James IV of Scotland but from all of Great Britain, to be killed in battle. James was the son of King James III and Margaret of Denmark, born in Holyrood Abbey. As heir apparent to the Scottish crown, he became Duke of Rothesay. In 1474, his father arranged his betrothal to the English princess Cecily of York, daughter of Edward IV of England. His father James III was not a popular king, facing two major rebellions during his reign, and alienating many members of his close family, especially his younger brother Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany. James III's pro-English policy was also unpopular, and
Scots Monastery, Regensburg Fr James Dalrymple and seen as of great importance as a Scots language text. Scots Monastery, Regensburg The Scots Monastery (in German "Schottenkirche", "Schottenkloster" or "Schottenstift") is the former Benedictine Abbey of St James ("Jakobskirche") in Regensburg, Germany. It was founded in the 11th century by Irish missionaries and for most of its history was in the hands of first Irish, then Scottish monks. In Middle Latin, "Scotti" meant Gaels, not differentiating Ireland from Scotland, so that the term "Schottenstift" already dates from the Irish period. The full official name of the actual church, the most prominent building within the