James II of Scotland

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King of Scotland human monarch

James II of Scotland was a 15th-century king whose turbulent reign was marked by efforts to curb the power of the great nobles and consolidate royal authority before his death in 1460.

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Label Occurrences
James II of Scotland canonical 81
James II of Scotland’s government 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scotland ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
ascendedToThroneAsMinor true ⓘ
birthOrder only legitimate son of James I of Scotland ⓘ
causeOfDeath exploding cannon ⓘ
child Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany ⓘ
Annabella of Scotland ⓘ
James III of Scotland ⓘ
John Stewart, Earl of Mar ⓘ
Margaret of Scotland, Dauphine of France ⓘ
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran ⓘ
conflict Clan Douglas ⓘ
surface form: Black Douglas family

Wars with England ⓘ
coronationDate 1437-03-25 ⓘ
coronationPlace Holyrood Abbey ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1430-10-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1460-08-03 ⓘ
era 15th century ⓘ
father James I of Scotland ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
house House of Stuart ⓘ
surface form: House of Stewart
language Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
mannerOfDeath accidental death ⓘ
monogram “Fiery Face” (nickname) ⓘ
mother Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots ⓘ
surface form: Joan Beaufort
nobleFamily Stewart family ⓘ
surface form: Stewart dynasty
notableEvent murder of William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
notableFeature birthmark on face ⓘ
placeOfBirth Edinburgh ⓘ
Palace of Holyroodhouse ⓘ
surface form: Holyrood Palace
placeOfDeath Roxburgh ⓘ
Roxburgh Castle ⓘ
policy consolidation of royal authority ⓘ
reduction of power of great magnates ⓘ
positionHeld King of Scots ⓘ
predecessor James I of Scotland ⓘ
regency governed by regents during minority ⓘ
regnalName James II ⓘ
reignEnd 1460 ⓘ
reignStart 1437 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
siege siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) ⓘ
spouse Mary of Guelders ⓘ
successor James III of Scotland ⓘ
title Duke of Rothesay ⓘ

Referenced by (82)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Stuart → hasMonarch → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Duke of Rothesay → heldBy → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Stewart family → notableMember → James II of Scotland ⓘ
James I of Scotland → child → James II of Scotland ⓘ
James I of Scotland → successor → James II of Scotland ⓘ
James III of Scotland → father → James II of Scotland ⓘ
James III of Scotland → predecessor → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Blackness Castle → acquiredBy → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Linlithgow Palace → usedBy → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Black Douglases → opposedBy → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Black Dinner → perpetrator → James II of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: James II of Scotland’s government
Black Dinner → associatedWith → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Mary of Guelders, Queen of Scots → spouse → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Mary of Guelders
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots → motherOf → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots → regencyFor → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots → child → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Threave Castle → surrenderedTo → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Red Douglases → associatedWithMonarch → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Battle of Arkinholm → associatedWith → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Rex Scottorum → titleHolder → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Black Douglas branch → rival → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland → participant → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland → opponent → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland → hasSubject → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Mons Meg cannon → giftTo → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Mons Meg
Charterhouse of Perth → associatedWith → James II of Scotland ⓘ
siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) → commander → James II of Scotland ⓘ
siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) → involvedPerson → James II of Scotland ⓘ
siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) → placeOfDeath → James II of Scotland ⓘ
“Fiery Face” (nickname) → refersTo → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Fiery Face
“Fiery Face” (nickname) → appliedTo → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Fiery Face
“Fiery Face” (nickname) → describesPhysicalFeatureOf → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Fiery Face
“Fiery Face” (nickname) → hasNotableBearer → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Fiery Face
“Fiery Face” (nickname) → appliedDuringReignOf → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Fiery Face
“Fiery Face” (nickname) → isEpithetOf → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Fiery Face
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas → monarchDuringReign → James II of Scotland ⓘ
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas → killedBy → James II of Scotland ⓘ
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas → conflictWith → James II of Scotland ⓘ
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas → rebelledAgainst → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Crichton family → monarchServed → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton
Clan Stewart → producedMonarch → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran → father → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Eleanor of Scotland → sibling → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Eleanor of Scotland → relative → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Annabella of Scotland → father → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Annabella Stewart → sibling → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Alexander Stewart → relative → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
Alexander Stewart → sibling → James II of Scotland ⓘ
subject surface form: Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
Margaret of Scotland, Dauphine of France → sibling → James II of Scotland ⓘ
Scone Abbey → coronationSiteFor → James II of Scotland ⓘ