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Death
History of Scotland

              

0685
Beornheth
Nechtansmere Death of Beornheth
0698
Beorht
Death of Beorht
Killed while fighting the Picts
0863
Donald I
Scone Death of Donald I, assassinated by the Picts
0872
Constantine I
Betrays the exiled Stratchclyde King to the Vikings who kill him
0876
Constantine I
Scotia Death of Constantine I, killed by the Vikings
0952
Constantine II
Death of Constantine II
0995
Kenneth II
Death of Kenneth II, killed in a feud with Constantine III
0997
Constantine III
Scotia Death of Constantine III, assassinated
1005
Kenneth III
Scotia Death of Kenneth III, killed by his successor Malcolm II, his cousin
1011
Dunbar of Laudian
Mortlach Death of Dunbar of Laudian, killed at the battle of Mortlach
1034
Malcolm II
Scotia Death of Malcolm II
1040
Duncan I
14th Aug Elgin Killed by Macbeth in battle at Elgin settling the dispute to the throne between them
1040
Malcolm III
Aug Macbeth kills Malcolm's father in battle
Aug Malcolm takes refuge in the Court of Edward the Confessor
1057
Malcolm III
15th Aug Macbeth is defeated and killed by Malcolm III in battle at Lumphanan, on the north side of the Mounth
1058
Lulach
17th Mar Strathbogie Death of Lulach
1069
Malcolm III
Malcolm's wife, Ingibiorg, dies after bearing him 3 sons
1094
Duncan II
Monthecin Death of Duncan II, killed in battle by his stepbrother Edmund & Donald II Ban
1099
Donald III Ban
Rescobie Death of Donald III Ban
1107
Edgar
Death of Edgar, dies without marrying, succeeded by his brother Alexander
1124
Alexander I the Fierce
Death of Alexander I the Fierce
1153
David I
24th May Carlisle Death of David I
1165
Malcolm IV
9th Dec Death of Malcolm IV
1214
William I the Lion
4th Dec Death of William I the Lion
1238
Alexander II
Death of Joanna, Alexander II's 1st wife
1249
Alexander II
8th July Kerrera Death of Alexander II, suffers a fever at the Isle of Kerrera in the Inner Hebrides
1274
Alexander III
Death of Margaret, Alexander III's wife
1275
Margaret
Death of Margaret
1281
Alexander III
Death of David, Alexander's younger son
1283
Alexander III
Death of Margaret of Norway, sister of Alexander III
1284
Alexander III
Death of Alexander, Alexander's eldest son
1286
Alexander III
19th Mar Kinghorn Death of Alexander III, rides a horse off a cliff
19th Mar Kinghorn Leaves his 3 year old granddaughter Margaret, the "Maid of Norway", as his heir
1286
Margaret Maid of Norway
Scotland is left with an infant Queen, Margaret "Maid of Norway"
1289
Devorgilla
Death of Devorgilla
1290
Margaret Maid of Norway
26th Sep Orkney Death of Margaret Maid of Norway
26th Sep Orkney Dies after reaching Orkney from Norway to marry Edward's son, Edward of Caernarvon
26th Sep Margaret's death is followed by a 2 yr interregnum in Scotland
26th Sep Margaret's death prevents England & Scotland being united by a common crown
1306
Bruce, Alexander
London Death of Alexander Bruce, captured & hanged by Edward I
1306
Bruce, Nigel
London Death of Nigel Buce, captured & hanged by Edward I
1306
Bruce, Thomas
London Death of Thomas Bruce, captured & hanged by Edward I
1306
Comyn, John
10th Feb Dumfries Death of John Comyn, assassinated by Robert I the Bruce
1306
Fraser, Simon
7th Sep Tower of London Death of Simon Fraser, executeed
1306
Morham, Herbert
7th Sep Tower of London Death of Herbert Morham, executed
1306
Robert I the Bruce
Dumfries Death of John Comyn, assassinated by Robert I the Bruce
1307
Robert I the Bruce
7th July Burgh Upds The death of Edward I eases Robert Bruce's nationalist struggle against the English
1313
Balliol
Death of John Balliol, to future generations known as 'Toom Tabard', meaning 'empty' coat
1316
Wishart, William
Nov St Andrews Death of William Wishart
1318
Edward
Faughart Death of Edward, at the battle of Faughart
1329
Robert I the Bruce
7th June Cardross Death of Robert I, of leprosy at Cardross castle
7th June Cardross Edward III is free to support the Balliols against the Bruces in Scotland
1332
Randolph, James
20th July Musselburgh Death of Thomas Randolph
1371
David II
22nd Feb Edinburgh Death of David II, in Edinburgh Castle
1384
Douglas, William
Death of William Douglas
1388
Douglas, James
5th Aug Otterburn Death of James Douglas , killed at the battle of Otterburn, the body of Douglas is taken back to Scotland and buried with all honour beside that of his father at Melrose Abbey
