House Stewart Role High Steward of Scotland Name James, of | Mother Margaret Tudor Father James IV of Scotland Uncles Henry VIII of England | |
Born 21 February 1507
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Kingdom of Scotland ( 1507-02-21 ) Died February 27, 1508, Stirling Castle, Stirling, 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, James III of Scotland, James V of Scotland, Archibald Douglas - 6th Earl o | ||
James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (21 February 1507 – 27 February 1508) was a short-lived heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland. He was the eldest son of James IV and his queen consort Margaret Tudor.
At the time of his birth at Holyrood Palace, James IV had survived his own brothers. The newborn Duke of Rothesay and his father were the only living descendants of his paternal grandfather James III. The heir presumptive since 1504 was John Stuart, Duke of Albany, a nephew to James III.
The young Duke died only a year after his birth, at Stirling Castle. His death left James IV again childless and the Duke of Albany again heir to the throne. His younger brother, Arthur, Duke of Rothesay, would not be born until 1509. Arthur also died the year following his birth — a younger brother of the young Princes was born in 1512 and would eventually succeed as James V.