James Stewart, King James I of Scots
1394 - 1436 (42 years)
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Name James Stewart Suffix King James I of Scots Born 1394 Dunfermline Castle, Fife, Scotland 
Gender Male Died 21 Feb 1436 Monastery of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Person ID I16554 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father John Stewart, King Robert III of Scots, b. 1337, Scotland , d. 4 Apr 1406, Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 69 years) Relationship natural Mother Anabella Drummond, b. Abt 1350, Stobhall, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1401, Scotland (Age ~ 51 years) Relationship natural Family ID F4510 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Johanna Beaufort, Queen of Scots, b. 1402, Scotland , d. 1445 (Age 43 years) Children 1. James Stewart, King James II of Scots, b. 16 Oct 1430, Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. 3 Aug 1460, Roxburgh, Scotland (killed in battle by friendly fire) (Age 29 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F4360 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - As a young boy James was sent to France for safe keeping by his father, King Robert III. Regretably, King Henry IV of England got word and James' transport was intercepted. James was captured and held prisoner by the English. James succeeded his father as King of Scotland in 1406 while he was being held prisoner in England. In his absence his cousin Murdac Stewart, Duke of Albany ruled Scotland. When James was released from captivity he returned to Scotland and had Murdac Stewart executed along with all of his sons in order to remove any potential rivals to the throne. However the soldiers were not wholey successful and Murdac's youngest son, James Mohr Stewart, escaped. [See notes on James Mohr Stewart for further details.]
King James I was assassinated by his uncle, Walter, Earl of Atholl, Sir Robert Graham, and other conspirators.
- As a young boy James was sent to France for safe keeping by his father, King Robert III. Regretably, King Henry IV of England got word and James' transport was intercepted. James was captured and held prisoner by the English. James succeeded his father as King of Scotland in 1406 while he was being held prisoner in England. In his absence his cousin Murdac Stewart, Duke of Albany ruled Scotland. When James was released from captivity he returned to Scotland and had Murdac Stewart executed along with all of his sons in order to remove any potential rivals to the throne. However the soldiers were not wholey successful and Murdac's youngest son, James Mohr Stewart, escaped. [See notes on James Mohr Stewart for further details.]