On This Day In Royal History . 17 March 1473 . š King James IV was born . . ā¼ James was the son ofĀ James IIIĀ andĀ Margaret of Denmark, & was probably born inĀ Stirling Castle. As heir apparentĀ to the Scottish crown, he becameĀ Duke of Rothesay. . ā¼ James IVĀ was theĀ King of ScotsĀ from 11 June 1488 to his death. He is generally regarded as the most successful of theĀ StewartĀ monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at theĀ Battle of Flodden, where he became the last monarch not only fromĀ Scotland, but from all ofĀ Great Britain, to be killed in battle on 9 September 1513. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #Theyear1473 #D17Mar #KingofScots #KingofScotland #HouseofStewart #JamesIVofScotland #KingJamesIV #History #Scottishmonarchy #BritishMonarchy #otd #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #RoyalFamily #Scotland #Britishhistory #Scottishhistory #Monarch #Monarchy #Royalty #Royals #onthisday #dukeofrothesay #castle #Scottishmonarch #crown #stirling #stirlingcastle (at Stirling Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMhKEV-DNjr/?igshid=13zxbktpd5nxl
