James Stuart Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Stuart, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Scotland.

5 records1582–16895 events3 places

Chronological biography

1582

Captivity23 August 1582

Warfare / Military · King · Ruthven Castle

Seized and held by the Ruthven lords during the Raid of Ruthven

Declaration against Lennox23 August 1582

Government / Government of Scotland · King · Ruthven Castle

Compelled by the Ruthven lords to accept a declaration against the influence of Esme Stewart, Duke of Lennox

1584

Black Acts22 May 1584

House / House of Stewart · King · Edinburgh

Presides over the parliament associated with the Black Acts against Presbyterian independence

1689

Forfeiture of the Crown11 April 1689

House / House of Stuart · King · Edinburgh

The Scottish Claim of Right declares that he forfeited the crown

Battle of Dunkeld21 August 1689

Warfare / Jacobite Rising · King · Dunkeld

The Jacobite rising in his name is checked at Dunkeld

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.