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Robert (III, King of Scotland 1390-1406)

 Born   Born At
 Died1406  Buried At
 FatherRobert (II, King of the Scots 1371-1390)  MotherMure, Elizabeth
 Born / 
 Died1406 / 
Originally called John, he used the name Robert when he came to the throne when his father Robert II died in 1390. Robert had been injured by a horse's kick a few years earlier and suffered from a permanent injury. This injury meant Robert was unable to rule unaided and so he was helped by his younger brother also called Robert. This younger brother became duke of Albany and is usually known under this name. In 1398, Robert's eldest son David was proclaimed 'Lieutenant of the Realm' in order to assist him rule the country, but both the King and his son ruled so poorly that when the English invaded in 1400 they met no resistance. After the death of Robert's wife, Annabella in 1401, Albany took control of the country and had David locked up in Falkland Palace where he died in 1402 after being starved to death. In 1406 the King attempted to have James, his next son, transported to France away from Albany's reach but James' ship was attacked by pirates and the boy was captured. James was handed over to the English where he was held a prisoner. The capture of James left King Robert without hope and he died the same year. James was the rightful heir to the Scottish throne but he would not be crowned until his release from the English in 1423.

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Fantasy image of Robert (II, King of the Scots 1371-1390)
Robert (II, King of the Scots 1371-1390)
Fantasy image of Mure, Elizabeth
Mure, Elizabeth

 

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Father:Robert (II, King of the Scots 1371-1390) (b.1316 - d.1390)
Mother:Mure, Elizabeth
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 Robert (III, King of Scotland 1390-1406) ( - d.1406)
    +Drummond, Annabella (b.1350? - d.1401)
        = Stewart, David (Duke of Rothesay) ( - d.1402)
        = James (I, King of Scotland 1406-1437) (b.1394 - d.1437)
            +Beaufort, Joan (b.1404? - d.1445)
                = Margaret (Stewart) ( - d.1445)
                |   +Louis (XI, King of France 1461-1483)
                = Isabella (Stewart) ( - d.1494)
                = Eleanor (Stewart) ( - d.1480)
                = James (II, King of Scotland 1437-1460) (b.1430 - d.1460)
                |   +Mary (of Guelders) (b.1433 - d.1463)
                |       = James (III, King of Scotland 1460-1488) (b.1452? - d.1488)
                |       = Stewart, Alexander (Duke of Albany) (b.1454? - d.1485)
                = Joan (Stewart) ( - d.1480)
 Robert (III, King of Scotland 1390-1406) ( - d.1406)
    +Drummond, Annabella (b.1350? - d.1401)
        = Stewart, David (Duke of Rothesay) ( - d.1402)
        = James (I, King of Scotland 1406-1437) (b.1394 - d.1437)
            +Beaufort, Joan (b.1404? - d.1445)
                = Margaret (Stewart) ( - d.1445)
                |   +Louis (XI, King of France 1461-1483)
                = Isabella (Stewart) ( - d.1494)
                = Eleanor (Stewart) ( - d.1480)
                = James (II, King of Scotland 1437-1460) (b.1430 - d.1460)
                |   +Mary (of Guelders) (b.1433 - d.1463)
                |       = James (III, King of Scotland 1460-1488) (b.1452? - d.1488)
                |       = Stewart, Alexander (Duke of Albany) (b.1454? - d.1485)
                = Joan (Stewart) ( - d.1480)

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1337

Robert (III), the future king of Scotland, was born at Scone.

1390

Robert II, King of the Scots died at the age of seventy-four and was succeeded by Robert III who ruled from 1390 to 1406. Robert II was buried at Scone Abbey. [1]

1400

To stop the Scots raiding the northern borders of England, Henry took an army into Scotland. The Scottish king Robert III did not concede defeat and Henry had to resort to minor raids of his own without any real outcome for either side. [2]

1402

David, the eldest son of Robert III, King of Scotland, was arrested by his uncle, Robert the duke of Albany and locked up in Falkland Palace where he died in 1402. This led to James I becoming the next king of Scotland.

1406

Robert III of Scotland had fled from the Duke of Albany to Rothesay Castle and had attempted to send his son James to France. English pirates intercepted James and he was sent to London and imprisoned.

With the death of Robert III, King of the Scots, James I became the new King of Scotland but as he was imprisoned by the English, his uncle Robert, Duke of Albany, acted as Regent until the release of James in 1424. [1]

Robert III, King of Scotland died at Rothesay Castle. His son James, although the rightful heir to the Scottish throne, was not crowned until 1424.

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Selection of references used:

  • 1: Susan Ross, The Castles of Scotland, ISBN:0-85097-184-5
  • 2: Peter Earle, The Life and Times of Henry V

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