Name Arthur Duke Role High Steward of Scotland | Uncles Henry VIII of England | |
Born 20 October 1509 ( 1509-10-20 ) Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Kingdom of Scotland Died July 14, 1510, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Parents James IV of Scotland, Margaret Tudor Grandparents Henry VII of England, Elizabeth of York, James III of Scotland, Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland Cousins Elizabeth I of England, Mary I of England, Edward VI of England, Henry FitzRoy - 1st Duke of R, Henry - Duke of Cornwall Similar People James IV of Scotland, Margaret Tudor, Henry Stewart - 1st Lord Met, Archibald Douglas - 6th Earl o, James V of Scotland | ||
Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (20 October 1509, Holyrood Palace – 14 July 1510, Edinburgh Castle) was the second son of James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor, and had he outlived his father, he would have been King of Scotland.
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Birth
Arthur was the third child of Margaret Tudor and James IV of Scotland, at the time of his birth he was the only remaining child as his elder brother Prince James, Duke of Rothesay and a stillborn sister had died before him. Arthur was born several months after the death of his maternal grandfather King Henry VII of England, he was named in honour of his deceased uncle Arthur, Prince of Wales who would have become King of England had he outlived his father. The name Arthur was also chosen as following young Henry VIII’s accession to the English throne his heir presumptive was his elder sister Margaret, Arthur Stewart’s mother, and in turn Arthur would also have been his mother’s heir and could have potentially have also been King of England as well as Scotland. At birth, the infant was created both Duke of Rothesay and Duke of Albany.
Death
The young prince died less than a year after his birth, he left his father James IV once again childless and the heir to the throne was his father’s cousin, John Stewart, Duke of Albany, a nephew of James III of Scotland. However, two years later another son was born to Arthur's parents who would succeed as James V of Scotland.