Robert III succumbed to grief, the death of one son and the captivity of other.

James I was stabbed by Graham in the abbey of the Black Monks of Perth.

James II was killed at the siege of Roxburgh, by a splinter from a burst cannon.

James III was assassinated by an unknown hand in a mill, where he had taken refuge during the battle of Sauchie.

James IV, wounded by two arrows and a blow from a halberd, fell amidst his nobles on the battlefield of Flodden.
James V died of grief at the loss of his two sons, and of remorse for the execution of Hamilton.