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Personal data James Stewart 

  • He was born on May 22, 1533 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • He died on January 23, 1570 in Linlithgow Palace-Linlithgow, Scotland, he was 36 years old.
  • A child of James V of Scotland Stewart and Margaret Erskine
  • This information was last updated on July 6, 2018.

Household of James Stewart

He is married to Agnes Keith.

They got married on February 8, 1561 at Palace of Holyroodhouse-Edinburgh, Scotland, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Stewart  1565-1591
  2. Annabell Stewart  1568-± 1570
  3. Margaret Stewart  ± 1570-< 1586


Notes about James Stewart

James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, was the illegitimate half-brother and chief adviser of Mary, Queen of Scots. Member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V, was Regent of Scotland for his half-nephew, the infant King James VI, from 1567 until his assassination.
On January 23, 1570 the first recorded assassination by a firearm took place. The victim was James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray – the Regent for the infant James VI of Scotland. He was assassinated by gunshot by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Stewart

James IV of Scotland Stewart
1473-1513
James IV of Scotland Stewart
Margaret Tudor
1489-1541
Margaret Tudor
John Erskine
± 1489-± 1555
Margaret Campbell
± 1485-1555

James Stewart
1533-1570

James Stewart

1561

Agnes Keith
± 1543-1588

Agnes Keith

Elizabeth Stewart
1565-1591
Annabell Stewart
1568-± 1570
Margaret Stewart
± 1570-< 1586

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    Historical events

    Birthday May 22, 1533

    • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1533: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 25 » Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn.
      • May 23 » The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.
      • May 28 » The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid.
      • June 1 » Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.
      • November 15 » Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire.

    Day of marriage February 8, 1561

    • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1561: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 2 » Mendoza, Argentina, is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo.
      • March 31 » The city of San Cristóbal, Táchira is founded.
      • April 14 » A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.
      • July 2 » Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.
      • August 19 » Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
      • October 18 » In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima was fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; resulting in a draw.

    Day of death January 23, 1570

    • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1570: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 23 » James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.
      • May 20 » Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.
      • September 10 » Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission.
      • November 1 » The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.
    

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