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James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 until his death at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488. He inherited the throne as a child following the death of his father, King James II, at the siege of Roxburgh Castle.
The south face of Linlithgow Palace Linlithgow Palace, c. 1678. North side of Linlithgow Palace on a sunny evening Linlithgow Palace from Linlithgow Loch looking east St. Michael's Church and Linlithgow Palace from the Peel North and west faces of Linlithgow Palace Near infra-red kite aerial photo of Linlithgow Palace looking westwards St Michael's Church with its modern crown steeple, viewed ...
Upon her abdication, her son, fathered by Henry, Lord Darnley, a junior member of the Stewart family, became King as James VI. James VI became King of England and Ireland as James I in 1603 when his cousin Elizabeth I died. Thereafter, although the two crowns of England and Scotland remained separate, the monarchy was based chiefly in England.
In May 1482, James III's brother, Alexander, Duke of Albany, landed in England at Southampton from France in a Scottish carvel, the Michael, captained by James Douglas. Edward IV seized this new opportunity to invade Scotland, hired Master Douglas and his ship on 9 May, and summoned fighting-men for the cause of the "king of Scotland" on 10 May.
The seal of Walter Fitzalan (1106–77), the first hereditary Royal Stewart. For most of the medieval era, the king was itinerant and had no "capital" as such. The Pictish centre of Forteviot was the chief royal seat of the early Gaelic Kingdom of Alba that became the Kingdom of Scotland.
[citation needed] In 1468 Margaret was betrothed to James of Scotland as a means to stop a feud regarding the debt Scotland owed Denmark over the taxation of the Hebrides and Isle of Man. The marriage was arranged on the recommendation of king Charles VII of France. In July 1469, at the age of 13 she married James III at Holyrood Abbey. Upon ...
The accession of Castle Gloom expanded the power of the Campbell family, from Argyll in the west into central Scotland, and also suited Colin Campbell's position as Master of the Household to King James III of Scotland, which required his frequent presence at court. [4]
Mary was born at Stirling Castle on 13 May 1453, the eldest daughter of James II of Scotland and Mary of Guelders. She had five siblings, including James III, who ascended the Scottish throne in 1460 upon their father's accidental death by an exploding cannon. [citation needed] Mary's mother died in 1463, leaving her an orphan at the age of ten.