He was president of the council of regency during Albany's absence in France from 1517 to 1520.

A decision to send the young prince to France and out of Albany's reach was taken in the winter of 1405 – 6 yet James's departure from Scotland was unplanned.

James returned to a Scotland whose economy was in deep recession and where nobles such as James Douglas of Balvenie, owed emoluments for their national appointments, were allowed to receive income from customs revenue — by 1422 Albany's fees for his governorship had also been in arrears.

The Three Estates who had gathered to witness the coronation convened as a parliament and saw the king knight 18 prominent nobles including Alexander Stewart, Albany's son.

At his coronation parliament the king — probably with the intent of securing a cohesive political community loyal to the crown — knighted 18 prominent nobles including Albany's son Alexander Stewart.

* 1484 – Battle of Lochmaben Fair – A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland ; Douglas is captured.

* July 22 – Battle of Lochmaben Fair: A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas is defeated by forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland ; Douglas is captured.

The prince was seven years old when his mother died in 1401 and a year later his elder brother David, Duke of Rothesay was probably murdered by their uncle Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany after being held at Albany's Falkland Castle.

Buchan's lands did not fall to the Albany Stewarts but were forfeited by the crown, Albany's father-in-law, Duncan, Earl of Lennox was imprisoned and in December the duke's main ally Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar settled his differences with the king.

Balfour-Melville in 1936 and continued the theme of James as the strong upholder of law and order and when describing Albany's trial and execution he writes ' the King had proved that high rank was no defence for lawlessness ; the crown was enriched by the revenues of Fife, Menteith and Lennox '.

James was able to regain power by buying off members of Albany government, so that by the December 1482 Albany's government was collapsing.

Albany's climate is maritime, strongly shaped and moderated by the Southern Ocean ; the standard description is that it is Mediterranean, with moist, cool winters and warm, dry summers.

" Darton " is an Old English word meaning " town by the water ," which refers to Albany's location on the Flint River.

Scottish politics in the late 14th century was unstable and bloody, and much of Albany's career would be spent acquiring territory, land and titles, often by violent means.

The Stewart army was led by Albany's nephew, Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, who would later sit on the jury of knights and peers which convicted Albany's son Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany and two of his sons of treason, virtually annihilating the Albany Stewarts.

In 1667 the Dutch landed a force of 2000 men on Felixstowe beach and advanced on the fort, but were repulsed by Nathaniel Darrell and his garrison of 400 musketeers of the Duke of York & Albany's Maritime Regiment ( the first English Marines ) and 100 artillerymen with 54 cannon.

This resort to violence by Albany's youngest son may have been what the king needed to bring a charge of treason against the Albany Stewarts.

Tantallon Castle, where Albany's wife Isabella of Lennox was imprisoned for 8 years by King James I

The persistent story of Albany's escape from Edinburgh castle, usually misdated to 1479 or 1482 / 3 by chroniclers, instead is claimed to have occurred in 1485.

Certainly Albany's closest ally and fellow exile James Liddale of Halkerston is found imprisoned awaiting execution at this time, suggesting he had returned to Scotland with Albany, and a chronicle account that claims Albany killed the ' laird of Manerston ' ( a minor but trusted royal official ) may be confirmed by Manerston's death before 14 October 1485.

The railroad was largely conceived and built by businessmen of Troy in response to Albany's construction of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad and the extension to Saratoga called the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad.

James maintained some contact with his subjects during his captivity including his cousin Murdoch Stewart, Albany's son, who was captured in 1402 — initially they were held apart but from 1413 until Murdoch's release in 1415 they were together in the Tower of London and at Windsor Castle.

An acrimonious sitting of parliament in March 1425 precipitated the arrest of Murdoch, Isabella, his wife, and his son Alexander — of Albany's other sons Walter was already in prison and James, his youngest, also known as James the Fat, escaped into the Lennox.

In February 1406 the 11 year-old James and a powerful group of followers clashed with Albany's Douglas allies resulting in the death of the king's counsellor Sir David Fleming of Cumbernauld.

Robert III again exhibited his new resolve when in December 1404 he created a new regality in the Stewartry for his sole remaining son and heir James now earl of Carrick — an act designed to prevent these lands falling into Albany's hands.

Albany's great-grandson, James " Beg " Stewart, ( c. 1410-1470 ) would eventually secure a pardon from the King and return to Scotland, though the family would never recover their lost estates.

Albany's wife Isabella of Lennox survived the destruction of her family, and would live to see the murder of James I and the restoration of her title and estates.

King Robert III of Scotland, fearful that his younger son Prince James, the heir to the throne of Scotland, would suffer the same fate, sent him out of the kingdom to escape Albany's clutches.

Albany's sole surviving male heir was his youngest son, James the Fat who, after his failed rebellion, escaped to Ireland following the execution of his father and brothers.

Albany's grandson, James " Beg " Stewart, ( c1410-1470 ) would eventually secure a pardon from the King and return to Scotland, though the family would never recover their lost estates.

The 72nd Regiment of Foot was given the title Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders in 1823 and, in 1881, became 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders ( Ross – shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's ).

He served with the 1st Battalion, the Seaforth Highlanders ( Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany's ) and was with his battalion at Agra in India at the start of the First World War in 1914.

He was 26 years old, and a sergeant in the 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders ( Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany's ), British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

The Duke of Albany's son, Murdoch, held a prisoner in England following his capture in 1402, was traded for Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, in 1416.

In the years between 1402 and 1406 Albany's considerable interests in the north were endangered forcing the duke into a reluctant alliance with his brother Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan and Buchan's son, also Alexander.

Rothesay had also in conjunction with his uncle, Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, confronted Albany's influence in central Scotland — as soon his lieutenancy expired in 1402 Albany acted swiftly and ruthlessly.

The Battle of Verneuil, where Albany's brother John Stewart, Earl of Buchan was killed and his army destroyed.

The jury which condemned them was composed of 21 knights and Peers, including Albany's cousin Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, Alexander, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar.

Albany's first wife was Lady Katherine, daughter of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, who bore him three sons and a daughter.

Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas arguably the most militarily powerful man in Scotland, and a key part of the Duke of Albany's administration, used the pretext of Nisbet Muir to lead a punitive expedition into England.

The hamlet is named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun and was originally a 19th century summer resort for some of Albany's wealthiest residents.