Stewart, James III, King of Scotland

Birth Name Stewart, James III, King of Scotland
Gender male
Age at Death 35 years, 11 months, 1 day

Narrative

On 9 July 1460 James was kidnapped by Sir Alexander Boyd. He succeeded to the title of King James III of Scotland on 3 August 1460, and was crowned on 10 August 1460 at Kelso Abbey, Roxburghshire, Scotland. In 1479 he ordered the murder of one of his brothers and exiled the other on grounds that they were suspected of plotting against their brother, the king. On 22 July 1482 he was unseated by his own nobles under the leadership of his uncle, the Earl of Atholl. Internal divisions among his enemies eventually allowed him to regain control. The king's brother, the Duke of Albany, was again forced into exile. He fought in the Battle of Sauchieburn on 11 June 1488. He died on 11 June 1488 at age 35 at Milltown, Bannockburn, Scotland, stabbed to death after being thrown from his horse while leaving the battlefield of Sauchieburn.
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Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1452-07-10 Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland    
Death 1488-06-11 Milltown, Bannockburn, Scotland    
Burial   Canbuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Stewart, James II, King of Scotland1430-10-161460-08-03
Mother van Egmont-Gelre, Marie14331463-11-16
    Sister     Stewart, Margaret between 1449 and 1463
         Stewart, James III, King of Scotland 1452-07-10 1488-06-11

Families

Family of Stewart, James III, King of Scotland and Oldenburg, Margaret Princess of Denmark
Married Wife Oldenburg, Margaret Princess of Denmark ( * 1456-06-23 + 1486-07-14 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1469-07-13 Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Stewart, James IV ‘of the Iron Belt’, King of Scotland1473-03-171513-09-09