Robert III of Scotland

Robert III. (actually John Stewart, * 1340, † April 4, 1406 in Rothesay ) was from 1390 until his death King of Scotland. He was the eldest son of Robert II and his wife Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan first, a former mistress. John Stewart was not until 1349 legitimized with the formal marriage of his second parents ( although they had been married in 1336, but many thought the marriage at that time for not lawful).

In 1368 he received from his great-uncle, King David II, the title of Earl of Carrick. He participated to about 1387 in the government until he was paralyzed by the kick of a horse part. This is probably the reason why his brother Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, and not the Crown Prince himself, was elected in 1389 as regent. Nevertheless, he was followed in May 1390 his father on the throne.

At this time he changed his birth name John - unpopular because of the association with John Balliol - in Robert and was built in August 1390 in Scone as King Robert III. crowned. Although he probably attended some sessions of Parliament, he ruled only nominally as King of Scotland; the real power was in the hands of his brother.

Because of the " frailty " of the king, his eldest son, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay was appointed in 1399 governor over Scotland. This took over in a row almost in sole responsibility that the business of government. But he soon fell out with his uncle, the Duke of Albany, and was held in 1402 from this captive for unknown reasons in Falkland Palace. The governor should be starved to death.

Fearing for the safety of his surviving son James (Jacob ), the king hid him in Dirleton Castle with the intention to bring him from there to France. But a month later, in April 1406 the young James was captured on the way there by the British. King Robert died shortly afterwards, allegedly out of grief over the capture of his son. He even asked to be buried under a pile of manure. On his grave stone would have the following should be available: "Here lies the worst of kings and the most miserable of all men." Instead, he was buried in Paisley. He considered himself not worthy enough in Scone, the traditional burial place of the Scottish kings to be buried.

Family

Robert III. 1367 married Annabella Drummond (approx. 1350-1402 ), daughter of John Drummond of Stobhill, with whom he had the following children:

  • David ( born October 24, 1378 † March 26, 1402 ), Duke of Rothesay
  • Robert ( † young)
  • James ( James I, born December 10, 1394, † February 20, 1437 )
  • Margaret († 1456 ), married Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
  • Maria ( † 1458 ), married in 1397 George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, after whose death she married three more times
  • Elizabeth († 1411 ), married in 1387 James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith
  • Egidia

He also had an illegitimate son named James Stewart of Kilbride.

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