James Stewart, Duke of Ross

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James Stewart, Duke of Ross

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death: January 12, 1504 (27)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Place of Burial: St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Son of James III, king of Scots and Margaret af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg
Brother of James IV, king of Scots and John Stewart, Prince of Scotland, Earl of Mar

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About James Stewart, Duke of Ross

Marquess of Ormonde in 1476

Duke of Ross on 23 January 1481.

Baron of Brechin and Nevar on 29 January 1488.

Earl of Ardmannoch on 29 January 1488.

Archbishop of St. Andrews on 20 September 1497, Although he was nominated, he was never consecrated.

Chancellor of Scotland

Died unmarried and without issues.

Ref: Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 237. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.

He was buried at St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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James Stewart, Duke of Ross's Timeline

1476
March 1476
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1504
January 12, 1504
Age 27
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland