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Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (c. 1340 – 3 September 1420) was a member of the Scottish royal family who served as regent (at least partially) to three Scottish monarchs (Robert II, Robert III, and James I).
Jul 10, 2023 · Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany lived from 1340 to 3 September 1420. He was an illegitimate son of the future King Robert II of Scotland and of Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan, but became legitimated in 1349 upon his parents' marriage.
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Robert Stewart, 1st duke of Albany was a regent of Scotland who virtually ruled Scotland from 1388 to 1420, throughout the reign of his weak brother Robert III and during part of the reign of James I, who had been imprisoned in London. The third son of Robert II of Scotland, he was made high.
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In the late 14th century, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, younger son of King Robert II, was one of the most powerful men in Scotland, and he was third in line to the throne after the king’s two surviving sons, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, and Prince James Stewart.
Aug 9, 2023 · Robert was created Earl of Menteith in 1361 and Earl of Fife in 1371. He served as Governor of Scotland from 1388 until his death in 1420. Finally, he was created Duke of Albany on April 28, 1398, Earl of Atholl September 2, 1403 and Earl of Buchan in 1406.
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When Robert Stewart 1st Duke of Albany was born on 1 July 1340, his father, King Robert II of Scotland, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Mure, was 20. He married Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith on 9 September 1361, in Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany was a member of the Scottish royal family who served as regent to three Scottish monarchs . A ruthless politician, Albany was widely regarded as having caused the murder of his nephew, the Duke of Rothesay, and brother to the future King James I of Scotland.
