father predecessor successor mother death_date death_place title birth_date spouse issue image article_title name reign
king robert ii king robert ii murdoch scotland stewart , duke of albany and governor of elizabeth mure of rowallan 3 september 1420 stirling castle governor fife & menteith of scotland duke of albany , earl of c. 1340 margaret 1380 -rrb- muriella keith -lrb- 1380 -- death -rrb- , countess of menteith -lrb- 1363 -- × '' -rrb- '' with muriella '' : john stewart -lrb- died with 1423 -rrb- andrew -lrb- died young -rrb- robert -lrb- died margaret c. 1431 -rrb- '' : murdoch -lrb- died 1425 robert of albany.jpg robert stewart , duke of albany
 robert stewart 1406 -- 1420 -lrb- governor of scotland -rrb-
robert stewart , duke of albany

robert stewart , duke of albany -lrb- c. 1340 -- 3 september 1420 -rrb- , a member of the scottish royal house , served as regent -lrb- at least partially -rrb- to three different scottish monarchs -lrb- robert ii , robert iii , and james i -rrb- .
he also held the titles of earl of menteith -lrb- 28 february 1361 -rrb- , earl of fife -lrb- 1361 ; resigned in 1372 -rrb- , earl of buchan -lrb- 1394 ; resigned in 1406 -rrb- and earl of atholl -lrb- 1403 , for the duration of robert iii 's life only -rrb- , in addition to his 1398 creation as duke of albany .
a ruthless politician , albany was widely regarded as having caused the murder of his nephew , the duke of rothesay , and brother to the future king james i of scotland .
james was held in captivity in england for eighteen years , during which time albany served as regent in scotland , king in all but name .
he died in 1420 and was succeeded by his son , murdoch stewart , duke of albany , who would be executed for treason when james returned to scotland in 1425 , almost causing the complete ruin of the albany stewarts .
