean Chartier·Äôs Chronique de Charles VII records the arrival at Tours 24 Jun 1436 of ·ÄúMadame Marguerite fille du roy d·ÄôEscosse...comme daulphine·Äù and her marriage the next day to ·ÄúMonseigneur le daulphin·Äù[1273].¬â€  m (contract Perth, Scotland 19 Jul 1428, contract Chinon, Indre-et-Loire 30 Oct 1428, Cath√©drale de Tours 25 Jun 1436) as his first wife, LOUIS de France Dauphin de Viennois, son of CHARLES VII King of France & his wife Marie d'Anjou (Bourges, Bishop's palace 4 Jul 1423-Ch√¢teau de Plessis-les-Tours, La Riche, Indre-et-Loire 30 Aug 1483, bur Notre-Dame de Cl√©ry, Loiret).¬â€  He succeeded his father in 1461 as LOUIS XI King of France.
2.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  Lady ISABEL Stewart (Autumn 1426-[13 Oct 1494/5 Mar 1499]).¬â€  Betrothed (contract 19 Jul 1441, ratified 29 Sep 1441) to JEAN VI Duke of Brittany, son of JEAN V "le Vaillant" Duke of Brittany & his third wife Infanta do√±a Juana de Navarra (Ch√¢teau de l'Hermine, near Vannes, Morbihan 24 Dec 1389-manoir de La Touche, near Nantes 29 Aug 1442, bur Tr√©guier, Cath√©drale Saint-Tugdual).¬â€  He died before the religious ceremony.¬â€  m (30 Oct 1442) as his second wife, FRAN√áOIS I Duke of Brittany, son of JEAN VI Duke of Brittany & his wife Jeanne de France (Vannes 11 May 1414-Ch√¢teau de l'Hermine, Vannes 17 Jul 1450, bur Redon Abbaye de St Sauveur, Ille-et-Vilaine).¬â€ 
3.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  Lady JOAN Stewart ([1428]-after 16 Oct 1486).¬â€  She was deaf and dumb, known as "the dumb lady of Dalkeith".¬â€  She lived in France from Aug 1445 to Spring 1458[1274].¬â€  m (before 15 May 1459) JAMES Douglas Earl of Morton, son of JAMES Douglas of Dalkeith & his wife Elizabeth Gifford of Sheriffhall (-[22 Jun/22 Oct] 1493).¬â€ 
4.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  ALEXANDER Stewart (16 Oct 1430-young).¬â€  Duke of Rothesay.
5.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  JAMES Stewart (16 Oct 1430-Roxburgh 3 Aug 1460, bur Holyrood).¬â€  John of Fordun·Äôs Scotichronicon (Continuator) names "Jacobum secundum regem qui nunc est" as son of "Jacobum secundum"[1275].¬â€  He succeeded his father in 1437 as JAMES II King of Scotland.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ 
-¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  see below.
6.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  Lady ELEANOR Stewart (Dunfermline 1433-Innsbruck 20 Nov 1480, bur Stams).¬â€  m (12 Feb 1449) as his first wife, SIGISMUND "der M√ºnzreiche" Archduke of Austria, Graf von Tirol, son of FRIEDRICH IV "mit den leeren Tasche" Duke of Austria, Graf von Tirol & his second wife Anna von Braunschweig-L√ºneburg (Innsbruck 26 Oct 1427-Innsbruck 4 Mar 1496, bur Stams).¬â€ 
7.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  Lady MARY Stewart (-20 Mar 1465, bur Sandenburg, ter Veere, Zeeland).¬â€  She was granted the Earldom of Buchan, probably on her marriage, thereby becoming Ctss of Buchan[1276].¬â€  m (ter Veere, Zeeland 1444) as his first wife, WOLFART van Borselen, son of HENDRIK van Borselen Comte de Grandpr√© & his second wife Jeanne van Halewijn (-Ghent 29 Apr 1487, bur Sandenburg, ter Veere, Zeeland).¬â€  Earl of Buchan, de iure uxoris.¬â€  He succeeded his father in 1474 as Comte de Grandpr√©.¬â€  Governor of Holland, Zeeland and Friesland 1477-1480[1277].¬â€ 
8.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  Lady ANNABEL Stewart¬â€  .¬â€  The marriage contract between "Lodovico di Savoia figlio secundogenito del Duca Lodovico" and "Anabella figlia del Re Giacomo di Scozia" is dated 14 Dec 1444[1278].¬â€  m firstly (contract 14 Dec 1444[1279], 14 Dec 1447, divorced 1458) as his first wife, LOUIS de Savoie Comte de Gen√®ve, son of LOUIS Duke of Savoy & his wife Anne Pss of Cyprus (5 Jun 1436-ch√¢teau-monast√®re de Ripaille 16 Jul 1482).¬â€  m secondly (before 10 Mar 1460, divorced 24 Jul 1471) as his second wife, GEORGE Gordon, son of ALEXANDER Gordon [formerly Seton] Earl of Huntly & his second wife Elizabeth Crichton (-Stirling [8 Jun] 1501, bur Cambuskenneth).¬â€  He succeeded his father in 1470 as Earl of Huntly.¬â€ 
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