POLITICIAN

James II of Scotland

1430 - 1460

Photo of James II of Scotland

Icon of person James II of Scotland

James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460. The eldest surviving son of James I of Scotland, he succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of six, following the assassination of his father. The first Scottish monarch not to be crowned at Scone, James II's coronation took place at Holyrood Abbey in March 1437. After a reign characterised by struggles to maintain control of his kingdom, he was killed by an exploding cannon at Roxburgh Castle in 1460. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James II of Scotland is the 3,210th most popular politician (down from 2,860th in 2019), the 776th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 611th in 2019) and the 161st most popular British Politician.

James II of Scotland is most famous for being the son of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was born in 1566 and became King of Scotland in 1567. His father, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, was murdered in 1567 and his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed in 1587. James was crowned King of Scotland in 1578. He was deposed in 1688 after leading a rebellion against his son-in-law and daughter, William and Mary. He was the last Catholic monarch to rule Scotland.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of James II of Scotland by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James II of Scotland ranks 3,210 out of 19,576. Before him are Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, Henry Morgenthau Jr., Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, Francisco de Almeida, Ghiyas ud din Balban, and Sabine Bergmann-Pohl. After him are Frank Caprio, Otto III, Duke of Bavaria, Juana Bormann, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Smendes, and John I Albert.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1430, James II of Scotland ranks 4. Before him are Giovanni Bellini, Antonello da Messina, and Margaret of Anjou. After him are Carlo Crivelli, Heinrich Kramer, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Cosimo Tura, Antoine Busnois, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, and Francesco Laurana. Among people deceased in 1460, James II of Scotland ranks 5. Before him are Prince Henry the Navigator, Pachacuti, Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, and Gilles Binchois. After him are John IV of Trebizond, Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Guarino da Verona, Ma Huan, Michael Szilágyi, Petr Chelčický, and Niccolò Antonio Colantonio.

Others Born in 1430

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1460

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James II of Scotland ranks 776 out of 8,785. Before him are Gerard Butler (1969), Bernard Lewis (1916), Reginald Innes Pocock (1863), John Barry (1933), Raymond Cattell (1905), and William Jackson Hooker (1785). After him are Amy Winehouse (1983), Derek Jacobi (1938), Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), Fred Perry (1909), John Bunyan (1628), and James Callaghan (1912).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James II of Scotland ranks 161. Before him are Michael Howard (1941), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), Eadred (923), Æthelfrith (600), Gordon Brown (1951), and Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872). After him are Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), James Callaghan (1912), Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), and Mackenzie Bowell (1823).

British born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous