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James V of Scotland

1512 - 1542

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James V (10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542) was King of Scotland from 9 September 1513 until his death in 1542. He was crowned on 21 September 1513 at the age of seventeen months. James was the son of King James IV and Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England. During his childhood Scotland was governed by regents, firstly by his mother until she remarried, and then by his first cousin once removed, John Stewart, Duke of Albany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James V of Scotland is the 201st most popular politician (up from 1,452nd in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 324th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Politician.

James V of Scotland is most famous for being the son of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England. He succeeded his father to the throne of Scotland in 1513 and ruled until his death in 1542.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James V of Scotland ranks 201 out of 19,576. Before him are Napoleon II, Lee Kuan Yew, Orhan, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Louis XVII of France, and Cardinal Richelieu. After him are Harald Bluetooth, Philip II of Macedon, William I, German Emperor, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Kösem Sultan, and Isabella I of Castile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1512, James V of Scotland ranks 1. After him are Gerardus Mercator, Catherine Parr, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Henry, King of Portugal, Manco Inca Yupanqui, Niccolò dell'Abbate, Devlet I Giray, Sibylle of Cleves, Robert Recorde, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, and Prospero Fontana. Among people deceased in 1542, James V of Scotland ranks 1. After him are Lapu-Lapu, Catherine Howard, Lisa del Giocondo, 2nd Dalai Lama, Hernando de Soto, Dosso Dossi, Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Thomas Wyatt, and Girolamo Aleandro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James V of Scotland ranks 67 out of 8,785. Before him are John Lennon (1940), John Dalton (1766), William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824), David Hume (1711), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), and Arthur Conan Doyle (1859). After him are Aleister Crowley (1875), John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842), Edward the Black Prince (1330), Robert Hooke (1635), Lord Byron (1788), and D. H. Lawrence (1885).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James V of Scotland ranks 28. Before him are Mary I of England (1516), Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), John Major (1943), Margaret Thatcher (1925), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), and Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900). After him are William Ewart Gladstone (1809), Olav V of Norway (1903), Edward the Martyr (962), Oliver Cromwell (1599), Edward Heath (1916), and Edgar the Peaceful (943).

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