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James, Duke of Rothesay was born in St Andrews on 22 May 1540. [1] As James V's first legitimate child and the heir to the throne, he automatically became Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.
Duke of Rothesay tartan, from the Vestiarium Scoticum.. Another of the non-peerage titles belonging to the heir apparent, that of Lord of the Isles, merits special mention.. The Lords of the Isles, of the MacDonald family, originally functioned as vassals of the Scottish, or Norwegian, kings who ruled the Western Isl
As heir apparent to the Scottish crown, he became Duke of Rothesay at birth. James probably spent most of his infancy and youth at Stirling Castle in the care of his mother, along with his two younger brothers, James and John. In 1478, Queen Margaret was officially entrusted with the custody and education of the Duke of Rothesay. [5]
James was the third son of King James IV and his wife Margaret Tudor, the eldest daughter of Henry VII of England, and was the only legitimate child of James IV to survive infancy. He was born on 10 April 1512 at Linlithgow Palace and baptised the following day, [ 1 ] receiving the title Duke of Rothesay . [ 2 ]
James, Duke of Rothesay may refer to: James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (21 February 1507 – 27 February 1508), the eldest son of James IV and his queen consort Margaret Tudor . James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (22 May 1540 – 21 April 1541), the eldest son of James V and Mary of Guise , and nephew of his aforementioned namesake.
James was born in Holyrood Abbey. [1] He was the son of King James I and Joan Beaufort. [2] By his first birthday, his only brother, his older twin, Alexander, had died, thus leaving James as heir apparent with the title Duke of Rothesay.
The Battle of Sauchieburn was fought on 11 June 1488, at the side of Sauchie Burn, a stream about two miles (3 km) south of Stirling, Scotland.The battle was fought between the followers of King James III of Scotland and a large group of rebellious Scottish nobles including the future Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home, who were nominally led by the king's 15-year-old son, James, Duke of Rothesay.
James III, meanwhile, returned to his policies for the 1470s, above all of alliance with England. In August 1484 James III proposed a truce and alliance with Richard III and a marriage between the Duke of Rothesay and Anne de la Pole, Richard's niece. On Laetare Sunday, 5 March 1486, Pope Innocent VIII blessed a Golden Rose and sent it to James ...