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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 5,430,546 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). James V of Scotland is the 1,452nd most popular politician (down from 868th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 223rd in 2019) and the 61st 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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  • 72.41

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  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James V of Scotland ranks 1,452 out of 19,576. Before him are Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Quintillus, Athaulf, Edmund I, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and John II of Portugal. After him are Ismail Haniyeh, Ziying, Alexios I of Trebizond, Carlos I of Portugal, Leo II, and Cyrus I.

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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 Niccolò dell'Abbate, Henry, King of Portugal, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Manco Inca Yupanqui, Devlet I Giray, Robert Recorde, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Diego Laynez, and Sibylle of Cleves. Among people deceased in 1542, James V of Scotland ranks 4. Before him are Catherine Howard, Lisa del Giocondo, and 2nd Dalai Lama. After him are Lapu-Lapu, Hernando de Soto, Dosso Dossi, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, Thomas Wyatt, and Malik Muhammad Jayasi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James V of Scotland ranks 324 out of 8,785. Before him are Jon Lord (1941), John Hurt (1940), Ian Gillan (1945), Edmund Ironside (993), Edmund I (921), and Frederick Soddy (1877). After him are Bonnie Tyler (1951), Alexander Selkirk (1676), Alfred North Whitehead (1861), Robbie Coltrane (1950), Halford Mackinder (1861), and Graham Greene (1904).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James V of Scotland ranks 61. Before him are Randal Cremer (1828), Harold Macmillan (1894), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Harold Wilson (1916), Edmund Ironside (993), and Edmund I (921). After him are Halford Mackinder (1861), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), Theresa May (1956), Arthur Balfour (1848), Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), and Harthacnut (1018).

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