James Stewart, Duke of Ross

James Stewart, Duke of Ross (March 1476 – January 1504) was the son of King James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark.

Titles and offices

He was made Marquess of Ormond at his baptism. He was created Earl of Ross in 1481 after that title was forfeited to the crown by John, Lord of the Isles.

Of his father's three sons, James of Ross was the favourite. James III even tried to marry him to Edward IV's daughter, Catherine of York. This increasing preference shown to James of Ross was a factor in the rebellion of his elder brother (the future James IV) against their father; and later, as king, James IV was suspicious of his brother's loyalty.

Nonetheless, when the elder James succeeded to the crown in 1488, he raised James of Ross's title to Duke of Ross.

Around May 1497, his brother the King nominated James of Ross (then twenty years old) to be Archbishop of St Andrews. King James thought that would keep James of Ross from rebelling against him. Also, James of Ross was a minor, and so the revenues of the archbishopric would be controlled by King James.^[1]

James of Ross also became Lord Chancellor of Scotland in 1502.

Name

He was one of three brothers, his two brothers being King James IV of Scotland and John Stewart, Earl of Mar. It may seem surprising that there were two brothers both called James. It has been suggested that at the time the younger was born the older was seriously ill and seemed unlikely to survive, but it is unclear whether there is any evidence for this hypothesis. In late mediaeval Scotland it was not uncommon to have two brothers with the same Christian name, or occasionally even three.^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of James Stewart, Duke of Ross

16. Robert III of Scotland

8. James I of Scotland

17. Anabella Drummond

4. James II of Scotland

18. John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset

9. Joan Beaufort

19. Margaret Holland

2. James III of Scotland

20. John II of Egmond

10. Arnold, Duke of Gelderland

21. Maria van Arkel

5. Mary of Guelders

22. Adolph I, Duke of Cleves

11. Catherine of Cleves (1417–1479)

23. Mary of Burgundy

1. James Stewart, Duke of Ross

24. Christian V, Count of Oldenburg

12. Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg

25. Agnes of Hohnstein-Heringen

6. Christian I of Denmark

26. Gerhard VI, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg

13. Helvig of Schauenburg

27. Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg

3. Margaret of Denmark

28. Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg

14. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

29. Elisabeth of Bavaria

7. Dorothea of Brandenburg

30. Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

15. Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

31. Barbara of Legnica

Religious titles
Preceded by William Scheves	Archbishop of St. Andrews 1497–1504	Succeeded by Alexander Stewart
Preceded by George Crichton	Commendator of Dunfermline 1500–1504	Succeeded by James Beaton * His immediate* successor may have been Gilbert Strachan.
Academic offices
Preceded by William Scheves Archbishop of St Andrews	Chancellor of the University of St Andrews 1497–1504	Succeeded by Alexander Stewart Archbishop of St Andrews
Political offices
Preceded by 2nd Earl of Huntly	Lord Chancellor of Scotland 1502–1504	Succeeded by in 1510 Alexander Stewart

Mormaers, earls and dukes of Ross

Earls or Mormaers of Ross	MacHeth mormaers Ferchar William I William II Hugh William III Euphemia I ¹ Alexander Leslie Euphemia II (Leslie) ² John Stewart Mariota Leslie ³ Alexander of Islay John of Islay James Stewart Henry Stuart James Stuart Charles Stuart

Dukes of Ross	James Stewart Alexander Stewart

¹ Married Walter Leslie; ² In 1415 Robert, Duke of Albany persuaded her to resign the earldom to his own son; ³ Married Donald, Lord of Isles, who opposed Albany's title in her favour.

Bishops and Archbishops of St Andrews

Known pre-Norman era Bishops	Cellach I Fothad I Máel Ísu I Cellach II Máel Muire Máel Ísu II Ailín Máel Dúin Túathal Fothad II Giric Cathróe

Scoto-Norman era Bishops	Turgot of Durham Eadmer Robert of Scone Ernald Richard the Chaplain Hugh the Chaplain John Scotus Roger de Beaumont Geoffrey de Liberatione William de Malveisin David de Bernham Robert de Stuteville Abel de Gullane Gamelin William Wishart William Fraser William de Lamberton James Bane William Bell William de Landallis Stephen de Pa Walter Trail Thomas Stewart Walter de Danielston Gilbert de Greenlaw Henry Wardlaw James Kennedy Patrick Graham

Pre-Reformation Archbishops	Patrick Graham William Scheves James Stewart, Duke of Ross Alexander Stewart John Hepburn Cardinal Innocenzo Cybo Andrew Forman James Beaton Cardinal David Beaton John Hamilton Gavin Hamilton

Post-Reformation Archbishops	John Douglas Patrick Adamson George Gledstanes John Spottiswoode James Sharp Alexander Burnet Arthur Rose

Afterwards, see also: Episcopal Archbishops of St Andrews, Bishops of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane (etc.) & Roman Catholic Archbishops of St Andrews and Edinburgh (etc.)

References

↑ Norman Macdougall James IV (Edinburgh, 1989)
↑ Black The Surnames of Scotland

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