James IV of Scotland

Reign: 1488 – 1513
Life: 1473–1513

He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen on the death of his father, James III, at the Battle of Sauchieburn, following a rebellion in which the younger James was the figurehead of the rebels. James IV is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland. James was a patron of the arts and took an active interest in the law, literature and science. With his patronage, the printing press came to Scotland, the University of Aberdeen and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh were founded, and he commissioned the building of the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Falkland Palace.

During James IV of Scotland's reign, Bayezid II ruled Ottoman Empire, Henry VII of England ruled England, and Ferdinand II of Aragon ruled Spain.

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James IV by Norman Macdougall

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