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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