James Stewart, Duke of Ross
James Stewart | |
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Roman Catholic Church | |
Archdiocese | St Andrews |
Appointed | 20 September 1497 |
Term ended | January 1504 |
Predecessor | William Scheves |
Successor | Alexander Stewart |
Other post(s) | Commendator of Dunfermline (1500–1504) |
Personal details | |
Born | March 1476 |
Died | January 1504 (aged 28) |
Parents | James III of Scotland Margaret of Denmark |
James Stewart, Duke of Ross (March 1476 – January 1504) was a Scottish prince, and the second son of King James III of Scotland[1] and his wife, Margaret of Denmark.[2] James was heir presumptive to his brother until his death, and was Archbishop of St Andrews and Lord Chancellor of Scotland.
Life
He was made
Of his father's three sons, James of Ross was the favourite. James III tried to marry him to
Nonetheless, when the elder James succeeded to the crown in 1488, he raised James of Ross's title to Duke of Ross.[3]
Around May 1497, his brother the King nominated James of Ross (then 21 years old) to be Archbishop of St Andrews.[1] King James thought that would keep James of Ross from rebelling against him. At that time, James of Ross was a minor, and so the revenues of the archbishopric would be controlled by King James.[4]
James of Ross also became Lord Chancellor of Scotland in 1502.[5]
Name
He was one of three brothers, his two brothers being King
Arms
The arms of James of Ross were: Quarterly 1st and 4th:
References
- ^ a b Oxford Reference website, 1st duke of Ross, James Stewart
- ^ The Stewart Society website, History of the Stewarts, King James III of Scotland
- ^ a b Tudor Times website, Scottish Peers Chapter 2: Dukes & Marquises
- ^ Norman Macdougall James IV (Edinburgh, 1989)
- ^ The Stewart Society website, James Stewart, Duke of Ross
- ^ Black The Surnames of Scotland
- ^ Johnston, George Harvey (1906). The heraldry of the Stewarts, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees. Edinburgh W. & A.K. Johnston. p. 27. Retrieved 9 October 2017.