David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay

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David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Robert III of Scotland, whose early death in 1402 under suspicious circumstances made him a notable and tragic figure in late medieval Scottish history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
Scottish prince ⓘ
heir apparent ⓘ
associatedWith Duke of Albany ⓘ
late medieval Scottish politics ⓘ
birthDate 1378 ⓘ
birthPlace Dunfermline Palace ⓘ
Dunfermline, Fife ⓘ
linked to: Dunfermline
burialPlace Lindores Abbey ⓘ
causeOfDeath suspicious circumstances ⓘ
citizenship Scotland ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathDate 1402 ⓘ
deathManner possibly murdered ⓘ
deathPlace Falkland Palace ⓘ
Falkland, Fife ⓘ
dynasty Stewart dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Stewart family
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
familyName Stewart ⓘ
father Robert III of Scotland ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
heirApparentTo Robert III of Scotland ⓘ
historicalReputation tragic figure in Scottish history ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
monarchDuringLifetime Robert III of Scotland ⓘ
mother Anabella Drummond ⓘ
motherInLaw Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Stewart ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
nobleRank duke ⓘ
earl ⓘ
notableFor heir apparent who predeceased his father ⓘ
suspicious death in 1402 ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
Earl of Atholl ⓘ
Earl of Carrick ⓘ
Earl of Fife ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling James I of Scotland ⓘ
spouse Mary Douglas, Countess of Angus ⓘ
successorAsHeirApparent James I of Scotland ⓘ
title Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
Earl of Atholl ⓘ
Earl of Carrick ⓘ
Earl of Fife ⓘ
uncle Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan ⓘ
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany ⓘ

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Mary Stewart, Countess of Angus → sibling → David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
Mary Stewart, Countess of Angus → relative → David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
Margaret Stewart, Duchess of Touraine → sibling → David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
Elizabeth Stewart, Duchess of Albany → sibling → David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
Anabella Drummond → motherOf → David, Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
linked to: David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
John Stewart, Earl of Carrick → child → David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
The Fair Maid of Perth → featuresHistoricalFigure → David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
Margaret Stewart, daughter of Robert III of Scotland → sibling → David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ⓘ
Annabella Drummond → child → David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ⓘ