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James became king at just seventeen months old when his father was killed at the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513. James was crowned in the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle on 21 September 1513.
- 9 September 1513 –, 14 December 1542
- Margaret Tudor
Jan 21, 2021 · James died of illness within a month of a military defeat at the hands of an English army at Solway Moss in 1542; he was just 30 years of age. James V was succeeded by his infant daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567).
- Mark Cartwright
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Apr 6, 2024 · James was 17 months old when he succeeded to the throne of his father, James IV (ruled 1488–1513). In the power struggle that developed between the pro-French regent, John Stewart, duke of Albany, and the head of the English party, Archibald Douglas, earl of Angus, each side sought to gain possession of the young ruler.
When James IV was killed at Flodden, yet another royal minority ensued, for his son James V was only one year old.
Dec 12, 2013 · He was to die in battle leaving his only legitimate surviving son and heir, James, as king when he was only seventeen months old. Half of James V reign was to take place during his minority. James V was born on April 10, 1512 at Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgowshire.
/ People. James V. Published 5th July 2015. James V became King aged just seventeen months when his father, James IV, was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Initially, his mother, Margaret of England was his ‘tutrix’ and Governor of the kingdom, but she forfeited this position (most unwillingly) when she remarried.
James V, King of Scots 1513 – 1542. After the death of James IV at the disastrous Battle of Flodden in 1513 Scotland once again had an infant Stewart king on the throne. And once again the ...
