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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James V of Scotland has received more than 5,043,788 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). James V of Scotland is the 876th most popular politician (down from 785th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 205th in 2019) and the 46th 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 876 out of 15,577. Before him are Harold Godwinson, Sima Yi, Abū Lahab, Irma Grese, Justin I, and Joachim Gauck. After him are Crixus, Friedrich Ratzel, Pepin of Herstal, Pietro Badoglio, Barbara of Cilli, and Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1512, James V of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Gerardus Mercator and Catherine Parr. After him are Henry, King of Portugal, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Manco Inca Yupanqui, Niccolò dell'Abbate, Devlet I Giray, Robert Recorde, Diego Laynez, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, and Sibylle of Cleves. Among people deceased in 1542, James V of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Catherine Howard and Lisa del Giocondo. After him are 2nd Dalai Lama, Hernando de Soto, Lapu-Lapu, Dosso Dossi, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Thomas Wyatt, Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, and Cristóvão da Gama.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James V of Scotland ranks 223 out of 7,765. Before him are Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843), Henry Morton Stanley (1841), Ozzy Osbourne (1948), Henry Morgan (1635), Harold Godwinson (1022), and Margaret Tudor (1489). After him are Julie Andrews (1935), John Deacon (1951), Jane Birkin (1946), Laurence Olivier (1907), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), and Sting (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James V of Scotland ranks 46. Before him are Henry I of England (1068), Henry III of England (1207), Charles II of England (1630), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), Arthur Henderson (1863), and Harold Godwinson (1022). After him are Benjamin Disraeli (1804), Harold Wilson (1916), Clement Attlee (1883), Randal Cremer (1828), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), and Edmund I (921).

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