1430 - 1460
James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460. The eldest surviving son of James I of Scotland, he succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of six, following the assassination of his father. The first Scottish monarch not to be crowned at Scone, James II's coronation took place at Holyrood Abbey in March 1437. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James II of Scotland has received more than 1,886,757 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). James II of Scotland is the 2,448th most popular politician (down from 2,184th in 2019), the 566th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 523rd in 2019) and the 101st most popular British Politician.
James II of Scotland is most famous for being the son of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was born in 1566 and became King of Scotland in 1567. His father, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, was murdered in 1567 and his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed in 1587. James was crowned King of Scotland in 1578. He was deposed in 1688 after leading a rebellion against his son-in-law and daughter, William and Mary. He was the last Catholic monarch to rule Scotland.
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Among politicians, James II of Scotland ranks 2,448 out of 15,577. Before him are John VII Palaiologos, Haakon IV of Norway, Urukagina, Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Bahram V, and Brasidas. After him are Ehud, Florianus, Atossa, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Zimri, and Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan.
1370 - 1408
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 2,442
1204 - 1263
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 2,443
2500 BC - 2371 BC
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 2,444
1810 - 1842
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 2,445
406 - 438
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 2,446
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2,447
1430 - 1460
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2,448
1302 BC - 1204 BC
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2,449
232 - 276
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 2,450
550 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 2,451
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 2,452
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 2,453
1305 - 1335
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 2,454
Among people born in 1430, James II of Scotland ranks 4. Before him are Giovanni Bellini, Margaret of Anjou, and Antonello da Messina. After him are Carlo Crivelli, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Heinrich Kramer, Cosimo Tura, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Justus van Gent, and Francesco Laurana. Among people deceased in 1460, James II of Scotland ranks 4. Before him are Prince Henry the Navigator, Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, and Pachacuti. After him are Gilles Binchois, John IV of Trebizond, Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Guarino da Verona, Michael Szilágyi, Ma Huan, Petr Chelčický, and Gonçalo Velho Cabral.
1430 - 1516
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 1
1430 - 1482
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 2
1430 - 1479
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 3
1430 - 1460
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 4
1430 - 1490
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 5
1430 - 1456
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 6
1430 - 1495
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 7
1430 - 1505
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 8
1430 - 1495
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 9
1430 - 1506
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 10
1430 - 1480
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 11
1430 - 1502
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 12
1394 - 1460
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 1
1411 - 1460
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 2
1380 - 1460
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 3
1430 - 1460
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 4
1400 - 1460
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 5
1403 - 1460
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 6
1401 - 1460
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 7
1374 - 1460
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 8
1400 - 1460
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 9
1380 - 1460
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 10
1390 - 1460
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 11
1400 - 1460
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, James II of Scotland ranks 566 out of 7,765. Before him are Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738), James Clark Ross (1800), Bob Hoskins (1942), Jean Simmons (1929), James Dewar (1842), and Eric Burdon (1941). After him are Thomas Savery (1650), Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), Frederick Forsyth (1938), Peter Gabriel (1950), Richard Arkwright (1732), and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930).
1738 - 1805
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 560
1800 - 1862
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 561
1942 - 2014
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 562
1929 - 2010
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 563
1842 - 1923
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 564
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 565
1430 - 1460
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 566
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 567
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 568
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 569
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 570
1732 - 1792
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 571
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 572
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James II of Scotland ranks 101. Before him are George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), James III of Scotland (1451), Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532). After him are Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), Kenneth MacAlpin (810), and Ramsay MacDonald (1866).
1859 - 1925
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 95
1592 - 1628
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 96
1451 - 1488
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 97
836 - 865
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 98
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 99
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 100
1430 - 1460
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 101
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 102
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 103
1688 - 1766
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 104
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 105
810 - 858
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 106
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 107