King King Robert of Scotland, III^{[1, 2]}

1337 - 1406  (69 years)

• Name	King Robert of Scotland
  Prefix	King
  Suffix	III
  Birth	1337	Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	04 Apr 1406	Rothsay Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Age: 69y
  Burial	Paisley   [3]
  Person ID	ind21001	The Skaggs-Files
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	King of Scotland King of Scotland Robert Stewart, II,   b. 02 Mar 1316, Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 19 Apr 1390, Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Mure,   b. 1320, Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1355, Scotland (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1347	Dispensation, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1]
  Family ID	fam07163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annabella Drummond,   b. 1350, Stobhall, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1401, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	13 Mar 1365	Dispensation, Scotland   [1]
  Children	1. Princess Princess Margaret of Scotland,   b. 1370, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Sep 1456, Thrieve Castle, Galloway, Scotland (Age 86 years)   2. Prince Prince David of Scotland,   b. 24 Oct 1378, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Princess of Scotland Princess of Scotland Mary Stewart,   b. 1380, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 1458, Scotland (Age 78 years)   4. Prince Prince Robert of Scotland,   b. 1383, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   5. Princess Princess Elizabeth of Scotland,   b. 1387, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   6. Princess Princess Egidia of Scotland,   b. 1390, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   7. King of Scotland King of Scotland James Stewart, I,   b. Dec 1394, Dumferline, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 21 Feb 1436, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 41 years)
  Family ID	fam07162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Robert_III_and_Annabella_Drummond Robert III and his wife Annabella Drummond Source: National Library of Scotland, Adv.MS.31.4.2, fol.11r (via Scran) Date: 1562 Author: Forman Armorial (produced for Mary, Queen of Scots)

  
  

• Notes

  Robert III (c. 1340 – April 4, 1406), King of Scots (reigned 1390 - 1406), the eldest son of King Robert II by his mistress, Elizabeth Mure, became legitimised with the formal marriage of his parents about 1349. (They had previously married in 1336, but some had criticised that ceremony as uncanonical.) In 1367, Robert III married Anabella Drummond, daughter of Sir John Drummond of Stobhall and Mary Montifex. In 1368 his grand-uncle King David II of Scotland created him Earl of Carrick, and he took some part in the government of the kingdom until about 1387, when a kick from a horse disabled him. Probably in consequence of this accident his brother Robert, Earl of Fife, and not the crown prince himself, became guardian of the kingdom in 1389; but the latter succeeded to the throne on his father's death in May 1390. At this time he changed his baptismal name of John - unpopular owing to its connection with John de Baliol; he also wished to avoid being called John II, as recognition of Balliol's kingship would weaken the Bruce title to the throne - for that of Robert, and became crowned at Scone in August 1390 as King Robert III. Although he probably attended several parliaments, the new king was seen only nominally as the ruler of Scotland, the real power remaining in the hands of his brother, the Earl of Fife. In 1399, however, owing to the king's "sickness of the body", his elder son, David, Duke of Rothesay, gained appointment as lieutenant of the kingdom; but there followed an English invasion of Scotland, serious differences between Rothesay and his uncle, Robert, now Duke of Albany, and finally in March 1402 Rothesay's mysterious death at Falkland Palace. Robert III began to fear for the fate of his only surviving son, young James. In February 1406 he had James taken in secrecy to Dirleton Castle to wait for a ship to transport him to France. Robert of Fife sent a large force after Crown Prince James and when a battle was fought near-by, James was put in a rowing boat and ferried to the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth. The 11-year-old heir to the throne and his guardians were left for a month on the tiny, windswept, rocky island among the boiling seas, before a ship arrived trying to bring James to France. Robert of Fife informed the English King, who arranged the ship's interception. Thus James became a prisoner of the King of England for 18 years. When Robert III heard of his son's capture, he became even more depressed and allegedly died from grief over the capture of James. Robert asked to be buried under a dunghill with the epitaph: Here lies the worst of Kings and the most miserable of men. Instead he was interred at Paisley instead of Scone, the traditional burial ground of the Scottish kings, as he did not consider himself worthy of the honour. Marriage and issue Robert III married Annabella Drummond (c. 1350 - 1402), daughter of Sir John Drummond of Stobhall, and by her had seven children: Princess Margaret, Lady of Galloway married Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas Prince Robert, Earl of Carrick Princess Elizabeth, married Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay Princess Mary, married: 1st, George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus 2nd, Sir James Kennedy of Dunure 3rd, Sir William Graham 4th, Sir William Edmonstone of Culloden James I of Scotland Princess Egidia Amongst King Robert's illegitimate children: Sir John Stewart James Stewart of Kilbride References This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

  
  

• Sources

  [source05138] Errol Bevan, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bevangenealogy&id=I32527&style=TABLE @ RootsWeb Ancestries of Errol S. BEVAN and Hollie C. ATKINSON BEVAN to ADAM and EVE including REINHARDT and BLOCKER Cousins and more, (Publication Date: 13 AUG 2008 Media: Website / URL). [source05142] Errol Bevan, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bevangenealogy&id=I32671 @ RootsWeb Ancestries of Errol S. BEVAN and Hollie C. ATKINSON BEVAN to ADAM and EVE including REINHARDT and BLOCKER Cousins and more, (Publication Date: 13 AUG 2008 Media: Website / URL). ID: I32671 Name: Robert III (Robert John STEWART) King Of SCOTLAND Surname: SCOTLAND Given Name: Robert III (Robert John STEWART) King Of Sex: M Birth: ABT 1337 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland Death: 4 Apr 1406 in Rothsay Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland Burial: 1406 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Ancestral File #: 8J5D-QB 1 Change Date: 11 Apr 2008 at 01:00:00 Father: Robert Stewart II King Of SCOTLAND b: 2 Mar 1316 in Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland Mother: Elizabeth MURE b: ABT 1320 in Of Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Marriage 1 Annabella DRUMMOND b: ABT 1350 in Of Stobhall, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland Married: 13 Mar 1365 in Dispensation, Scotland Children James I King Of SCOTLAND b: Dec 1394 in , Dumferline, Fifeshire, Scotland Margaret, Princess Of SCOTLAND b: ABT 1370 in Of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland David Prince Of SCOTLAND b: 24 Oct 1378 in Of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland Mary STEWART Princess of SCOTLAND b: ABT 1380 in Of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland Robert, Prince Of SCOTLAND b: ABT 1383 in Of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland Elizabeth Princess Of SCOTLAND b: ABT 1387 in Of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland Egidia, Princess Of SCOTLAND b: ABT 1390 in Of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland John STEWART Prince of SCOTLAND b: ABT 1362 in Of Ardgowan, Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland c: in Of Ardgowan, Scotland John STEWART b: ABT 1368 in Blackhall c: in Of, Ardgowan, , Scotland Sources: Repository: Name: Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Title: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 bevangenealogyservices@hotmail.com [source05143] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_III_of_Scotland Wikipedia: Robert III of Scotland, (Publication Date: 04 JUL 2008 Media: Website / URL). Robert III (c. 1340 – April 4, 1406), King of Scots (reigned 1390 - 1406), the eldest son of King Robert II by his mistress, Elizabeth Mure, became legitimised with the formal marriage of his parents about 1349. (They had previously married in 1336, but some had criticised that ceremony as uncanonical.) In 1367, Robert III married Anabella Drummond, daughter of Sir John Drummond of Stobhall and Mary Montifex. In 1368 his grand-uncle King David II of Scotland created him Earl of Carrick, and he took some part in the government of the kingdom until about 1387, when a kick from a horse disabled him. Probably in consequence of this accident his brother Robert, Earl of Fife, and not the crown prince himself, became guardian of the kingdom in 1389; but the latter succeeded to the throne on his father's death in May 1390. At this time he changed his baptismal name of John - unpopular owing to its connection with John de Baliol; he also wished to avoid being called John II, as recognition of Balliol's kingship would weaken the Bruce title to the throne - for that of Robert, and became crowned at Scone in August 1390 as King Robert III. Although he probably attended several parliaments, the new king was seen only nominally as the ruler of Scotland, the real power remaining in the hands of his brother, the Earl of Fife. In 1399, however, owing to the king's "sickness of the body", his elder son, David, Duke of Rothesay, gained appointment as lieutenant of the kingdom; but there followed an English invasion of Scotland, serious differences between Rothesay and his uncle, Robert, now Duke of Albany, and finally in March 1402 Rothesay's mysterious death at Falkland Palace. Robert III began to fear for the fate of his only surviving son, young James. In February 1406 he had James taken in secrecy to Dirleton Castle to wait for a ship to transport him to France. Robert of Fife sent a large force after Crown Prince James and when a battle was fought near-by, James was put in a rowing boat and ferried to the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth. The 11-year-old heir to the throne and his guardians were left for a month on the tiny, windswept, rocky island among the boiling seas, before a ship arrived trying to bring James to France. Robert of Fife informed the English King, who arranged the ship's interception. Thus James became a prisoner of the King of England for 18 years. When Robert III heard of his son's capture, he became even more depressed and allegedly died from grief over the capture of James. Robert asked to be buried under a dunghill with the epitaph: Here lies the worst of Kings and the most miserable of men. Instead he was interred at Paisley instead of Scone, the traditional burial ground of the Scottish kings, as he did not consider himself worthy of the honour. Marriage and issue Robert III married Annabella Drummond (c. 1350 - 1402), daughter of Sir John Drummond of Stobhall, and by her had seven children: Princess Margaret, Lady of Galloway married Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas Prince Robert, Earl of Carrick Princess Elizabeth, married Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay Princess Mary, married: 1st, George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus 2nd, Sir James Kennedy of Dunure 3rd, Sir William Graham 4th, Sir William Edmonstone of Culloden James I of Scotland Princess Egidia Amongst King Robert's illegitimate children: Sir John Stewart James Stewart of Kilbride References This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.