Текст книги "Britain's Royal Families"
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4 Angus.
5 Hugh, Thane of Glentilt; he married and had issue.
6 Marcus.
7 Mary; she married Lachlan Maclean of Duart.
8 Elizabeth or Margaret; she married Angus Duff Mackay of Strathnaver.
10 Marjorie
She married firstly John de Dunbar, Earl of Moray ( d.1391/2), after 11 July, 1370 (date of dispensation), and had issue:
1 Thomas, Earl of Moray ( d.1415/22); he married a lady called Margaret ( d.1422), and had issue.
2 Alexander; he is said to have married Matilda, daughter of James Fraser of Frendraught, and to have had issue.
3 James ( b.1390).
4 Euphemia; she married Alexander Cumming and had issue (?). Marjorie married secondly Sir Alexander Keith of Grandown before 24 April, c.1403, and perhaps had issue:
5 Christina (?); she married Sir Patrick Ogilvy (drowned 1429), and had issue.
Marjorie died after 6 May, 1417.
Robert II married secondly, after 2 May, 1355 (date of dispensation) (although no evidence exists as to where):
Euphemia
She was the daughter of Hugh, 6th Earl of Ross, by Margaret Graham. She married firstly John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray ( d.1346). She was crowned Queen Consort in 1372 at Scone Abbey, Perthshire. She died in 1387.
Issue of marriage:
1 David
He was born around 1356/60. He was created Earl Palatine of Strathearn on 26/27 March, 1371, and Earl of Caithness between 21 November, 1375, and 28 December, 1377. He died before 5 March, 1389, perhaps in February (?), 1389 (?), or perhaps as early as 1382.
David married a lady whose name is not recorded:
She was the daughter of Sir Alexander Lindsay of Glenesk, by Katherine, daughter of Sir John Stirling of Glenesk.
Issue of marriage:
(i)
Euphemia
She was born before 1375, and succeeded her father as Countess Palatine of Caithness and Strathearn before 5 March, 1389. She resigned the earldom of Caithness before July, 1402. She married firstly Sir Patrick Graham of Dundaff and Kilpont (
d
.1413) before December (and perhaps by 24 August), 1406, and had issue:
1 Malise, Earl of Strathearn and Menteith (
c
.1407–1490); he married a lady called Janet (
d
.
c
.1477), and had issue. He married secondly Marion (
d
.1530), possibly a Campbell of Glenorchy, and had issue.
2 Euphemia (
d
.1468); she married firstly Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas (1390–1439), and had issue. She married secondly James, 1st Lord Hamilton (1415–1479) (he married secondly Mary, daughter of James II).
3 Elizabeth or Anne; she married Sir John Lyon (
d
.1435) (son of Jean, daughter of Robert II).
Euphemia married secondly Sir Patrick Dunbar of Bele (
d
. after 1438), and had issue:
4 Patrick.
5 George.
Euphemia died on 15 October,
c
.1434.
2 Walter
He was born in c.1360, and was created Baron of Brechin in 1378. He was created Earl of Caithness before July, 1402, and Earl of Atholl on c.28 April, 1404. He was created Baron Cortachy on 22 September, 1409, and Earl Palatine of Strathearn on 22 July, 1427. He resigned the earldom of Caithness in favour of his son Alexander around c.1428/30: 13 December, 1429, is the most probable date. He succeeded Alexander as Earl of Caithness in late summer, 1431. His honours and estates were declared forfeit on 26 March, 1437, and he was executed with appalling barbarity on the same day in Edinburgh as punishment for his part in the murder of James I.
Walter married, before 19 October, 1378 (although no evidence exists as to where):
Margaret
She was the daughter of Sir David de Barclay, Lord of Brechin, by Janet, daughter of Sir Edward Keith of Synton. She died before 1 August, 1404.
Issue of marriage:
(i)
Alexander
or
Alan
He was created Earl of Caithness around
c
.1428/30. He was killed in 1431 in a foray at Inverlochy, Inverness-shire.
(ii)
David
He died after February, 1433, in England.
David married an Englishwoman whose identity is unknown, and had issue:
(a)
Robert
He rose to the rank of knight, and was known as the Master of Atholl. He was granted a dispensation to marry one Margaret Ogilvy on 29 January, 1428/9, but there is no evidence to show that the marriage ever took place. He was executed in March, 1437, in Edinburgh for his part in the murder of James I.
