Who was James II of Scotland?

On 16 October 1430, James II of Scotland was born at Holyrood Abbey in
Edinburgh, Scotland. 

Family

His parents were King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort! He was a 
member of the House of Stewart.

Childhood

By his first B-Day, his elder twin brother, Alexander died, so James became
heir of the throne of Scotland. He was called the Duke of Rothesay.

Love and Marriage

On 3 July 1449, then 18 years-old, James married Mary of Guelders who only
was 15 years old! She was the daughter of the Duke of Guelders. She bore him
seven children. 

Duty

On 21 February 1437, his father King James I was assassinated. James' mother
the Queen managed to get her 6- year-old son. 

On 25 March 1437, James II was crowned in Holyrood Abbey as King of 
Scotland. Until 1439, James II lived together with his mother and his sisters
- one of his sisters, Margaret, would marry King Louis XI of France, at 
Dunbar Castle.

In 1449, James II reached adulthood but he had to struggle to control his
Kingdom due to the power of the Douglas family.

Between 1452 and 1455 a civil war took place. However the Parliament of
Scotland declared the large Douglas lands forfeit and annexed them to the
Crown. the Douglas family exiled to England.

Death

On 3 August 1460 , King James II of Scotland died at the age of 29 at
Roxburgh Castle during a siege led by George Douglas, the 4th. Earl of
Angus. 

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