James II, King of Scotland

## **Reign**

* February 21, 1437 - August 3, 1460 (23 years)
* Preceded by James I, King of Scotland
* Succeeded by James III, King of Scotland

## **Life Data**

* House of Stewart
* Born October 16, 1430 (Edinburgh, Scotland, the United Kingdom)
* Died August 3, 1460 (29 years)

## **Immediate Family**

* Father: James I, King of Scotland (1394-1437)
* Mother: Joan, Lady Beaufort (1404-45)

* Sibling 1: Margaret, Dauphine of France (1424-45)
* Sibling 2: Isabella, Duchess of Brittany (1426-94)
* Sibling 3: Joan, Countess of Morton (1428-93)
* Sibling 4: Alexander, Duke of Rothesay (1430-30)
* Sibling 5: Eleanor, Archduchess of Austria (1433-80)
* Sibling 6: Mary, Countess of Borselen (1434-65)
* Sibling 7: Annabella, Countess of Huntly (1436-1509)

* Maternal Half-Sibling 1: John Stewart, Earl of Atholl (1440-1512)
* Maternal Half-Sibling 2: James Stewart, Earl of Buchan (1442-99)
* Maternal Half-Sibling 3: Andrew Stewart, Bishop of Moray (1443-1501)

* Paternal Grandfather: Robert III, King of Scotland (1337-1406)
* Paternal Grandmother: Anabella, Lady Drummond (1350-1401)

* Maternal Grandfather: John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset (1371-1410)
* Maternal Grandmother: Margaret, Lady Holland (1385-1439)

## **Wife: Mary, Princess of Guelders**

* Born 1434
* Father: Arnold, Duke of Guelders (1410-73)
* Mother: Catherine, Princess of Cleves (1417-79)
* Died December 1, 1463 (28-29 years)

* Marriage: July 3, 1449 - August 3, 1460 (11 years, died)

## **Child 1: James III, King of Scotland**

* Born July 10, 1451
* Died June 11, 1488 (36 years)

* Wife: Margaret, Princess of Denmark (1456-86)
* Marriage: July 1, 1469 - July 14, 1486 (17 years, widowed)

* Child 1: James IV, King of Scotland (1473-1513)
* m.1503 Margaret, Princess of England (1489-1541)
* Children: 4 sons

* Child 2: James, Duke of Ross (1476-1504)
* Child 3: John, Earl of Mar (1479-1503)

## **Child 2: Mary, Princess of Scotland**

* Born May 13, 1453
* Died May 14, 1488 (35 years)

* First Husband: Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran (1441-73)
* Marriage: April 26, 1467 - 1473 (5-6 years, divorced)

* Child 1: Margaret, Lady Boyd (1468-1533)
* m.1483 Alexander, Lord Forbes (1469-91)
* m.1509 David Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis (1463-1513)

* Child 2: James, Lord Boyd (1469-84)

* Second Husband: James, Lord Hamilton (1415-79)
* Marriage: 1474 - November 6, 1479 (4-5 years, widowed)

* Child 3: Elizabeth, Lady Hamilton (1474-1531)
* m.1494 Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox (1460-1513)
* Children: 2 sons, 4 daughters

* Child 4: James Hamilton, Earl of Arran (1475-1529)
* m.1490 Elizabeth, Lady Home (1477-1544)
* m.1516 Janet, Lady Bethune (1486-1522)
* Children: 1 son, 2 daughters

* Child 5: Robert Hamilton, Sir d'Aubigny (1476-1543)
* m.1499 Elizabeth, Lady Campbell (1480-1522)
* Children: 1 son, 1 daughter

## **Child 3: Alexander, Duke of Albany**

* Born 1454
* Died August 7, 1485 (30-31 years)

* First Wife: Katherine, Lady Sinclair (1458-86)
* Marriage: 1473 - 1478 (4-5 years, divorced)

* Child 1: Margaret, Lady Stewart (1475-1542)
* m.1502 Patrick, Lord Hamilton of Kincavel (1452-1520)
* Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
* m.1521 David, Lord Ross of Balnagown (1466-1527)

* Child 2: Alexander Stewart, Bishop of Moray (1477-1537)
* Child 3: Andrew, Lord Stewart (1578-78)

* Second Wife: Anne, Countess de La Tour d'Auvergne (1456-1512)
* Marriage: December 3, 1479 - August 7, 1485 (5 years, died)

* Child 4: John Stewart, Duke of Albany (1481-1536)
* m.1505 Anne, Countess de La Tour d'Auvergne (1496-1524)
* Children: 1 daughter

## **Child 4: David, Earl of Moray**

* Born 1455
* Died July 17, 1457 (1-2 years)

## **Child 5: John, Earl of Mar**

* Born 1456
* Died 1479 (22-23 years)

## **Child 6: Margaret, Princess of Scotland**

* Born 1456
* Died 1500 (43-44 years)

* Husband: William, Lord Crichton of Auchingoul (1455-93)
* Marriage: 1468 - October 23, 1493 (24-25 years, widowed)

* Child 1: James, Lord Crichton of Fendraught (1472-1530)
* m.1497 Catherine, Lady Borthwick (1473-1528)
* Children: 1 son, 3 daughters

* Child 2: Margaret, Lady Crichton (1480-1546)
* m.1494 John, Lord Leslie of Wardis (1460-1500)
* Children: 1 son, 2 daughters
* m.1501 George Halkerston (1475-1504)
* Children: 1 son
* m.1505 William Todrick (1478-1507)
* m.1509 George Leslie, Earl of Rothes (1484-1558)
* Children: 5 sons, 3 daughters