Robert III

Also known as: Robert III of Scotland / Robert king of Scotland / Robert king of Scots / Robert the gouernour of Scotland / Robert the third · Family: Scotland · Role: king of Scotland · First appears: Henry IV 8

Life events

• c. 1400 · Robert III stripped George Dunbar of his dignities and possessions after his flight to England.(Henry IV 8 · 📍 England)
  • With: George Dunbar, Earl of March
  • “George of Dunbar, earle of the marches of Scotland, being in displeasure with Robert king of Scots, fled into England, to Henrie earle of Northumberland, whervpon the Scotish king depriued him of all his dignities and possessions, and caused his goods to be confiscate”
• c. 1400 · Robert III proclaimed open war against Henry IV after Henry refused to surrender George Dunbar.(Henry IV 8)
  • With: Henry IV
  • “Which answer declared to the king of Scots, he incontinentlie proclaimed open warre against the king of England, with fire and sword.”
• 1406 · A one-year truce was granted between England and Scotland.(Henry IV 20)
  • With: Henry IV
  • “they were glad to sue for a truce betwixt England and them, which was granted to indure for one yeare”
• 1406 · Robert III died after grief over James’s detention and danger.(Henry V 1 · 📍 Rotsaie)
  • “the father (at supper as he sat) so stroken at hart that well nie straight had he fallen downe dead, yet borne into his chamber, where for gréefe and pine within thrée daies next he deceassed”
• c. 1420 · Robert III died while serving as governor of Scotland.(Henry V 30)
  • “About this time Robert the gouernour of Scotland, the fiftéenth yéere after his brothers reigne, and in the thirtith yeare of his owne regiment deceassed”

Henry IV 8

• enemies with George Dunbar, Earl of March “George of Dunbar, earle of the marches of Scotland, being in displeasure with Robert king of Scots, fled into England, to Henrie earle of Northumberland, whervpon the Scotish king depriued him of all his dignities and possessions, and caused his goods to be confiscate”
• enemies with Henry IV “George of Dunbar, earle of the marches of Scotland, being in displeasure with Robert king of Scots, fled into England, to Henrie earle of Northumberland, whervpon the Scotish king depriued him of all his dignities and possessions, and caused his goods to be confiscate, and after wrote to the king of England, requiring him if he would haue the truce anie longer to continue, either to deliuer into his possession the earle of March and other traitors to his person, or else to banish them out of his realmes and dominions. King Henrie discréetly answerd the herald of Scotland, that the words of a prince ought to be kept: and his writings and seale to be inuiolate: and considering that he had granted a safe conduct to the earle and his companie, he should neither without cause reasonable breake his promise, nor yet deface his honor. Which answer declared to the king of Scots, he incontinentlie proclaimed open warre against the king of England, with fire and sword.”

Henry IV 20

• child: James I of Scotland “Robert king of Scotland (vpon considerations, as in the Scotish historie ye may read more at large) sent his eldest son Iames intituled prince of Scotland (a child not past nine yeares of age) to be conueied into France”

Henry V 1

• child: David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay “he at the castell of Falkland, latelie had famisht his coosine Dauid the kings elder sonne and heire”
• child: James I of Scotland “the father verie carefull, and casting for the safegard of Iames his yoonger son and heire”
• friends with Charles VI “into France to his old fréend king Charles for good education and safetie this yoong prince he sent”
• cousins with David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay “Robert the third, who at Rotsaie (a towne in the Iland of Got, 1406) deceassed by occasion thus. As vpon hope in this gouernor to himselfe conceiued how to come to the crowne, he at the castell of Falkland, latelie had famisht his coosine Dauid the kings elder sonne and heire (a dissolute yoong prince) yet to his fathers excéeding sorrow,”
• enemies with David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay “Robert the third, who at Rotsaie (a towne in the Iland of Got, 1406) deceassed by occasion thus. As vpon hope in this gouernor to himselfe conceiued how to come to the crowne, he at the castell of Falkland, latelie had famisht his coosine Dauid the kings elder sonne and heire”

Henry V 30

• child: Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany “in whose stéed and office his sonne Mordac duke of Albanie was by and by chosen”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.