James I o Scotland

James I
16th century portrait o James.
Keeng o Scots
Ring	4 Aprile 1406 – 21 Februar 1437
Coronation	21 Mey 1424
Predecessor	Robert III
Successor	James II
Born	25 Julie 1394(1394-07-25) ? Dunfaurlin Aibey, Fife
Dee'd	21 Februar 1437(1437-02-21) (aged 42) Blackfriars, Pairth
Buirial	Pairth Chairterhoose
Spouse	Joan Beaufort
Issue	Margaret, Dauphine o Fraunce Isabella, Duchess o Brittany Eleanor, Airchduchess o Austrick Mary, Coontess o Buchan Joan, Coontess o Morton Alexander, Duke o Rothesay James II o Scotland Annabella, Coontess o Huntly
Hoose	Stewart
Faither	Robert III o Scotland
Mither	Annabella Drummond
Releegion	Roman Catholic

James I (late Julie 1394 – 21 Februar 1437), Keeng o Scotland frae 1406, wis the son o King Robert III an Annabella Drummond. He wis the last o the three sons. Bi the time he wis aicht, baith o his elder brithers war dead—Robert haed died in infancy but David, Duke o Rothesay died suspiciously in Falkland Castle while bein detained bi his uncle, Robert, Duke o Albany. Awtho pairlament exoneratit Albany, fears for James's safety grew during the winter o 1405–1406 an plans war made tae send him tae Fraunce. In Februar 1406, James wis accompanying nobles close tae his faither whan thay clashed wi supporters o Archibald, 4t Yerl o Douglas, forcin the prince tae tak refuge in the castle o the Bauss Rock, a smaw islet in the Firth o Forth. He remained thare till mid-Mairch, whan he buirdit a vessel boond for Fraunce, but on 22 Mairch while off the Inglis coast, pirates capturt the ship an delivered James tae Henry IV o Ingland. Twa weeks later, on 4 Aprile the ailin Robert III died, an the 12-year-auld uncrouned Keeng o Scots began his 18-year detention.

References

Soorces

• Brown, M. H. (2004), James I, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.), Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/14587, retrieved 16 Mey 2010
• Weir, Alison (2008), Britain's Royal Families, London: Vintage, ISBN 9780099539735