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   How long did Robert II live in Scotland?

   • Robert II or Robert Stewart lived from 2 March 1316 to 19 April 1390 and was King of Scotland from 22 February 1371 to 19 April 1390. He was the son of Robert I's daughter Marjorie and her husband Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.

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   When did Robert Stewart become High Steward of Scotland?

   • Robert Stewart became High Steward of Scotland on his father's death on 9 April 1327, and in the same year Parliament confirmed the young Steward as heir should David die childless. In 1329 King Robert I died and his five-year-old son succeeded to the throne as David II under the guardianship of Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray .

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   Who was Robert II?

   • This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Robert II was the king of Scots from 1371, first of the Stewart (Stuart) sovereigns in Scotland. Heir presumptive for more than 50 years, he had little effect on Scottish political and military affairs when he finally acceded to the throne.

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   How did Robert Stewart become king?

   • When David II died on 22 February 1371 he left no heir and so Robert Stewart was made king as Robert II of Scotland. Robert was then 55, and he had secured his right to the throne by buying off his chief rival Earl William Douglas.

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   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 David II, Robert succeeded to the throne.

   • Reign: 22 February 1371 – 19 April 1390
   • Mother: Marjorie Bruce

   • Father: Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
   • Successor: Robert III

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   Apr 15, 2024 · Robert II (born March 2, 1316—died April 19, 1390, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scot.) was the king of Scots from 1371, first of the Stewart (Stuart) sovereigns in Scotland. Heir presumptive for more than 50 years, he had little effect on Scottish political and military affairs when he finally acceded to the throne.

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   Jan 8, 2021 · Robert II of Scotland ruled as king from 1371 to 1390. Born Robert Stewart, he succeeded the heirless David II of Scotland (r. 1329-1371) and so founded the royal house of Stewart. Dividing Scottish...

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   Dec 15, 2020 · The Stuarts: Robert II (1316-1390) biography. 15th December 2020. We survey the reigns of the Stuart kings and queens that saw Scotland rise above its clan divisions and move towards a future as rulers of the United Kingdom. Jenny Rowe is the production editor at Scotland magazine.

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   King Robert II of Scotland - The First Stewart King. see Genealogical Note. Robert II was born under less than royal circumstances, his birth having been brought on it seems by his mother´s fall from a horse. It is probable that he was delivered in Paisley.

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   Robert II or Robert Stewart lived from 2 March 1316 to 19 April 1390 and was King of Scotland from 22 February 1371 to 19 April 1390. He was the son of Robert I's daughter Marjorie and her husband Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.

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    He took Stewart as his surname, and so became the first monarch of the Royal House of Stewart. When he was in his 20s he ruled Scotland as Regent for his much younger uncle, David II, during David's minority and again after the king's capture at the Battle of Neville's Cross, west of Durham.