'''რობერტ III''' (დ. [[1337]]/[[1340]] — [[4 აპრილი]], [[1406]]); დაბადების სახელი '''ჯონ სტიუარტი''' — [[შოტლანდიის მონარქების სია|შოტლანდიის მეფე]] [[1390]] წლიდან მის გარდაცვალებამდე. მას პირველ რიგში იცნობდნენ, როგორც [[კარიკი|კარიკის]] [[ერლი|ერლის]] ერლის სახელით, სანამ ავიდოდა შოტლანდიის ტახტზე სავარაუდოდ 50-53 წლის ასაკში. იგი იყო [[რობერტ II (შოტლანდია)|რობერტ II-ისა]] და ელიზაბეტ მურის უფროსი ვაჟი, რაც [[1347]] წელს მშობლების ქორწინებით დაკანონდა.
John joined his father and other magnates in a rebellion against his great-uncle David II early in 1363 but submitted to him soon afterwards. He was married to Anabella Drummond by 1367 and held the Earldom of Atholl. In 1368 David created him Earl of Carrick. His father became king in 1371 after the unexpected death of the childless King David. In the succeeding years, Carrick was influential in the government of the kingdom but became progressively more impatient at his father's longevity. In 1384 Carrick was appointed the king's lieutenant after having influenced the general council to remove Robert II from direct rule. Carrick's administration saw a renewal of the conflict with England. In 1388 the Scots defeated the English at the Battle of Otterburn where the Scots' commander, James, Earl of Douglas, was killed. By this time Carrick had been badly injured from a horse-kick but it was the loss of his powerful ally, Douglas, that saw a turnaround in magnate support in favour of his younger brother Robert, Earl of Fife, to whom the council transferred the lieutenancy in December 1388.
