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Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany

1340 - 1420

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Robert Stewart (1339 - 3 September 1420) was a Scottish prince and nobleman who ruled the Kingdom of Scotland as its effective monarch, under the title of Governor of Scotland, from 1406 until his death. Robert governed on behalf of his exiled nephew, King James I. Prior to his tenure as governor, Robert acted as regent at various times for his father, King Robert II, and his eldest brother, King Robert III. Holding the titles of Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife, and Earl of Menteith, Robert was the most powerful nobleman in Scotland for much of his lifetime. His rule saw extensive warfare with the Kingdom of England, which was intertwined with both the Anglo-Scottish Wars and the Hundred Years' War, along with conflict in northern Scotland against the Lordship of the Isles. A ruthless politician, he was widely blamed for the death of his nephew, David, Duke of Rothesay, in 1402. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany is the 1,278th most popular nobleman (down from 1,189th in 2019), the 3,910th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,209th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular British Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany ranks 1,278 out of 1,415. Before him are Princess Sophie of Luxembourg, Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Odo, Count of Nevers, Lady Pamela Hicks, Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, and Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu. After him are Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Alexander I of Imereti, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Shanakdakhete, and Natakamani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1340, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany ranks 16. Before him are Geert Groote, Stephen of Perm, Eleanor of Arborea, Nicholas Tavelic, Theodora Kantakouzene, and Jacopo da Bologna. After him is Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland. Among people deceased in 1420, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany ranks 7. Before him are Pierre d'Ailly, Beatrice of Portugal, Qara Yusuf, John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Gregory Tsamblak, and Elizabeth Granowska.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany ranks 3,911 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Declan Rice (1999), Walter Burley (1275), Chad of Mercia (634), May Sutton (1886), and Richard Dormer (1969). After him are Reece James (1999), Henry Shrapnel (1761), Thomas Campbell Eyton (1809), W. W. Jacobs (1863), Charles Avison (1709), and William Froude (1810).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom

Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany ranks 72. Before him are Peter Phillips (1977), William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396), Prince George of Cambridge (2013), Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745), Lucy Walter (1630), and Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (1472). After him are Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer (1897), David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1378), Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (2015), Lady Louise Windsor (2003), James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (1929), and David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919).

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