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Stewart was given safe conduct to England in 1445, 1447 and 1451. He was supposedly captured at sea by Flemish pirates and put to death after 1451. But he was still alive in 1453–54, when he carried King James II's offer to Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset to rescue him from the Tower of London, when Somerset was a prisoner during the ...
James III's reign began with a minority that lasted almost a decade, during which Scotland was governed by a series of regents and factions who struggled for possession of the young king before his personal rule began in 1469. James III was an unpopular and ineffective king and was confronted with two major rebellions during his reign.
James II: No recognised heir 1437–1451 James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay: Heir apparent Son 10 July 1451 Born 3 August 1460 Became king None 1451–1454 Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany 1454–1460, Brother Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany: Heir presumptive Brother 3 August 1460 Brother became king 17 March 1473 Son born to king John Stewart ...
James Mor Stewart, called James the Fat, [a] (Scottish Gaelic: Seamas Mór) (c. 1400–1429 or 1449) was the youngest son of Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany and Isabella of Lennox. When his father and brothers were executed by King James I for treason in 1425, James led a rebellion against the king, taking the town of Dumbarton and killing the ...
James Stewart was the second son of Sir James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorne, and Joan Beaufort, the widow of James I of Scotland. [1] Known as "Hearty James", [2] he was a younger brother of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, and a younger half-brother of James II of Scotland and Princess Margaret Stewart, first wife of Louis XI of France.
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland (1296–1327), eldest surviving son and heir, who married Marjorie Bruce, daughter of King Robert I. [5] His son was King Robert II of Scotland, the first Stewart monarch. Egidia Stewart, who married Sir Alexander de Menzies, of Durisdeer. [5] His other issue, by wives uncertain, include:
James III of Scotland (c. 1451–1488), King of Scots; James IV of Scotland (1473–1513), ... James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland (1243–1309), Guardian of ...
James III: 10 July 1451: 11 June 1488: James's successor as King of Scots Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran: 13 May 1453: May 1488: Wife of (firstly) Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran; (secondly) James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton: Alexander, Duke of Albany: c. 1454: 7 August 1485: David, Earl of Moray: c. 1455: Before July 1457 John, Earl of Mar and ...