James I of Scotland
Monarch
1394 – 1437
Who was James I of Scotland?
James I, King of Scotland from 1406, was the son of King Robert III and Annabella Drummond. He was the last of three sons and by the time he was eight both of his elder brothers were dead—Robert had died in infancy but David, Duke of Rothesay died suspiciously in Falkland Castle while being detained by his uncle, Robert, Duke of Albany. Although parliament exonerated Albany, fears for James's safety grew during the winter of 1405–6 and plans were made to send him to France. In February 1406, James was accompanying nobles close to his father when they clashed with supporters of Archibald, 4th Earl of Douglas, forcing the prince to take refuge in the castle of the Bass Rock, a small islet in the Firth of Forth. He remained there until mid-March, when he boarded a vessel bound for France, but on 22 March while off the English coast, pirates captured the ship and delivered James to Henry IV of England. Two weeks later, on 4 April the ailing Robert III died, and the 12-year-old uncrowned King of Scots began his 18-year detention.
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- Born
- Dec 10, 1394
Dunfermline Palace - Also known as
- James
- Parents
- Spouses
- Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots
(1424/02/02 - )
- Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots
- Children
- Religion
- Christianity
- Died
- Feb 21, 1437
Blackfriars, Perth
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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