{"slug": "james-iv", "label": "James IV", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_IV", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137906", "qid": "Q137906", "description": "King of Scotland from 1488 to 1513 (1473-1513)", "entries": 19, "years": 14, "span": [1473, 1541], "span_label": ["1473 CE", "1541 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 6}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "henry-vii-of-england", "label": "Henry VII of England", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "james-iii-of-scotland", "label": "James III of Scotland", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-england", "label": "Kingdom of England", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-scotland", "label": "Kingdom of Scotland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "stirling-castle", "label": "Stirling Castle", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "northumberland", "label": "Northumberland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "perkin-warbeck", "label": "Perkin Warbeck", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "scotland", "label": "Scotland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edinburgh", "label": "Edinburgh", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-iv", "label": "Edward IV", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-alexander-vi", "label": "Pope Alexander VI", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "papal-bull", "label": "Papal Bull", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1473, "year_label": "1473 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 17", "text": "March 17 – An heir to the throne of Scotland is born to Queen Margaret and King James III. Prince James of the House of Stewart will become King James IV at the age of 15 in 1488.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361813739#January–March", "title": "1473", "revid": 1361813739, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1474, "year_label": "1474 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 26", "text": "October 26 – In a peace treaty between King Edward IV of England and King James III of Scotland, an agreement is reached for the betrothal and eventual marriage of King Edward's daughter Cecily to King James' eldest son and future King of Scotland, James, Duke of Rothsay.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364765261#October–December", "title": "1474", "revid": 1364765261, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1488, "year_label": "1488 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 2", "text": "February 2 – Prince James, Duke of Rothesay, the 15-year-old son of King James III of Scotland and heir to the throne, leaves his residence at Stirling Castle and joins a rebellion against his father. Prince James sides with the Earl of Angus and the Earl of Argyll in the rebellion, which ultimately leads to the King's death.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368209981#January–March", "title": "1488", "revid": 1368209981, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1488, "year_label": "1488 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 11", "text": "June 11 – King James III of Scotland is killed at the Battle of Sauchieburn, in a rebellion in which his son, James, Duke of Rothesay, is on the other side. Rothesay becomes King James IV and spends the rest of his life regretting his role in his father's death.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368209981#April–June", "title": "1488", "revid": 1368209981, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1488, "year_label": "1488 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 17", "text": "October 17 – King James IV of Scotland gives royal assent to numerous laws approved by the Scottish Parliament during its 1488 session, including the France Act (\"to renew the confideracioun betuix the realmez of France and Scotland\") and the Rebel Officers of Law Act (disbarring and suspending any wardens, justices or other officials \"who were in battle at Stirling against our sovereign Lord\").", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368209981#October–December", "title": "1488", "revid": 1368209981, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1489, "year_label": "1489 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 4", "text": "July 4 – King James IV of Scotland gives royal assent to numerous acts passed by the Scottish Parliament, including the Siege of Castles held by Rebels Act 1489, and the renewal of alliances with France and Denmark.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364757252#July–September", "title": "1489", "revid": 1364757252, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1489, "year_label": "1489 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 29", "text": "June 29 – King James IV grants Andrew, Lord Gray, the lands and Barony of Lundie in Scotland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364757252#April–June", "title": "1489", "revid": 1364757252, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1489, "year_label": "1489 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "November 28", "text": "November 28 – Margaret Tudor, Scottish regent, Queen of James IV of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII of England (d. 1541)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364757252#Births", "title": "1489", "revid": 1364757252, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1493, "year_label": "1493 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "James IV of Scotland seizes lands of John of Islay, Earl of Ross, putting an end to the Lord of the Isles.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371631093#Date_unknown", "title": "1493", "revid": 1371631093, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1495, "year_label": "1495 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 1", "text": "June 1 – Brother John Cor of Lindores Abbey pays duty on 8 bolls of malt to the Exchequer in Scotland to make aqua vitae for King James IV; the record in the Exchequer Rolls is the first written reference to Scotch whisky.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365256979#April–June", "title": "1495", "revid": 1365256979, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1496, "year_label": "1496 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 21", "text": "September 21– King James IV of Scotland and his army invade Northumberland in the Kingdom of England, in support of the pretender to the English throne, Perkin Warbeck. The invaders leave on September 25 and travel back to Scotland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371631969#July–September", "title": "1496", "revid": 1371631969, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1502, "year_label": "1502 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 24", "text": "January 24 – Commissioners from Scotland and England meet at Richmond Palace in London to finalize an agreement on the marriage between Scotland's King James IV to the daughter of England's King Henry VII, the princess Margaret Tudor, with a dowry of 35,000 Scottish Punnds and an agreement for a \"treaty of perpetual peace\". The marriage will be completed by proxy on January 25, 1503.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367622674#January–March", "title": "1502", "revid": 1367622674, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1503, "year_label": "1503 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "August 8", "text": "August 8 – King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366510845#July–September", "title": "1503", "revid": 1366510845, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1503, "year_label": "1503 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 28", "text": "May 28 – James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor of England are married as per the Treaty of Perpetual Peace by Pope Alexander VI, according to Papal bull.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366510845#April–June", "title": "1503", "revid": 1366510845, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1504, "year_label": "1504 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 11", "text": "March 11 – King James IV opens the Scottish Parliament for the first time since 1496.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365936803#January–March", "title": "1504", "revid": 1365936803, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1507, "year_label": "1507 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "September 15", "text": "September 15 – King James IV grants a patent for the first printing press in Scotland, to Walter Chapman and Andrew Myllar \"to furnis and bring hame ane prent, with all stuff belangand tharto, and expert men to use the samyne, for imprenting within our Realme of the bukis of our Lawis, actis of parliament, croniclis, mess bukis, and portuus efter the use of our Realme, with addicions and legendis of Scottis sanctis, now gaderit to be ekit tharto, and al utheris bukis that salbe sene necessar, and to sel the sammyn for competent pricis.\"", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367240730#July—September", "title": "1507", "revid": 1367240730, "section": "Events › July—September"}}, {"year": 1511, "year_label": "1511 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "October 12", "text": "October 12 – James IV of Scotland's great ship, the Michael, is launched at Newhaven, Edinburgh; she is the largest ship afloat at this date.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367291242#October–December", "title": "1511", "revid": 1367291242, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1513, "year_label": "1513 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 9", "text": "September 9 – Battle of Flodden: King James IV of Scotland is defeated and killed by an English army under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. James's infant son, the Duke of Rothesay, becomes James V, King of Scots. At least 5,000 Scots and 1,500 English troops are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363949569#July–September", "title": "1513", "revid": 1363949569, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1541, "year_label": "1541 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 18", "text": "October 18 – Margaret Tudor, queen of James IV of Scotland (b. 1489)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361813253#Deaths", "title": "1541", "revid": 1361813253, "section": "Deaths"}}]}