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David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay

1378 - 1402

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David Stewart (24 October 1378 - c. 26 March 1402) was the eldest son of Robert III of Scotland and his wife, Annabella Drummond. The heir apparent to the Scottish throne from 1390 until his death, David held the titles of Prince of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay, and Earl of Carrick. David was named by a general council to rule Scotland as regent, on behalf of his infirm and politically ineffective father, in 1399. He was responsible for the defense of Scotland during the English invasion in 1400. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay is the 1,286th most popular nobleman (up from 1,299th in 2019), the 3,993rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,282nd in 2019) and the 74th most popular British Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ranks 1,286 out of 1,415. Before him are Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Alexander I of Imereti, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Shanakdakhete, Natakamani, and Thrasimund I of Spoleto. After him are Vakhtang III, Hawise of Normandy, Prince Christian of Denmark, Khuit, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, and Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1378, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ranks 7. Before him are Lorenzo Ghiberti, Hongxi Emperor, Vittorino da Feltre, Ostoja of Bosnia, Louis III, Elector Palatine, and Catherine of Burgundy.  Among people deceased in 1402, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ranks 7. Before him are Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, Jianwen Emperor, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Euthymius of Tarnovo, Bonne of Bourbon, and Muhammad Shah of Brunei.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ranks 3,994 out of 8,785. Before him are Nicholas Evans (1950), Grantley Goulding (1874), Henry Baker (1698), Matthew Parker (1504), Godfrey Rampling (1909), and Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760). After him are Thomas Linley the younger (1756), Hywel Dda (880), Gladys Davis (1893), Chris Irwin (1942), Charles Tate Regan (1878), and Andy Green (1962).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ranks 74. Before him are Prince George of Cambridge (2013), Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745), Lucy Walter (1630), Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (1472), Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (1340), and Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer (1897). After him are Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (2015), Lady Louise Windsor (2003), James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (1929), David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919), John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (1926), and James, Viscount Severn (2007).

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