James III Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for James III, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Scotland.

9 records1460–14889 events3 places

Chronological biography

1460

Marriage10 July 1460

House / House of Stewart · King

Marries Margaret, daughter of King Christian of Norway

Coronation3 August 1460

House / House of Stewart · King

Coronation of James III

Capture of Roxburgh8 August 1460

Warfare / Civil War · King · Roxburgh

Captures Roxburgh castle

1472

St Andrews1472

House / House of Stewart · King · St Andrews

St Andrews becomes an Archbishopric & is granted metropolitan status

1473

Birth of James IV17 March 1473

House / House of Stewart · King

Birth of James IV, by Queen Margaret

1479

Arrest of Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany1479

House / House of Stewart · King

Arrests his brother Alexander the Duke of Albany who escapes to France

1488

Assassination of James III11 June 1488

House / House of Stewart · King · Sauchieburn

Assassinated during the Battle of Sauchieburn

Battle of Sauchieburn11 June 1488

Warfare / Military · King · Sauchieburn

Dies in an effort to suppress a nobles revolt

Death of James III11 June 1488

House / House of Stewart · King · Sauchieburn

Death of James III, assassinated during the Battle of Sauchieburn

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.