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James V of Scotland

Type Figure Region Scotland Time 1512–1542 Also known as James V of Scotland、James V, King of Scots

James V of Scotland (1512–1542), son of James IV and Margaret Tudor, acceded as King of Scots while still an infant after the Battle of Flodden in 15…

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  1. 1512–1513Linlithgow · ScotlandJames was born at Linlithgow Palace to James IV and Margaret Tudor. After his father fell at Flodden in 1513, he was raised as King of Scots at only seventeen months of age.
  2. 1513–1524Stirling · ScotlandFrom 1513 to 1524 James V was a minor; government was successively controlled by a regency council, Queen Mother Margaret, and the Duke of Albany, while the young king was guarded and educated at Stirling and elsewhere.

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