James V., King of Scotland, with his second wife, Marie de Guise
Born on:
10. April 1512
Deceased on:
14. December 1542
Father:
James IV. († 1513), King of Scotland
Mother:
Margaret († 1541), the elder sister of Henry VIII. († 1547), King of England
Spouses:
- Madeleine of France (1520-1537), daughter of King Francis I. of France; marriage on 1. January 1537 – no children (links only available in German)
- Marie de Guise (1515-1560), widowed Duchess of Longueville, daughter of Claude of Guise († 1550) and Antoinette of Bourbon; marriage in June 1538; this is also her second marriage, in her first marriage to the Duke of Longueville she had two sons, François (1535-1551) and Louis, born and deceased in 1536; when Marie de Guise married the Scottish King, she had to leave her three year old son François behind, who would be raised by her parents in France
his legitimate children from his second marriage:
- his son James, born on 22. May 1540, deceased in April 1541
- his son Arthur, born and deceased in April 1541 (he lived for eight days only)
- his daughter Mary, the future Queen of Scotland, born on 7. or 8. December 1542, executed on 8. February 1587
illegitimate children:
from his numerous mistresses:
- James
- James, First Count of Moray and Regent of Scotland; his mother was the favourite mistress of James V., Lady Margaret Erskine
- James
- Robert, Count of Orkney
- John
- Adam