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 1394 - 1437 (43 years)
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| Name |
James I Stewart Of Scotland |
| Prefix |
King |
| Birth |
1394 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
21 Feb 1437 |
| Person ID |
I71539 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
2 Mar 2009 |
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| Notes |
- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
James I (1394 - February 21, 1437) reigned as king of Scotland from 1406 until 1437. However, from 1406 to 1424 he was king in name only.
He was born on the July 25 or December ??, 1394, the son of Robert III and Annabella Drummond. He had an eventful childhood. In 1402 his elder brother, David, was starved to death in prison at Falkland in Fife. Before the death of his father in 1406 James was sent to France for safety.
On the way there, he was captured by the English and handed over to Henry IV of England who imprisoned him and demanded a ransom. Robert III was said to have died from grief over the capture of James. His uncle, Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany who became Regent on the death of Robert III, was in no hurry to pay for his release. Robert secured the release of his son Murdoch, who was captured at the same time, but not so with James. So for the next 18 years, James was imprisoned and educated in Windsor Castle and in secure large country houses near London.
After the death of his uncle in 1420, the ransom of
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d. 4 Apr 1406, Rothesay Castle, Isle Of Bute, Scotland