James IV of Scotland

James IV
King Of Scotland
James IV, copy by Daniël Mijtens of a lost contemporary portrait
King of Scotland
Reign11 June 1488 – 9 September 1513
Coronation27 June 1488
PredecessorJames III
SuccessorJames V
Born17 March 1473
Stirling Castle, Scotland
Died9 September 1513(1513-09-09) (aged 40)
Branxton, Northumberland, England
Spouse
(m. 1503)
Issue
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James V of Scotland
HouseStewart
FatherJames III
MotherMargaret of Denmark
ReligionRoman Catholic

James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scotland from 1488 through 1513. He was an effective ruler and popular king unlike his unpopular father James III of Scotland.

Death

He was killed in battle at the Battle of Flodden on 9th September 1513 and was replaced by his 17 month old son James V of Scotland.

Family

Some of James' relatives were:

Ancestery

Robert III of Scotland
James I of Scotland
Anabella Drummond
James II of Scotland
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots
Margaret Holland, Duchess of Clarence
James III of Scotland
John II, Lord of Egmond
Arnold, Duke of Guelders
Maria van Arkel
Mary of Guelders
Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
Catherine of Cleves (1417–1479)
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves
James IV of Scotland
Christian V, Count of Oldenburg
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
Countess Agnes of Honstein
Christian I of Denmark
Gerhard VI, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
Helvig of Schauenburg
Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick
Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Brandenburg
Dorothea of Brandenburg
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Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
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