Birth of James I1394
Birth of James I, son of Robert III
Historical person
James I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for James I, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Scotland.
12 records1394–143710 events3 places
Chronological biography
1394
1406
Arrest of James I1406
Scotland is placed under the regency of the Duke of Albany during James absence. Captured at sea by the English & imprisoned, 1406-24
Coronation4 April 1406
Crowned King of Scotland
1412
St Andrews1412
St Andrews becomes the first Scottish University
1413
Arrest of James I21 March 1413
Sent to the Tower by Henry V
1424
Arrest of James I1424
Released from prison for a sum of 60,000 merks
Arrest of Murdoch Stewart1424
Has Albany arrested & beheaded for misGovernment as Governor & Regent of Scotland
Marriage1424
Marries Joan Beaufort, neice of Henry IV
Constitution of Scotland14 May 1424
Sets up a 2nd Chamber. Provides representation for the shires in the Scottish Parliament
1425
Execution1425
James I executes his uncle Albany & his entire family
1437
Assassination of James I20 February 1437
Assassinated by Robert Graham hired by the King's Chamberlain Robert Stewart
Death of James I20 February 1437
Death of James I, assassinated by Robert Graham
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.