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James III, King of Scots^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1451 - 1488

• Suffix	King of Scots
  Born	10 Jul 1451	Castle of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland   [5]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9F9C-81
  Name AKA	Jacob III  [5]
  Name AKA	James III  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Name AKA	James III King of Scotland [Stewart]  [2]
  Buried	1488	Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [17]
  Died	11 Jun 1488	Beton's Mill   [1, 5, 17, 19, 20, 21]
  Notes	ALTERNATE BIRTH: 10 Jul 1451. ALTERNATE BIRTH: After May 1452. TITLES: Succeeded his father in 1460. CAUSE OF DEATH: Assassinated at Miltown near Bannockburn. [1, 9, 17]
  Person ID	I138	Europe: Royal and Noble Houses of Europe
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	James II, King of Scots,   b. 16 Oct 1430, Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 3 Aug 1460, Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  Mother	Maria van Gelderland,   b. 17 Jan 1433, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 1 Dec 1463, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Married	3 Jul 1449	Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Family ID	F180	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margrethe of Denmark, Princess of Denmark,   b. 23 Jun 1456, of, København, København, Denmark ,   d. 14 Jul 1486, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Married	13 Jul 1469	Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3, 4, 17]
  Children	1. James IV, King of Scots,   b. 17 Mar 1472-1473, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 9 Sep 1513, battle of Flodden Field, Kirknewton, Northumberland, England   2. James Stewart, Duke of Ross, Marquis of Ormond,   b. Mar 1476, of, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 12 Jan 1503-1504, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   3. John Stewart, Earl of Mar,   b. Dec 1479, of, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 11 Mar 1503
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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