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 may seem 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. In late mediaeval Scotland it was not uncommon to have two brothers with the same Christian name, or occasionally even three. (Source: Black The Surnames of Scotland)

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
Academic Offices
Preceded by William Scheves, Archbishop of St Andrews	Chancellor of the University of St Andrews 1497 - 1504	Succeeded by Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews