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James III, King of Scots

Male 1452 - 1488  (36 years)


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  • Name James III  
    Suffix King of Scots 
    Birth 26 May 1452  Castle of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Alternate birth 31 May 1452  Castle of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 11 Jun 1488  Sauchieburn, near Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Siblings 1 sibling 
    Person ID I20894  Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2021 

    Father James II, King of Scots,   b. 16 Oct 1430, Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1460, Roxburgh Castle, Borders, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Mother Mary of Guelders,   b. 17 Jan 1433, Grave, Brabant, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1463, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1449  Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F12443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret of Denmark,   b. 23 Jun 1456   d. 14 Jul 1486, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jul 1469  Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
    +1. James IV, King of Scots,   b. 17 Mar 1473, Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1513, Flodden Field, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    Family ID F12440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2021 

  • Notes 
    • "[P]ious and a lover of arts and letters, but avaricious and poorly served by his counselors, defeated at Sauchieburn by his rebellious lords under the Earl of Angus and Lord Home and stabbed to death after a fall from his horse." [The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England (citation details below)]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1480] The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England: A Medieval Heritage by Charles M. Hansen and Neil D. Thompson. Saline, Michigan: McNaughton and Gunn, 2012.

    2. [S50] Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Second edition, 2011.