Robert III of Scotland

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Robert III of Scotland was a late 14th- and early 15th-century king whose troubled reign was marked by internal strife, weakened royal authority, and the rising influence of powerful Scottish nobles.

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Robert III 1
Robert III, King of Scots 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scotland
human
alsoKnownAs John Stewart, Earl of Carrick
surface form: John, Earl of Carrick

Robert III of Scotland
surface form: Robert III, King of Scots
birthDate c. 1337
birthName John Stewart
birthPlace probably Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire
burialPlace Paisley Abbey
causeOfPoliticalWeakness rivalry between Albany and Rothesay
child Duke of Rothesay
surface form: David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay

Egidia Stewart
Elizabeth Stewart, Duchess of Albany
James I of Scotland
Margaret Stewart, Duchess of Touraine
Mary Stewart, Countess of Angus
coronationDate 14 August 1390
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 4 April 1406
deathPlace Rothesay Castle
surface form: Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute
dynasticTitle King of Scots
era Late Middle Ages
eventDuringReign capture of James (later James I) by the English in 1406
death of David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay in 1402
father Robert II of Scotland
fullName Robert III of Scotland self-link
languageOfCourt Latin
Scots
memberOf House of Stuart
surface form: House of Stewart
monarchOf Kingdom of Scotland
mother Elizabeth Mure
nobleTitle Earl of Carrick
notableNobleFaction Duke of Albany
surface form: Duke of Albany’s faction
positionHeld Earl of Carrick
King of Scots
predecessor Robert II of Scotland
reasonForNameChange to avoid the unlucky associations of the name John for Scottish kings
regentDuringReign Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
reignCharacterizedBy increased power of Scottish nobles
internal strife in Scotland
weakened royal authority
reignEnd 1406
reignStart 1390
religion Roman Catholicism
royalHouse House of Stuart
surface form: House of Stewart
sonHeirApparent Duke of Rothesay
surface form: David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay

James I of Scotland
spouse Anabella Drummond
successor James I of Scotland
sufferedFrom physical infirmity in later life
tookRegnalName Robert III of Scotland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Robert III

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Robert III of Scotland alsoKnownAs Robert III of Scotland
this entity surface form: Robert III, King of Scots
Robert II of Scotland child Robert III of Scotland
James I of Scotland father Robert III of Scotland
Robert III of Scotland fullName Robert III of Scotland self-link
Marjorie Bruce grandson Robert III of Scotland
House of Stuart hasMonarch Robert III of Scotland
Stewart family notableMember Robert III of Scotland
James I of Scotland predecessor Robert III of Scotland
Duke of Albany regentFor Robert III of Scotland
subject surface form: Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
Robert II of Scotland successor Robert III of Scotland
Robert III of Scotland tookRegnalName Robert III of Scotland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Robert III