On 1 August, 1404, Walter Stewart was granted a dispensation to marry Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Graham of Kincardine, but no evidence exists to show that the marriage actually took place. Elizabeth married Sir John Stewart of Dundonald, bastard son of Robert II, in 1407/8.
3 Elizabeth
She married David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford (1360?–1407), in 1380 or 1384 (dispensation granted on 22 February, 1374/5), and had issue:
1 Alexander, 2nd Earl of Crawford (1387?–1438); he married Marjorie Dunbar ( d. after 1429), perhaps a daughter of the Earl of Dunbar, and had issue.
2 David, Lord of Newdosk; he later became a priest.
3 Gerard ( d. before 1421).
4 Ingelram (?), Bishop of Aberdeen ( d.1458).
5 Marjorie; she married Sir William Douglas of Lochleven.
6 Elizabeth; she married Sir Robert Keith.
7 Elizabeth; she married Robert, Lord Erskine ( d.1451/2); she may have been confused with her sister of the same name, and it is possible that they were one and the same person.
8 Isabella; she married Sir John Maxwell of Pollok, and had issue.
4 Egidia or Jill
She married Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale in c.1387, and had issue:
1 William, Lord of Nithsdale ( d. after 1419).
2 Egidia ( d. after 1438); she married Henry St Clair, Earl of Orkney ( d.1421), and had issue.
Egidia died after 1388.
Robert II also had the following illegitimate issue:
By Moira Leitch (according to tradition):
1 John Stewart of Dundonald, a knight ( d.1445/9); he married firstly Janet, daughter of John Sympil of Elistoun, and had issue. He married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Graham of Kincardine.
By unknown mothers:
2 John Stewart, Lord of Burley (killed 1425).
3 John Stewart of Cairdney, a knight.
4 Alexander Stewart, Canon of Glasgow.
5 Alexander Stewart of Inverlunan, a knight.
6 Thomas Stewart, Archdeacon of St Andrews, Dean of Dunkeld.
7 James Stewart of Kinfauns.
8 Walter Stewart.
ROBERT II
He died on 19 April, 1390, at Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, and was buried in Scone Abbey, Perthshire.
He was succeeded by his son John, who took the name Robert upon his accession.
Robert III
FATHER: Robert II( 
see here).
MOTHER: Elizabeth Mure( see here, under Robert II).
SIBLINGS: ( see here, under Robert III).
ROBERT III
He was christened John, and took the name Robert upon his accession. He was born around c.1337/40. He was created Earl of Carrick on 22 June, 1368, and styled Earl of Atholl on 17 October (?), c.1379, for this occasion only. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 19 April, 1390, and was crowned on 14 August, 1390, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.
Robert III married, in c.1366/7 (although no evidence exists as to where):
Annabella
She was the daughter of Sir John Drummond of Stobhall by Mary, daughter of Sir William Montifex, and she was born in c.1350. She was crowned Queen Consort on 15 August, 1390, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire. She died in c.October (‘Harvest-tide’), 1401, at Scone Palace, Perthshire, and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.
Issue of marriage:
1 David
He was born on 24 October, 1378. He was created Earl of Carrick between 19 April, 1390, and 2 January, 1391, and Duke of Rothesay (a title borne henceforth by the eldest son of a Scottish sovereign) on 28 April, 1398. He was created Earl of Atholl on 6 September, 1398. He died on 26/27 March, 1402, in prison at Falkland Palace, Fife; he is said to have been starved to death, but he probably succumbed to dysentery. He was buried in Lindores Abbey, Fife.
David married, in February, 1399/1400, at Bothwell Church:
Marjorie
She was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, by Joan, daughter of Thomas Moray of Bothwell. David Stewart was her first husband. She married secondly Sir Walter Haliburton of Dirleton ( d. by 1447) (son of Isabella Stewart of Albany, granddaughter of Robert II) in 1403, and had issue:
1 John, Lord Haliburton ( d.1452/4); he married Janet ( d. after 1493), daughter of Sir William Seton of Seton, and had issue.
