On This Day In Royal History . 17 March 1473 . 👑 King James IV was born . . ◼ James was the son of James III and Margaret of Denmark, & was probably born in Stirling Castle. As heir apparent to the Scottish crown, he became Duke of Rothesay. . ◼ James IV was the King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death. He is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Flodden, where he became the last monarch not only from Scotland, but from all of Great Britain, to be killed in battle on 9 September 1513. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #Theyear1473 #D17Mar #KingofScots #KingofScotland #HouseofStewart #JamesIVofScotland #KingJamesIV #History #Scottishmonarchy #BritishMonarchy #otd #RoyalHistory #HistoryFacts #RoyalFamily #Scotland #Britishhistory #Scottishhistory #Monarch #Monarchy #Royalty #Royals #onthisday #dukeofrothesay #castle #Scottishmonarch #crown #stirling #stirlingcastle (at Stirling Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMhKEV-DNjr/?igshid=13zxbktpd5nxl