Heirs To James III
James III was nine years old at his accession, and his heir-presumptive was his next brother
- Alexander, who had been created Duke of Albany. He was next in line to the throne for the next twelve years, until the King begat a son,
- James, Duke of Rothesay, on 17 March 1473. After the death in 1485 of the Duke of Albany, who had previously laid claim to the crown with English help as "Alexander IV", the Duke of Rothesay became the figurehead for nobles dissatisfied with the King's misrule.
James III was killed in battle with the rebels at Sauchie Burn on 11 June 1488 and his son ascended the throne as James IV.
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