James II of Scotland

James II
James II
	Contemporary image of the king, showing his distinctive facial birthmark
King of Scots
Reign	21 February 1437 –; 3 August 1460
Coronation	25 March 1437
Predecessor	James I
Successor	James III
Regents	See list Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas (1437–1439) ; William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton (1439–1445) ; Sir Alexander Livingston (1439–1445) ; William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (1445–1449) ;
Born	16 October 1430; Holyrood Abbey, Scotland
Died	3 August 1460 (aged 29); Roxburgh Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Burial	Holyrood Abbey
Spouse	Mary of Guelders (m. 1449)
Issue; more...	James III; Alexander, Duke of Albany; David, Earl of Moray; John, Earl of Mar and Garioch; Margaret Stewart; Mary, Countess of Arran;
House	Stewart
Father	James I of Scotland
Mother	Joan Beaufort

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. After a reign characterised by struggles to maintain control of his kingdom, he was killed by an exploding cannon at Roxburgh Castle in 1460.