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JAMES I Stewart
King of Scotland
(12) KING JAMES I., born 1394, was a prisoner in England from 1406 till 1424. In 1437 he was murdered at Perth, chiefly by the contrivance of his uncle, Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl. His wife was Joan Beaufort, daughter of John, first Earl of Somerset, whom he married about 1424. They had twin sons, born 1430, of whom :-
(a) Alexander died in infancy; and
(b) JAMES II, King of Scotland who succeeded to the Throne.
The widowed queen afterwards married JAMES, Black Knight of Lorn, known as "The_Black_Knight_of_Lorn." .
Arms: of King James I. on Privy Seal, 1429.-Scotland. SUPPORTERS: Two lions rampant guardant (Laing). [Plate I., fig. 3.]