1390
Robert II
Ayr Death of Robert II
1402
Douglas, Archibald
Allied with the Duke of Albany & involved in the assassination of the Duke of Rothesay
1403
Douglas, George
Dies of the plague while captive in England
1406
Robert III
4th April Falkland Death of Robert III, after capture of younger son James by the English
1420
Stewart, James
Stirling Castle Death of James Stewart, in Stirling Castle and lies buried in Dunfermline Abbey in Fife
1424
Douglas, Archibald
17th Aug Verneuil Death of Archibald Douglas , killed at the battle of Verneuil
1425
Stewart
London Death of Murdoch Stewart, executed
1437
James I
20th Feb Perth Death of James I, assassinated by Robert Graham
1439
Douglas, William
Edinburgh Death of William Douglas , executed
1440
Douglas, David
Executed after a mock trial before James II, the Douglas power is broken
1440
Douglas, William
Executed after a mock trial before James II, the Douglas power is broken
1449
Douglas, William
Stirling Death of William Douglas , assassinated by James II
1460
James II
3rd Aug Roxburgh Death of James II
1488
James III
11th June Sauchieburn Death of James III, assassinated during the battle of Sauchieburn
1501
Drummond, Margaret
James IV's mistress dies, possibly for him to marry Margaret & have a male heir
1501
James IV
James IV's mistress dies, possibly for him to marry Margaret & have a male heir
1514
Margaret
Death of James IV, Margaret's husband is killed at the battle of Flodden
1527
Hamilton, Patrick
Death of Hamilton, burnt to death by Archbishop Beaton for heresy
1536
Hamilton, James
On the death of John Stewart, Duke of Albany, Arran becomes the next heir of the Kingdom of Scotland after the king's immediate family
1537
Douglas, Archibald
Janet Douglas , Archibald's sister, is burned at the stake by James V
1537
James V
The frail 16 year old dies in July after moving to Scotland from the Loire Valley
July Death of Madeleine, James 's wife is killed by the Scottish climate, age 16
1537
Madeleine
5th July Death of Queen Madeleine
1537
Mary of Guise
Death of husband, Duke d'Orleans
1541
James V
Death of both of the sons of James V & Mary of Guise
1541
Margaret
18th Oct Death of Margaret Tudor
1541
Mary of Guise
Death of both of the sons of James V & Mary of Guise
1542
Hamilton, James
On the death of James V of Scotland the Earl of Arran stands next in line to the Scottish throne after the baby Queen Mary, for whom he is appointed Regent
1542
James V
14th Dec Edinburgh Dies without a male heir, age of 30
1546
Beaton, David
29th May St Andrews Death of David Beaton, assassinated
1550
Major, John
Death of John Major
1558
Campbell, Archibald
Death of Archibald Campbell
1558
Mary of Scots
17th Nov Death of Mary I
1560
Hamilton, James
When Francis II dies Hamilton attempts, without success, to arrange for his son James to marry the young widowed Queen Mary
1566
Hepburn, James
Holyrood At Holyrood on the night of Rizzio's assassination but denies knowledge of it
1566
Mary of Scots
9th Mar Edinburgh Darnley says it is because of an affair between Rizzio & Mary
9th Mar Edinburgh Rizzio is assassinated by Darnley & Ruthven in Mary's presence
1566
Stewart, Henry
Queen Mary of Scots maybe pregnant with Rizzio's son
1567
Stewart, Henry
9th Feb Kirk O'Field Death of Henry Stewart, Earl of Darnley, assassinated
1570
Stewart, James
23rd Jan Linlithgow Death of James Stewart of Moray, shot dead in Linlithgow by Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary
1572
Erskine, John
Death of John Erskine of Mar, 1st
1572
Knox, John
Nov Death of John Knox, without Knox there is no opposition to Church reforms
1573
Campbell, Archibald
Death of Archibald Campbell
1575
Hamilton, James
Death of James Hamilton, Duke of Chƒtellerault and 2nd Earl of Arran
1578
Douglas, Margaret
7th Mar Death of Margaret Douglas , Countess of Lennox, although she died in debt, she was given a grand funeral in Westminster Abbey, at the expense of Queen Elizabeth I
1581
Douglas, James
London Charged by Esme Stuart of complicity in the death of Lord Darnley
1587
Mary of Scots
8th Feb Fotheringay Death of Mary Queen of Scots, executed
1600
James VI
5th Aug Gowrie & Ruthven conspire to kill James VI but are killed in the attempt
1615
Stewart
Orkneys Death of Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney, executed
1634
Erskine, John
14th Dec Death of John Erskine of Mar