King James IV of Scotland

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate 17 March 1473
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Sheen_Priory,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:James_V_of_Scotland
gptkb:Alexander_Stewart,_Duke_of_Ross
gptkb:Catherine_Stewart
gptkb:Margaret_Stewart
gptkbp:deathDate 9 September 1513
gptkbp:father gptkb:James_III_of_Scotland
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Stewart
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King James IV of Scotland
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Margaret_of_Denmark
gptkbp:notableEvent Fluent in several languages
Patron of the arts and sciences
Supported the establishment of the University of Aberdeen
Ordered construction of the Great Michael, largest ship of its time
Grandfather of Mary, Queen of Scots
Great-grandfather of James VI and I
Killed at the Battle of Flodden
Known for his interest in alchemy and medicine
Known for modernizing the Scottish navy
Signed Treaty of Perpetual Peace with England
His marriage to Margaret Tudor linked the Scottish and English royal families
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Stirling_Castle,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Flodden,_Northumberland,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_III_of_Scotland
gptkbp:reignEnd 9 September 1513
gptkbp:reignStart 11 June 1488
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Tudor
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_V_of_Scotland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King's_College,_Aberdeen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6