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King Robert III STEWART, of Scotland
1337 - 1406 (68 years)-
Name Robert III STEWART [1, 2] Prefix King Suffix of Scotland Christening 1337 Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland 
[1, 2] Birth 14 Aug 1337 Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland [1, 2] Gender Male Crowned King 14 Aug 1390 Old Scone, Perthshire, Scotland [3] Crowned King Too Sick to Reign 1399 [4] Too Sick to Reign JAMES CAPTURED BY THE ENGLISH 22 Mar 1406 English Channel, At Sea [3] JAMES CAPTURED BY THE ENGLISH TitleOfNobility Scotland [4] TitleOfNobility TitleOfNobility [4] TitleOfNobility Name John Stewart, Earl of Carrick [3] Name Robert STEWART [3] Occupation [4] King Of Scotland 1390-1406 _FSFTID LZ86-T6V _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ86-T6V _HASHTAG KING - Designated Royal King
_UID AE6FB748E58140E1AA268D0456F1E973A7E7 Burial Apr 1406 Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1, 2] Death 4 Apr 1406 Rothesay Castle, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland [1, 2] Person ID I594767482 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 12 Sep 2024
Father King Robert II Of SCOTLAND, b. 2 Mar 1316, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 19 Apr 1390, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 74 years) Mother Elizabeth MURE, of Rowallan, b. 2 Mar 1320, Rowallan Castle, Kilmaurs, AYR, Scotland d. 1354, Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 33 years) Marriage 1348 Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland [5] Family ID F536728946 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Annabella DRUMMOND, Queen of Scotland, b. 14 Aug 1350, Scone, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland d. Oct 1401, Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 51 years) Marriage 13 Mar 1365 Dispensation, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland [6] Children 1. Lady Margaret STEWART, b. 1370, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Schotland d. Sep 1456, Thrieve Castle, Galloway, Scotland (Age 86 years)2. David STEWART, 1st Duke of Rothesay, b. 24 Oct 1378, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 26 Mar 1402, Falkland, Fife, Scotland (Age 23 years)3. Mary STEWART, Princess of Scots, b. Jan 1380, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 20 Mar 1458, Duntreath, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age ~ 78 years)4. Lady Mary STEWART, Princess of Scotland, b. 1 Jan 1380, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 20 Mar 1458, Duntreath, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 78 years)5. Egidia STEWART, b. 1382, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1404, Dunduff Castle, Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 22 years)6. Robert STEWART, b. 1383, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 1388, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 5 years)7. Elizabeth STEWART, b. 1386, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, d. 3 Nov 1411, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 25 years)8. King James I STEWART, of Scotland, b. 25 Jul 1394, Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 21 Feb 1437, Monastery of the Friars Preachers, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 42 years)Family ID F536728934 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Sep 2024
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Notes - Name: Born John Stewart, regnal name - Robert III, King of Scots
Father: Robert II, King of Scotland
Mother: Elizabeth Mure
King of Scotts (19 April 1390 – 4 April 1406)
Earl of Atholl (1367 – 1390)
Earl of Carrick (1368 – 5 March 1390)
High Steward of Scotland (c. 1371– 1390)
Guardian of Scotland (1384 – 1388)
House of: Stewart
Born: 1337
Ascended to the throne: April 19, 1390
Crowned: August 14, 1390 at Scone Abbey, Perthshire
Married: Annabella Drummond, 1366/7
Children: 3 sons and 4 daughters
Died: April 4, 1406, at Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire
Buried at: Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire
Succeeded by: his son James I
Son of Robert II he was timid, retiring and badly injured following a kick from a horse. He took the name Robert because his name John was considered a bad omen after the hated John Balliol
He told his Queen that he was 'the worst of kings and most miserable of men'. The reign was beset by problems including rivalry between the Highlanders, his brothers and the lords of the isles. His brother Robert Duke of Albany may have been responsible for the death of Robert III's son David.
In 1402 the forces of Henry IV of England invaded the lowlands and following two defeats of the Scots briefly occupied Edinburgh. Robert sent his 10 year old 2nd son James to France in 1406 for safety but he was captured at sea during the journey and taken prisoner by the English. The news of his son's capture was said to have hastened the death of Robert who died shortly afterwards.
Timeline for King Robert III of Scotland
Year Event
1390 Robert III becomes king. He delegates power to his younger brother, the Earl of Fife, later the Duke of Albany
1402 English defeat Scots in the Battle of Nesbit Moor and the Battle of Humbleton Hill.
1406 Robert is disabled in a riding accident and his eldest son is killed possibly by the Duke of Albany.
1406 Robert sends his second son to James to France but he is captured by English near Flamborough Head. James is taken to London, where Henry IV of England confines him in the Tower of London for 18 years.
1406 King Robert III dies and James I ascends the throne but is not crowned until 1424 as he is a prisoner of the English.
https://www.britroyals.com/scots.asp?id=robert3
- Name: Born John Stewart, regnal name - Robert III, King of Scots
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- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Elizabeth Stewart, person ID GX9R-68B. (Reliability: 3).
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- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Annabella Drummond, person ID LZPK-KKT. (Reliability: 3).
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