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Events from the year 1513 in
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
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Incumbents

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Monarch A monarch () is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary. "Monarch". Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest ...
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James IV James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen on the death of his father, James III, at the Battle of Sauch ...
(until 9 September), then
James V James V (10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542) was List of Scottish monarchs, King of Scotland from 9 September 1513 until his death in 1542. He was crowned on 21 September 1513 at the age of seventeen months. James was the son of King James IV a ...


Events

* 9 September –
Battle of Flodden The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton or Brainston Moor was fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland and resulted in an English victory ...
in Northumberland: heavy defeat of the Scottish army by the English; King James IV and many nobles are killed in battle. * Kilberry castle is destroyed by an English pirate.


Births

* ''unknown date'' – Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie, nobleman (died 1570)


Deaths

* 9 September: **
James IV of Scotland James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was List of Scottish monarchs, King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen on the death of his father, James I ...
, monarch, killed at Battle of Flodden (born 1473) ** George Douglas, Master of Angus, killed at Battle of Flodden (born 1469) ** William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness, killed at Battle of Flodden (born 1459)


See also

* Timeline of Scottish history


References

Years of the 16th century in Scotland {{Scotland-hist-stub