James Stewart, Duke of Ross

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James Stewart, Duke of Ross (March 1476 - January 1504) was the son of King James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark. He was made Marquess of Ormonde at his baptism, Earl of Ross in 1481, and Duke of Ross in 1488.

Stewart became Archbishop of St. Andrews in 1497 and Lord Chancellor of Scotland in 1502.

Stewart had two brothers, King James IV of Scotland and John Stewart, Earl of Mar. It seems surprising that there were two brothers both called James; it has been suggested that at the time the younger was born the older was seriously ill and seemed unlikely to survive, but it is unclear whether there is any evidence for this hypothesis.

Religious Posts
Preceded by: William Scheves	Archbishop of St. Andrews 1497–1504	Succeeded by: Alexander Stewart
Preceded by: George Crichton	Commendator of Dunfermline 1500–1504	Succeeded by: James Beaton * His immediate* successor may have been Gilbert Strachan.
Political offices
Preceded by: George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly	Lord Chancellor of Scotland 1502–1504	Succeeded by: Alexander Stewart
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by: New Creation	Duke of Ross 1481–1504	Succeeded by: Extinct
	Marquess of Ormonde 1488–1504
	Earl of Ross 1481–1504

	Mormaers or Earls of Ross Ferchar mac in tSagairt • Uilleam I (William I) • Uilleam II (William II) • Aodh (Hugh) • Uilleam III (William III) • Euphemia I ¹ • Alexander Leslie • Euphemia II Leslie ² • John Stewart • Mariota Leslie ³ • Alexander of Islay • John of Islay • James Stewart ====================== ¹ Married Walter Leslie; ² In 1415 Duke Albany persuaded her to resign the earldom to his own son; ³ Married Domhnall of Islay, who opposed Stewart's title in her favour.
something	====================== Dukes of Ross James Stewart • Henry Stuart • James Stuart • Charles Stuart