He was born on July 10, 1451 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Kingdom of Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
(Coat of Arms) in the year 1451: "STEWART".
(Crowned King of Scotland) on August 10, 1460 in Roxburghshire, Kingdom of Scotland: Kelso Abbey.
He died on June 11, 1488 in Sauchie Burn, Kingdom of Scotland, he was 36 years old.Sources 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
At the battle of Sauchieburn on June 11, 1488. The 37 year old king was wounded and left the field, where he was murdered by a man pretending to be a priest.
July 26 » Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, takes place.
August 1 » Louis XI of France founds the chivalric order called the Order of Saint Michael in Amboise.
October 19 » Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.
February 3 » Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south.
June 11 » Battle of Sauchieburn: Fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the king.
September 9 » Anne becomes sovereign Duchess of Brittany, becoming a central figure in the struggle for influence that leads to the union of Brittany and France.
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