December 1542
Final Illness of James V
Retires to Falkland Palace seriously ill after the Solway Moss crisis; his condition worsens while he awaits news of the royal birth.
Historical place archive
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Retires to Falkland Palace seriously ill after the Solway Moss crisis; his condition worsens while he awaits news of the royal birth.
Dies at Falkland Palace six days after the birth of his daughter Mary, leaving the Scottish crown to the infant queen.
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