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[Co].
1
The side of a door or window.
2
A wing of a building.
3
In heraldry, the leg of an animal.
James I
(VI of Scotland)
[Na].
King of the House of Stuart from 1603. Born 1566, son of Mary, queen of Scots and granddaughter of Margaret Tudor , elder daughter of Henry VII, and Henry Stewart , Lord Darnley. Married Anne , daughter of Frederick II of Denmark. Died in 1625 aged 58, having reigned 22 years.
James I
[Na].
King of Scotland of the House of Stewart from 1404. Born 1394, son of Robert III. Married Joan Beaufort , daughter of John, earl of Somerset. Assassinated in 1437, aged 42, having reigned 30 years.
James II
[Na].
King of Scotland of the House of Stewart from 1437. Born 1430, son of James I. Married Mary, daughter of Arnold , duke of Guelders. Killed accidentally in 1460 aged 29, having reigned 23 years.
James II
(VII of Scotland)
[Na].
King of the House of Stuart. Born 1633, second son of Charles I. Married (1) Lady Anne Hyde , daughter of Edward, earl of Clarendon; (2) Mary, daughter of Alphonso , duke of Modena. His reign ended in flight from the kingdom in December 1688. This was followed by an interregnum from December 1688 to February 1689. Died 1701 aged 67, having reigned three years.
James III
[Na].
King of Scotland of the House of Stewart from 1460. Born 1452, son of James II. Married Margaret , daughter of Christian I of Denmark. Assassinated in 1488, aged 36, having reigned 27 years.
James IV
[Na].
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