1513 in Scotland

Events from the year 1513 in Scotland.

Incumbents Monarch – James IV (until 9 September), then James V

Events 9 September – Battle of Flodden in Northumberland: heavy defeat of the Scottish army by the English; King James IV and many nobles are killed in battle. 21 September – James V is crowned in the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle.Lucinda H. S. Dean, Death and the Royal Succession in Scotland: Ritual, Ceremony and Power (Boydell & Brewer, 2024), pp. 206–207. Kilberry castle is destroyed by an English pirate.

Births unknown date – Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie, nobleman (died 1570)

Deaths 9 September: James IV of Scotland, monarch, killed at Battle of Flodden (born 1473) George Douglas, Master of Angus, killed at Battle of Flodden (born 1469) William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness, killed at Battle of Flodden (born 1459)

See also

Timeline of Scottish history

References