Robert III, king of Scotland

Robert III, 1340?–1406, king of Scotland (1390–1406), eldest son and successor of Robert II. Known before his accession as John, earl of Carrick, he ruled for his father until 1389, when, having been crippled by a horse, he was supplanted by his brother Robert (see Stuart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany Stuart or Stewart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany, 1340?–1420, regent of Scotland; third son of Robert II.
..... Click the link for more information. ). The latter continued as virtual ruler after Robert III came to the throne. War with England during his reign was marked by Henry IV's invasion (1400) of Scotland and a retaliatory expedition into England, led by Archibald Douglas Douglas, Archibald, 4th earl of Douglas, 1369–1424, Scottish nobleman, called Tyneman [loser]; 2d son of Archibald Douglas, 3d earl of Douglas.
..... Click the link for more information. , 4th earl of Douglas, that met defeat at Homildon Hill (1402). The duke of Albany is thought to have been responsible for the death of the king's eldest son, David Stuart Stuart or Stewart, David, duke of Rothesay (rŏth`sē)
..... Click the link for more information. , duke of Rothesay, in 1402. Robert III died soon after his second son (later James I James I, 1394–1437, king of Scotland (1406–37), son and successor of Robert III. King Robert feared for the safety of James because the king's brother, Robert Stuart , 1st duke of Albany, who was virtual ruler of the realm, stood next in line of
..... Click the link for more information. of Scotland) was seized and detained in England by Henry IV.

Robert III

orig. John Stewart, earl of Carrick

(born c. 1337—died April 4, 1406, Rothesay, Bute, Scot.) King of Scotland (1390–1406). After having ruled in the name of his father, Robert II, from 1384 to 1388, he assumed the throne in his own right on his father's death. Physically disabled by a kick from a horse in 1388, he was never the real ruler of Scotland. His brother Robert, earl of Fife, later duke of Albany, governed during Robert II's last years and continued to govern throughout Robert III's reign, except for three years when Robert III's eldest son, David, duke of Rothesay, took his place. Robert III's other son became James I.

Robert III

?1337--1406, king of Scotland (1390--1406), son of Robert II