Robert III, King of Scots

Abt 1336 - 1406  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Robert III   [1, 2]
  Suffix	King of Scots
  Birth	Abt 1336  [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	Abt 1337  [5]
  Death	4 Apr 1406	Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland   [3, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [3, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I20900	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of GFS
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert II, King of Scots,   b. 2 Mar 1316, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 19 Apr 1390, Dundonald Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth More   d. Bef 1355
  Marriage	Aft 22 Nov 1347  [3, 5]
  Notes	Date of the very belated dispensation.
  Family ID	F12451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annabella Drummond,   b. Abt 1350   d. 1401, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 51 years)
  Marriage	Between 13 Mar 1366 and 31 May 1367  [4, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Stewart,   b. Abt 1382   d. Aft 20 Mar 1458 (Age ~ 76 years) + 2. James I, King of Scots,   b. Jul 1394, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. 21 Feb 1437, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 42 years)
  Family ID	F12449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2021

  
  

• Notes

  "[N]amed John at birth, Earl of Carrick and Steward of Scotland prior to his accession, called 'Robert John Fernyear,' legitimated by papal dispensation, declared heir to the Crown by Parliament 27 Mar 1371, dignified and courteous but lame and infirm, considered by the three estates unable to govern or to control transgressors, he delegated power in January 1399 to his son and brother." [The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England (citation details below)]

  
  

• Sources

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