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(1316–90), steward of Scotland (1326–71), earl of Strathearn (1357–69 and 1370–1), the first Stewart king of Scots (1371–90). The birth of a son to Robert I in 1324 left Robert only as heir presumptive failing a direct heir to David II.
Nov 8, 2018 · Meilan Solly. Associate Editor, History. November 8, 2018. Bruce is alternately painted as a patriot whose perseverance secured his nation’s independence and a more shadowy figure with dangerous ...
May 18, 2024 · Language. Label. Description. Also known as. English. Robert II of Scotland. King of Scots from 1371 to his death as the first monarch of the House of Stewart. Robert II, king of Scots. Robert II.
Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, he was the first monarch of the House of Stewart. Upon the death of his uncle, King David II, Robert succeeded to the throne.
Jun 8, 2018 · Robert I. Robert I (1274-1329), or Robert Bruce, was king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329. Leader of the successful resistance to the threat of English domination of his country, Bruce is regarded as one of the great patriots of Scottish history. Robert Bruce was the eighth male to bear that name in a direct line going back to the first Robert ...
Robert II was the son of Walter Stewart and Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (RCIN 403358). At first Bruce had secured no male heir, originally granting succession to his brother Edward Bruce; after his death in Ireland Robert Stewart was reluctantly named Bruce’s successor. In 1324 however Bruce’s second wife ...
Mar 26, 2021 · It was said that Robert the 7th High Steward of Scotland was in residence at his castle in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute when news was hurriedly dispatched to inform him that his uncle, David II King of Scots, had died unexpectedly in Edinburgh Castle on the 22nd February 1371. Robert Stewart (1316-1390) was a powerful figure in his own right as ...