2 Walter ( d. after 1433); he married Katherine, daughter of Alexander Chisholme.
3 Robert.
4 William ( d. after 1439).
Marjorie died before 11 May, 1421.
2 James I( see here).
3 Robert
He died young.
4 Margaret
Known as the Lady of Galloway, she married Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Duke of Touraine (1370?–killed 1424), before 1390, and had issue:
1 Archibald, 5th Earl of Douglas (1390–1439); he married Euphemia ( d.1468), daughter of Sir Patrick Graham by Euphemia, granddaughter of Robert II, and had issue.
2 William; he married Marjorie Stewart, and had issue.
3 Elizabeth; she married John Stewart, Earl of Buchan ( see here, under Robert II).
4 James, a knight (killed 1424).
Margaret died between 26 January, 1449, and September, 1456, probably at Thrieve Castle, Galloway, and was buried in the Collegiate Church of Lincluden, Dumfries.
5 Maryor Mariot
She married firstly George Douglas, 13th Earl of Angus ( d.1402/5), after 24 May, 1397 (date of dispensation and contract), and had issue:
1 William, Earl of Angus (1398?–1437); he married Margaret ( d. after 1484), daughter of Sir William Hay of Yester, and had issue.
2 Elizabeth; she married Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes ( d.1448), and had issue. She married secondly Sir David Hay of Yester.
Mary married secondly Sir James Kennedy of Dunure (killed 1408) in 1404 (?), and had issue:
3 James, Bishop of Dunkeld and St Andrews (1405/6–1465).
4 Gilbert, Lord Kennedy (1406?–1480?); he married firstly Katherine, daughter of Herbert, 1st Lord Maxwell, and had issue. He married secondly Isabella ( d.1484), daughter of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Lintrathen.
5 John, a knight ( d.after 1434).
In July, 1409, Mary was granted a dispensation to marry Sir William Cunningham ( d.1413/15), but it is doubtful whether the marriage ever took place. She married thirdly William, 1st Lord Graham of Kincardine ( d.1424), on 13 November (?), 1413 (?) (certainly before 15 May, 1416), and had issue:
6 Patrick, Archbishop of St Andrews ( d.1478).
7 Robert of Strathcarron and Fintry; he married firstly Janet, daughter of Sir Richard Lovel of Ballumbie, and had issue. He married secondly Matilda, daughter of Sir James Scrymgeour of Dudhope, and had issue.
8 Son (name not known).
9 Son (name not known).
10 Son (name not known).
Mary married fourthly Sir William Edmondston of Duntreath in 1425, and had issue, although no details are recorded. She died in c.1458, and was buried in Strathblane Church, Scotland.
6 Egidia
She died unmarried.
7 Elizabeth
She married Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith ( d.1441), before 10 November, 1387, and perhaps as early as 24 March, 1381/2, and had issue:
1 William (1390–1425); he perhaps married Margaret Borthwick, although this is unlikely.
2 James, 2nd Lord of Dalkeith ( d.1456/8); he married Elizabeth ( d. after 1456), daughter of James Gifford of Sheriffhall, and had issue, including James, who married Joan, daughter of James I.
3 Henry of Dalkeith ( d. by 1456); he married Margaret ( d.1473), daughter of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, and had issue.
Elizabeth died before 1411.
Robert III also had the following illegitimate issue:
1 James Stewart of Kilbride.
ROBERT III
He died on 4 April, 1406, at Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, and was buried in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire.
He was succeeded by his son James.
James I
FATHER: Robert III( see here).
MOTHER: Annabella Drummond( see here, under Robert III).
SIBLINGS: ( see here, under Robert III).
JAMES I
He was born on 25 July (?) (or in December), 1394, at Dunfermline Palace, Fife. He was created Duke of Rothesay and Earl of Carrick on 10 December, 1404. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 4 April, 1406 (although he was not proclaimed until June), whilst being held in captivity in England. He was not released to govern his kingdom until 1424, when he was crowned on 2 or 21 May at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.
