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James, Duke of Rothesay (1540–1541)
Heir apparent to James V
James, Duke of Rothesay (22 May 1540 – 21 April 1541) was the first of the two sons and three children born to King James V of Scotland and his second wife, Mary of Guise.
From the moment of his birth James was Duke of Rothesay and heir apparent to the Scottish throne.
Life
James, Duke of Rothesay was born in St Andrews on 22 May 1540.[1] As James V's first legitimate child and the heir to the throne, he automatically became Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.
James V sent messengers to inform Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France of the birth.[2]
The baby prince was baptised in a lavish ceremony in St Andrews on 26 May. His godparents were the Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor (his paternal grandmother), CardinalDavid Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews, and Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow.[3] Fifteen