Editing James V (section)

== Early life ==
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James was the third son of King [[James IV]] and his wife [[Margaret Tudor]], the eldest daughter of [[Henry VII of England]], and was the only legitimate child of James IV to survive infancy. He was born on 10 April 1512 at [[Linlithgow Palace]] and baptised the following day,<ref>[[Robert Kerr Hannay]], ''Letters of James IV'' (SHS: Edinburgh, 1953), p. 243.</ref> receiving the title [[Duke of Rothesay]].<ref>{{Cite DNB|last=Mackay|first=Æneas|author-link=Aeneas James George Mackay|wstitle=James V of Scotland|pages=153-161|volume=29}}</ref> James became king at just seventeen months old when his father was killed at the [[Battle of Flodden]] on 9 September 1513.

James was crowned in the Chapel Royal at [[Stirling Castle]] on 21 September 1513. The nobility accepted Margaret Tudor as [[regent]] for her young son, in accordance with the terms of James IV's will, which also stated that Margaret was to retain this position so long as she remained a widow.<ref>Emond, Ken, ''James V'' (John Donald, 2019), p. 3.</ref> The long minority of James V would last for nearly fifteen years, with Margaret's position as regent soon challenged by the French-born [[John, Duke of Albany]], who was James V's second cousin and the nearest male heir to the throne after the king and his younger brother, [[Alexander, Duke of Ross]], who was born in April 1514.<ref>Emond, Ken, ''James V'' (John Donald, 2019), p. xii.</ref>

In August 1514, Margaret married [[Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus]]. This marriage was opposed by many among the nobility, who feared the advancement of the Douglases, and sought to deprive Margaret of the regency because she had remarried.<ref name=Emond28/>

The [[Privy Council of Scotland|Privy Council]] removed Margaret from the office of regent and appointed the Duke of Albany to replace her.<ref name="Emond28">Emond, Ken, ''James V'' (John Donald, 2019), p. 28.</ref>