James I married, on 2, 10 or 13 February, 1424, at the Priory Church of St Mary Overy, Southwark, London:
Joan
She was the daughter of John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, a grandson of Edward III, King of England, by Margaret Holland. She was crowned Queen Consort on 2 or 21 May, 1424, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire. She married secondly Sir James Stewart (‘the Black Knight’) of Lorne ( d.c.1448) before 21 September, 1439, and had issue:
1 John, Earl of Atholl (1440?–1512); he married firstly Margaret ( d.c.1475), daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, and had issue. He married secondly Eleanor ( d.1518), daughter of William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and Caithness, and had issue.
2 James, Earl of Buchan ( d.1498/1500); he married Margaret, daughter of Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Auchterhause, and had issue.
3 Andrew, Bishop of Moray ( c.1443–1501).
Joan died on 15 July, 1445, at Dunbar Castle, and was buried in the Monastery of the Charterhouse, Perth.
Issue of marriage:
1 Margaret
She was born around Christmas, 1424. She married Louis, Dauphin of Viennois (afterwards Louis XI, King of France: d.1483) on 24 June, 1436, at Tours Cathedral, France, and again on 25 June, 1436, at Rheims Cathedral, France. She died on 16 August, 1445, at Châlons, France, and was buried in Châlons Cathedral. Her remains were later removed to the Church of St Léon, Thouars, France.
2 Isabella
She married Francis I, Duke of Brittany ( d.1450), on 30 October, 1442, and had issue:
1 Mary; she married John, Viscount de Rohan.
2 Margaret; she married Francis II, Duke of Brittany, and had issue.
Isabella died in 1494.
3 Eleanor
She was born on 26 October, 1427. She married Sigismund von Tirol, Archduke of Austria ( d.1496), around 12/24 February, 1449. She died in 1480.
4 Joan
A mute, she was born in c.1428. She is alleged to have married James Douglas, Earl of Angus ( d.1446), and she was certainly contracted to him on 18 October, 1440, but there is no evidence to show that the marriage ever took place. She did marry James Douglas, Earl of Morton ( d.1493), before 15 May, 1459, and had issue:
1 John, Earl of Morton (by 1466–1513); he married Janet ( d.after 1515), daughter of Patrick Crichton of Cranston-Riddell, and had issue.
2 Janet ( d. by 1490); she married Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell ( d.1508), and had issue.
3 James ( d. after 1480).
4 Elizabeth ( d. after 1479).
Joan died after 16 October, 1486, and was buried in Dalkeith Church, Midlothian.
5 Alexander
He was born on 16 October, 1430, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, the elder of twins. He was Duke of Rothesay from birth. He died in 1430.
6 James II( see here).
7 Mary
She was designated Countess of Buchan, either at birth or upon her marriage. She married Wolfert van Borssele, Count of Grandpré and Lord of Campveere in Zeeland ( d.1487), in 1444 at ter Veere, Zeeland, and had issue:
1 Unnamed son ( d.young).
2 Unnamed son ( d.young).
Mary died on 20 March, 1465, and was buried at Sandenburg-ter-Veere, Zeeland.
8 Annabella or Jean
She married firstly Louis of Savoy, Count of Geneva, afterwards King of Cyprus ( d.1482), on 14 December, 1447 (or possibly 1455), at Stirling Castle. They divorced in 1458. Annabella married secondly George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly ( d.1501), before 10 March, 1459/60, and had issue:
1 Isabella ( d.by 1485); she married William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll ( d.1507).
Annabella was also possibly, but improbably, the mother of the following:
2 Janet ( d.1559); she married Alexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford ( d.1489), and had issue. She married secondly Patrick Grey, 3rd Lord Grey ( d.1541); they were later divorced. She married thirdly Patrick Butler of Gormock, and fourthly James Halkerstoun of Southwood.
3 Elizabeth ( d.after 1525); she married William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal ( d.1527), and had issue.
4 Margaret; she married Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell ( d.1508), and had issue.
5 Agnes; she married Sir Gilbert Hay of Kilmalamak.
6 (Highly improbable) Alexander, Earl of Huntly ( d.1524); he married firstly Janet ( d.1510), daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, and had issue. He married secondly Elizabeth ( d.1529/30), daughter of Andrew, 2nd Lord Hay.
Annabella was divorced from her second husband on 24 July, 1471, on grounds of consanguinity.
