James I King of SCOTLAND

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• Crowned: 21 May 1424
• Fact: 1406-1437, King of Scots

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James spent the first 18 years of his rule as a prisoner. On his return to Scotland, James determined to reform his country. His first parliament rectified abuses in taxation and in the justice system, and dealt severely with the factious Highland lords. His reforming policies made James many enemies, and he was assassinated in 1437.

James married Joan-Jane BEAUFORT between 02 and 13 Feb 1424 in St. Mary, Overy Southwark, Surrey, England. Joan-Jane (daughter of John BEAUFORT and Margaret DE HOLAND) was born in Westminster, England; died on 15 Jul 1445 in Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Carthusian Church, Perth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth-Isabel Of SCOTLAND died in 1494.
2. Margaret Of SCOTLAND was born in 1424 in Linlithgow, Scotland; died on 16 Aug 1445 in Chalons; was buried in Chalons Cathedral.
3. Mary Of SCOTLAND died on 20 Mar 1465; was buried in Sandenburg at ter Veere in Zealand.
4. Alexander Of SCOTLAND was born on 16 Oct 1430 in Holyrood, Scotland; died in young.
5. Joan-Janet Of SCOTLAND was born about 1428.
6. Eleanor Of SCOTLAND died in 1480.
7. James II was born on 16 Oct 1430 in Holyrood; died on 03 Aug 1460 in Killed - A Canon burst during a siege of Roxburgh Castle; was buried in Holyrood.
8. Annabella Of SCOTLAND

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• Also Known As: Named John, but took name of Robert
• Fact: Legitimated through his parents' marriage, disp. 22 Nov 1347
• Fact: Earl of Carrick
• Fact 1: 1390-1406, King of Scots

Robert married Annabella DRUMMOND about 1367. Annabella died in 1401. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Dau. of Sir John Drummond, d. 1372, and prob. Mary Montifex