Jacobus (James) II [Stuart] OfScotland

The only surviving son of King James I, he succeeded to the throne
at the age of six upon his father's assassination (February 1437). He was one of twins, with his brother Alexander dying in infancy. James II was crowned in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh in 1437, the first king not to be enthroned at Scone since Kenneth MacAlpin (843-58). Because he was too young to take control of the government, the strong central authority that his father had established quickly collapsed. When he was ten, his advisers had the young 6th Earl of Douglas and his brother murdered at 'The Black Dinner' in 1440 at Edinburgh Castle. In the ensuing turmoil three rival families--the Crichtons, the Livingstons, and the Douglases--fought to gain control of the young king. James finally assumed his royal duties upon hn his marriage to Mary of Gueldres in 1449. Known as 'James of the Fiery Face' because of a birthmark, he began to rule for himself when he was 18, soon after his marriage in July 1449 to Mary of Gueldres, a devout and cultivated Burgundian ladyy. He survived the civil strife of the first half of his reign and eventually emerged as a masterful ruler who consolidated his power throughout the kingdom. His first task was the restoration of monarchical authority. He immediately seized the Livingston estates, but he maintained an uneasy peace with the powerful Douglas family until 1450, when he quarreled with William, 8th Earl of Douglas. In February 1452 he stabbed the earl to death. Three years later James demolished the Douglas castles and confiscated their vast estates. The revenues from these lands enabled him to set up a strong central government and make improvements in the administration of justice. James then turned his attention to the English, who had renewewed their claims to rule Scotland. He attacked English outposts in Scotland in 1456 and 1460. In the latter campaign he was killed during a siege of Roxburgh Castle. As he stood next to one of his cannon it exploded, killing him instantly at the age of 29. He was buried in the Abbey of Holyrood, Edinburgh.

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Hij volgde in 1437 zijn vader in Schotland op als koning en werd in maart 1437 gekroond te Holyrood; een regentschap, geleid door de familie Douglas, regeerde tot 1449. Vanaf dat jaar regeerde Jacobus zelfstandig. Hij is om het leven gekomen als gevolg van het springen van een kanon tijdens het beleg van Roxburgh Castle.
He succeeded to the title of Duke of Rothesay on 22 April 1431. James II Stewart, King of Scotland also went by the nickname of 'Fiery Face.' He succeeded to the title of King James II of Scotland on 21 February 1437. He was crowned King of Scotland on 25 March 1437 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburgh. He fought in the siege of Roxburgh Castle in August 1460 at Roxburgh Castle.
Succeeded at the age of 6 following the murder of his father, James I. A large birthmark bequeathed the nickname 'Fiery
Face'. His coronation at Kelso Abbey was the first not at Scone. By giving authority to men of his own choice, and travelling energetically, Jaames II strengthened a monarchy weakened by powerful nobles. In particular, he murdered the 8th, and k killed the 9th. Earl of Douglas (1452-1455). He married Mary of Guelders (died 1463), daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders (a Rhine principality) on the 3rd. July 1449. They had four sons and two daughters. James died in a gun accident - the gun exploded whilst King standing nearby near Roxborough Castle (held by the British) during seige. Succeeded by his son as James III.

(Medical):The Seige Of Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999)
Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999)
Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999)
Ballard-Willis Family Tree.