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James IV of Scotland

1473 - 1513

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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 Sauchieburn, following a rebellion in which the younger James was the figurehead of the rebels. James IV is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stuart monarchs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James IV of Scotland has received more than 3,444,909 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). James IV of Scotland is the 2,268th most popular politician (down from 1,805th in 2019), the 498th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 420th in 2019) and the 87th most popular British Politician.

James IV of Scotland is most famous for his death at the Battle of Flodden Field.

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  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James IV of Scotland ranks 2,268 out of 19,576. Before him are Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prince Shōtoku, Gustav Heinemann, Valdemar III of Denmark, Tiberius Claudius Nero, and Adélaïde of France. After him are Gennady Zyuganov, Empress Go-Sakuramachi, Leopold V, Duke of Austria, Auguste Mariette, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, and Naoto Kan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1473, James IV of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Nicolaus Copernicus, and Oruç Reis. After him are Thomas Wolsey, Georg von Frundsberg, John Corvinus, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Cecilia Gallerani, Hans Burgkmair, and Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales. Among people deceased in 1513, James IV of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Pope Julius II, and Pinturicchio. After him are John, King of Denmark, Şehzade Ahmet, Helena of Moscow, Şehzade Korkut, Marin Barleti, and Anton Koberger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James IV of Scotland ranks 498 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Carlyle (1795), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), Henry Hudson (1570), Trevor Howard (1913), James I of Scotland (1394), and Richard Branson (1950). After him are John Couch Adams (1819), Patrick Stewart (1940), Ian McEwan (1948), William Stanley Jevons (1835), Gordon Brown (1951), and Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James IV of Scotland ranks 87. Before him are Julia Gillard (1961), Eadred (923), Æthelflæd (869), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), James Callaghan (1912), and James I of Scotland (1394). After him are Gordon Brown (1951), Henry the Young King (1155), William Wilberforce (1759), Ælla of Northumbria (800), Stanley Baldwin (1867), and Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844).

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