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<p> King of [[Scotland]] from 1390 to 1406, son of [[Robert]] II.; was a quite incompetent ruler, and during his reign the barons acquired an ascendency and displayed a disloyalty which greatly diminished the power of the | Robert Iii. <ref name="term_79005" /> | ||
==References == | <p> King of [[Scotland]] from 1390 to 1406, son of [[Robert]] II.; was a quite incompetent ruler, and during his reign the barons acquired an ascendency and displayed a disloyalty which greatly diminished the power of the Crown both in his and succeeding reigns; the government fell largely into the hands of the king's brother, the turbulent and ambitious Robert, Duke of Albany; an invasion by Henry IV. of [[England]] and a retaliatory expedition under [[Archibald]] Douglas, which ended in the crushing defeat of Homildon Hill, are the chief events of the reign (1340-1406). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_79005"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/robert+iii. Robert Iii. from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79005"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/robert+iii. Robert Iii. from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:56, 15 October 2021
Robert Iii. [1]
King of Scotland from 1390 to 1406, son of Robert II.; was a quite incompetent ruler, and during his reign the barons acquired an ascendency and displayed a disloyalty which greatly diminished the power of the Crown both in his and succeeding reigns; the government fell largely into the hands of the king's brother, the turbulent and ambitious Robert, Duke of Albany; an invasion by Henry IV. of England and a retaliatory expedition under Archibald Douglas, which ended in the crushing defeat of Homildon Hill, are the chief events of the reign (1340-1406).
