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Robert III (c. 1337 – 4 April 1406), born John Stewart, was King of Scots from 1390 to his death in 1406. He was also High Steward of Scotland from 1371 to 1390 and held the titles of Earl of Atholl (1367–1390) and Earl of Carrick (1368–1390) before ascending the throne at about the age of 53 years.
The first monarch of the Stewart line was Robert II, whose male-line descendants were kings and queens in Scotland from 1371, and of England, Ireland and Great Britain from 1603, until 1714. Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542–1567), was brought up in France where she adopted the French spelling of the name Stuart.
John was a son of Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, son of King James II of Scotland. He was the only son of his father's second marriage, to Anne de la Tour d'Auvergne, daughter of Bertrand VI of Auvergne. The ambitious though unsuccessful Alexander had fled Scotland to France in 1479, and married Anne.
King of the Picts 812–862 r. 858–862: Kenneth I MacAlpin King of the Picts 810–858/859 r. 841/843–858/859: Giric King of the Picts c. 832 –889 r. 878–889: Constantín I mac Cináeda King of the Picts r. 862–877: Áed Findliath High King of Ireland: Máel Muire ingen Cináeda: Flann Sinna High King of Ireland 847/848–916: Áed ...
Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, he was the first monarch of the House of Stewart. Upon the death of his uncle David II, Robert succeeded to the throne.
A pro-French party took shape among the nobility, urging that the king's closest male relative, John Stewart, Duke of Albany, should replace Margaret as regent. In seeking allies, Margaret turned to the Douglases , and in 1514 she married Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus , with whom she had one daughter, Margaret Douglas .
King James II of Scotland (1430–1460) married Mary of Guelders on 3 July 1449. Eleanor Stewart, Princess of Scotland (1433–1484) married Sigismund, Archduke of Austria. Annabella Stewart, Princess of Scotland (c. 1436 – 1509) married and divorced firstly Louis of Savoy, and then married and divorced secondly George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly.
Lady Marjory Stewart, married Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy. Lady Margaret Stewart, married William Murray of Castleton, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden, and is the ancestor of the Dukes of Atholl. Lady Elizabeth Stewart I, married Alexander Robertson of Strowan. Lady Elizabeth (or Isabel) Stewart II, married John Stewart, 3rd Earl of ...