JAMES I
He was assassinated on 21 February, 1437, in the monastery of the Friars Preachers at Perth (or at Edinburgh), and was buried at Perth, either in the monastery of the Carthusians, or the monastery of the Black Friars, or the monastery of the Dominican Friars.
He was succeeded by his son James.
James II
FATHER: James I( see here).
MOTHER: Joan Beaufort( see here, under James I).
SIBLINGS: ( see here, under James I).
JAMES II
He was born on 16 October, 1430, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, the younger of twins. He succeeded his brother Alexander as Duke of Rothesay, probably in 1430, being first so styled on 22 April, 1431. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 21 February, 1437, and was crowned on 25 March, 1437, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.
James II married, on 3 July, 1449, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh:
Mary
She was the daughter of Arnold, Duke of Gueldres, by Katherine, daughter of Adolf, Duke of Cleves, and she was born in 1433. She was crowned Queen Consort on 3 July, 1449, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. She died on 16 November or 1 December, 1463, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Edinburgh.
Issue of marriage:
1 Unnamed child
It was born on 19 May, 1450, and died the same day.
2 Mary
She was probably born in the summer of 1451 (?), certainly before 16 May, 1452. She married firstly Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran ( d.1473/4), before 26 April, 1467/8, and had issue:
1 James, 2nd Lord Boyd (killed 1484).
2 Margaret or Grizelda (1468/73–after 1516); she married Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes ( d. by 1491). She married secondly David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis (killed at Flodden, 1513).
Mary’s marriage to Arran was declared null and void in c.February/March, 1473/4 (or, much less probably, in 1469). She married secondly James, 1st Lord Hamilton (1398?–1479), in c.February/March, and before April, 1474, and had issue:
1 James, Earl of Arran (1475?–1529); he married firstly Elizabeth ( d.1544), daughter of Alexander, 2nd Lord Home; they were later divorced. He married secondly Janet ( d.1522), daughter of Sir David Beaton of Creich, and had issue.
2 Robert, Seigneur d’Aubigny ( d.1543).
3 Elizabeth ( d. after 1531); she married Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (killed at Flodden, 1513), and had issue.
Mary died in c.May, 1488 (?).
3 James III( see here).
4 Alexander
He was born in c.1454/5, certainly before 8 July, 1455. He was created Baron of Annandale and styled Earl of March before 4 August (on 8 July?), 1455, and was created Duke of Albany between 4 July, 1457, and 3 July, 1458. His titles and estates were all declared forfeit on 4 October, 1479, but he was restored in blood between June and December, 1482, and was created Earl of Mar and Garioch between 29 September and 10 October, 1482. His titles and estates were again declared forfeit on 27 June, 1483. He was killed in 1485 (?) in France at a tournament, and was buried in the Church of the Celestines, Paris.
Alexander married firstly, in c.1475 (although no evidence exists as to where):
Katherine
She was the daughter of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney and Caithness, by Elizabeth, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, by Margaret, daughter of Robert III. She was divorced on 2 or 9 March, 1478, on grounds of propinquity, and her issue declared illegitimate. The divorce was ratified by Act of Parliament on 15 November, 1516.
Issue of marriage:
(i)
Margaret
She married Sir Patrick Hamilton of Kincavil (
d
.1520), and was said to have had issue, but this is improbable. She died after 5 July, 1542.
(ii)
Andrew
Nothing is known of him.
(iii)
Son
(
name not known
)
He was born in 1477, and died before 1479.
(iv)
Alexander
He was born in the late 1470s. He took Holy Orders, and was appointed Prior of Whitehorn. He later became Abbot of Inchaffray. He was nominated Bishop of Moray on 31 May, 1528, and consecrated on 16 April, 1532. He died on 19 December, 1537, and was buried in Scone Abbey, Perthshire.
Alexander had the following
illegitimate issue
:
1 Alexander; he was legitimated in 1550.
2 Alexander.
3 Margaret; she married first Patrick Graham of Inchbrakie (
d
.1536), and had issue. She married secondly Colin Campbell of Glenurchy.
Alexander married secondly, between 16 January and 4 December, 1479 (and not on 10 February, 1480, as is sometimes stated), in France:
Anne
She was the daughter of Bertrand de la Tour, Count of Auvergne, by Louise, daughter of George de la Trémouille, Seigneur of Trémouille in Poitou. After the death of Alexander, she married secondly Louis, Count of La Chambre in Savoy ( d.1517), on 17 February, 1487. She died on 13 October, 1512, at La Rochette Castle, Savoy, and was buried in the Carmelite monastery at La Rochette.
