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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.
The ailing Robert III died on 4 April and the 11-year-old James, now the uncrowned King of Scotland, would remain in captivity for eighteen years. James was educated well during his imprisonment in England, where he was often kept in the Tower of London, Windsor Castle, and other English castles.
This is a family tree for the kings and queens of Scotland, ... James III King of Scots 1451–1488 r. 1460–1488: Margaret of Denmark 1456–1486: Margaret b.
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.
[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 ...
On his father's death in 1701, James was proclaimed as rightful king by Louis XIV of France, despite having previously recognised the legitimacy of William III under the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick. Spain, the Papal States , and Modena also recognised him as king of England , Ireland and Scotland and refused to recognise William III , Mary II , or ...
James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460. The eldest surviving son of James I of Scotland, he succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of six, following the assassination of his father.
Only France, Spain and the Papacy acknowledged James II's son as 'James III' on his father's death in 1701. [18] [19] By the Peace of Utrecht, France and Spain switched their recognition to the Hanoverian succession in 1713, [20] although France subsequently recognised James as "King of Scotland" during the 1745 rising. [21]