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1452 CE: Birth of James III of Scotland in Stirling Castle.
1460 CE - 1488 CE: Reign of James III of Scotland.
1460 CE - 1463 CE: Queen Mary rules as regent for her son James III of Scotland.
1460 CE: James III of Scotland is crowned in Kelso Abbey.
1463 CE - 1465 CE: Bishop James Kennedy rules as regent for James III of Scotland.
1463 CE: James III of Scotland begins repairs of Stirling Castle.
1464 CE: James III of Scotland completes two tours of his kingdom.
1466 CE: James III of Scotland is kidnapped by Alexander and Robert Boyd.
1469 CE: James III of Scotland marries Margaret of Denmark.
1474 CE: James III of Scotland arranges for his son James to marry Cecily, the daughter of Edward IV of England.
1479 CE: James III of Scotland imprisons his two brothers Alexander and John. The former escapes and the latter dies mysteriously.
1479 CE - 1480 CE: James III of Scotland debases his coinage, badly affecting trade.
1482 CE: James III of Scotland is imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle by disaffected nobles led by his own brother Alexander. The king is later released.
1484 CE: At Lochmaben forces loyal to James III of Scotland defeat rebel nobles seeking to put the king's brother Alexander on the throne.
1488 CE: James III of Scotland is killed in a skirmish with rebel nobles.