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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.
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran (13 May 1453 – May 1488) [citation needed] was the elder daughter of King James II of Scotland and Mary of Guelders. King James III of Scotland was her eldest brother. She married twice: firstly, to Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran; secondly, to James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton.
James and Mary had seven children together: An unnamed son. (Both born and died on 19 May 1450); James III of Scotland (1451–1488), who married Margaret of Denmark. Mary (May 1453–May 1488), who married first Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran, and secondly James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton. She became the mother of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of ...
Thomas was the son of Robert, 1st Lord Boyd, who was a regent during the minority of King James III of Scotland. His father was able to have Thomas created Earl of Arran and Baron Kilmarnock in the Peerage of Scotland , and arrange for Thomas' marriage to Princess Mary Stewart of Scotland , sister of King James III and daughter of King James II ...
[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 ...
Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure, 1st Lord Kennedy (22 February 1405 – 27 March 1489) was a Scottish lord, a son of Sir James Kennedy, Younger of Dunure, and Lady Mary Stewart, daughter of Robert III, King of the Scots. He served as one of six Regents during the early reign of James III of Scotland, after the 1460 death of James II.
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of Scotland 1264–1284: Margaret of Scotland 1261–1283: Eric II of Norway 1268–1299: Isabel Bruce c. 1272 –1358: Elizabeth de Burgh c. 1284 –1327: Robert I the Bruce 1274–1329 r. 1306–1329: Isabella of Mar c. 1277 –1296: Cecilia Dunbar: James 5th High Steward d. 1309: Edward III King of England 1312–1377: Margaret Maid of ...