obert III (c. 1340-1406), king of Scotland from 1390 to 1406, son of Robert II. The principal events in Robert’s reign were the invasion of Scotland in 1400 by Henry IV of England, who penetrated as far as Edinburgh, and the retaliatory expedition of the Scotch, two years after, under Archibald Douglas, which resulted in the terrible disaster at Homildon Hill. [The Home University Encyclopedia, 1946]

John Stewart. Created Earl of Carrick in 1368. Succeeded to the throne as Robert III.{Burke’s Peerage} [GADD.GED]

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