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James III of Scotland

1451 - 1488

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James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 until his death at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488. He inherited the throne as a child following the death of his father, King James II, at the siege of Roxburgh Castle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James III of Scotland has received more than 1,909,134 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). James III of Scotland is the 2,819th most popular politician (down from 2,309th in 2019), the 605th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 535th in 2019) and the 108th most popular British Politician.

James III of Scotland is most famous for his defeat at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488.

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  • 63.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James III of Scotland ranks 2,819 out of 19,576. Before him are Arsinoe IV of Egypt, Demetrius II Nicator, Nicos Anastasiades, Berenice, Norman Angell, and Michelle Obama. After him are Emperor Go-Sai, Anastasio Somoza García, John, King of Denmark, Kārlis Ulmanis, Manuel Godoy, and Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1451, James III of Scotland ranks 4. Before him are Christopher Columbus, Isabella I of Castile, and Muhammad Shaybani. After him are René II, Duke of Lorraine, Frederick of Naples, Kemal Reis, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Nicolás de Ovando, and Franchinus Gaffurius. Among people deceased in 1488, James III of Scotland ranks 2. Before him is Andrea del Verrocchio. After him are Clarice Orsini, Francis II, Duke of Brittany, Alvise Cadamosto, Girolamo Riario, Charles II, Duke of Bourbon, John II, Duke of Bourbon, and Borommatrailokkanat.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James III of Scotland ranks 605 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Carlyle (1961), Nigel Farage (1964), Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), Annie Besant (1847), Amélie of Orléans (1865), and Norman Angell (1872). After him are Philip Sclater (1829), William Dampier (1651), Fred Perry (1909), Louis Wain (1860), Thomas Hardy (1840), and James II of Scotland (1430).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James III of Scotland ranks 108. Before him are Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Nigel Farage (1964), Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), and Norman Angell (1872). After him are James II of Scotland (1430), Robert II of Scotland (1316), Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868), and Kenneth MacAlpin (810).

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