Issue of marriage:
(i)
John
He was born around 1481/5. He was first styled Duke of Albany in June, 1505, and was formally restored to the duchy between 8 April, 1514, and May, 1515. He died on 2 June, 1536, at
Mirefleur in the Auvergne, France, and was buried in the chapel of the Palace of Vic-le-Comte, France.
John had the following
illegitimate issue
:
By Jean Abernethy:
1 Eleanor; she married John de l’Hôpital, Comte de Choisy, and had issue.
John married, after 13 July, 1505 (date of dispensation) (although no evidence exists as to where):
Anne
She was the daughter of John de la Tour, Count of Auvergne and Lauraguais, by Joan, daughter of John of Bourbon, Count of Vendôme, and she was born after 1495. She became Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne in her own right. She died in June, 1524, at the Castle of St Saturnin, France.
5 David
He was born after 1454 and before 12 February, 1456. He was created Earl of Moray on 12 February, 1456, and died before 18 July, 1457.
6 John
He was born after October, 1456, perhaps in c.July, 1457, or in 1459 (?). He was created Earl of Mar and Garioch between 21 June, 1458, and 25 June, 1459. He forfeited all his estates in 1479/80, and died, or was murdered, either on 9 July, 1479, or – more probably – some time in 1480, at Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh.
7 Margaret
Some sources state that she became the wife of William, Lord Crichton ( d.1493), but this is almost certainly a fabrication. He abducted and seduced her to spite her brother, James III; there is no contemporary evidence for their marriage. Their clandestine union produced the following illegitimate issue:
1 Margaret Crichton ( d. by 1546); she married firstly William Todrik of Edinburgh ( d. by 1507), and secondly George Halkerstoun (killed at Flodden, 1513), and had issue. She married thirdly George Leslie, 2nd Earl of Rothes ( d.1513), and had issue.
James II also had the following illegitimate issue:
1 John Stewart of Sticks and Ballechin; he married and had issue.
JAMES II
He was killed on 3 August, 1460, when a cannon burst at the siege of Roxburgh; he was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.
He was succeeded by his son James.
James III
FATHER: James II( see here).
MOTHER: Mary of Gueldres( see here, under James II).
SIBLINGS: ( see here, under James II).
JAMES III
He was born either in May, or on 10 July, 1452 (or, less probably, on 20 July, 1451), either at the Castle of St Andrews, Fife, or at Stirling Castle. He was Duke of Rothesay from birth. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 3 August, 1460, and was crowned on 10 August, 1460, at Kelso Abbey, Roxburghshire.
James III married, on 10 or 13 July, 1469, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh:
Margaret
She was the daughter of Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, by Dorothea, daughter of John III, Margrave and Elector of Brandenburg, and she was born in c.1456/7. She died on 14 July, 1486, at Stirling Castle, and was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire.
Issue of marriage:
1 James IV( see here).
2 James
He was born in March, 1476 (?), and is said to have been created Marquess of Ormonde at his baptism that year. He was created Duke of Ross on 23 January, 1481, or 29 January, 1488. He was created Earl of Ardmannoch and Baron of Brechin and Nevar, and perhaps Duke of Ross, on 29 January, 1488. He was nominated Archbishop of St Andrews on 20 September, 1497, but was never consecrated. He died around 12/17 January, 1504, in Edinburgh, and was buried in St Andrews Cathedral, Fife.
3 John
He was born between 16 July, 1479, and 12 July, 1480, perhaps in December, 1479. He was created Earl of Mar on 2 March, 1486. He died unmarried on 11 March, 1503.
JAMES III
He was assassinated on 11 June, 1488, in a cottage at Milltown, near Bannockburn, and was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire.
He was succeeded by his son James.
James IV
FATHER: James III( see here)
MOTHER: Margaret of Denmark( see here, under James III).
SIBLINGS: ( see here, under James III).
JAMES IV
He was born on 17 March, 1473, and was Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick and Lord of Cunningham probably from birth. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 11 June, 1488, and was crowned on 26 June, 1488, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.
James IV married, by proxy on 25 January, 1502, at Richmond Palace, Surrey, and in person on 8 August, 1503, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh:
Margaret
She was the daughter of Henry VII, King of England, by Elizabeth of York, and she was born on 28, 29 or 30 November, 1489, at the Palace of Westminster. She was crowned Queen Consort on 8 August, 1503, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. After the death of James, she married secondly Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1490?–1557), on 4, 5 or 6 August, 1514, at Kinnoul Church, and had issue:
1 Margaret (1515–1578); she married firstly Lord Thomas Howard ( d.1537). She married secondly Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516–murdered 1571), and had issue, including Henry, Lord Darnley, who married Mary, Queen of Scots.
Margaret divorced her second husband on 11 March, 1527/8. She married thirdly Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven (1495/1500?–1552), before 2 April, perhaps in March, 1528, and may have had issue (although this is improbable):
1 Dorothea (?); ( d. young).
Margaret died on 8 or 18 October, or on 24 November, 1541, at Methven Castle, Perthshire, of ‘palsy’, and was buried in the Carthusian Abbey of St John, Perth.
Issue of marriage:
1 James
He was born on 21 February, 1507, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, and was Duke of Rothesay from birth. He died on 27 February, 1508, at Stirling Castle.
2 Daughter( name not known)
She was born on 15 July, 1508, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, where she died the same day.
3 Arthur
He was born on 20/21 October, 1509, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, and was Duke of Albany from birth. He died on 14/15 July, 1510, at Edinburgh Castle, and was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.
4 James V( see here).
5 Daughter( name not known)
She was born in November, 1512, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, and died the same month.
6 Alexander
His father’s posthumous son, he was born on 12 or 30 April, 1514, at Stirling Castle, and was styled Duke from birth: perhaps Duke of Ross. He died on 18 December, 1515, at Stirling Castle, and was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire.
James IV also had the following illegitimate issue:
By Marion Boyd of Bonshaw:
1 Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews (1493?–1513); he was killed at Flodden.
2 Katherine ( d. after 1554); she married James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton ( d.1548), and had issue.
By Janet Kennedy:
3 James Stewart, Earl of Moray (1499?–1544/5); he married Elizabeth, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll, and had issue.
4 Unnamed child ( d.young).
5 Unnamed child ( d.young).
By Margaret (murdered by poison, 1502), daughter of John, Lord Drummond:
6 Margaret ( b.1497?); she married firstly John, Lord Gordon, Master of Huntly ( d.1517), and had issue. She married secondly Sir John Drummond of Innerpeffray, and had issue.
By Isabella ( d.1557), daughter of James Stewart, Earl of Buchan:
7 Janet or Joan ( d.1560/63); she married Malcolm, 3rd Lord Fleming, and had issue.
JAMES IV
He was killed on 9 September, 1513, at the Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland. He was perhaps buried in Sheen Abbey, Surrey, and his head may be interred in the Church of St Michael, Wood Street, City of London. A body said to be his was found at Hume Castle, but the identification is dubious. The only certain evidence of the fate of the King’s body is the report that it was kept in a lumber room at Richmond Palace, Surrey, during the reign of Henry VIII. Reports that James IV was seen alive on the evening after Flodden and thereafter went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, whence he never returned, are not to be trusted, although in 1527 Queen Margaret petitioned for a divorce from her second husband on the grounds that James was still alive in 1514 when her second marriage took place. James was succeeded by his son James.
James V
FATHER: James IV( see here)
MOTHER: Margaret Tudor( see here, under James IV).
SIBLINGS: ( see here, under James IV).
JAMES V
He was born on 10, 11 or 15 April, 1512, at Linlithgow Palace, Fife, and was Duke of Rothesay from birth. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 9 September, 1513, and was crowned on 21 September, 1513, at the Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 20 January, 1535.
James V married firstly, on 1 January, 1537, at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris:
Madeleine
She was the daughter of Francis I, King of France, by Claude, daughter of Louis XII, King of France, and she was born on 10 August, 1520, at the Château of St Germain-en-Laye, Paris. She died on 2 or 7 July, 1537, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, and was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. There was no issue of the marriage.
