Search results
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.
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_II_of_Scotland
People also ask
Who was Robert the steward?
How did Robert Stewart become king?
Was Robert the steward a real king?
When did Robert Stewart become High Steward of Scotland?
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.
- 22 February 1371 – 19 April 1390
- Marjorie Bruce
Robert was the son of Robert I's daughter Marjorie and her husband Walter the Steward. He took Stewart as his surname, and so became the first monarch of the Royal House of Stewart.
Jan 8, 2021 · Robert's mother was Marjorie (b. c. 1295), daughter of King Robert the Bruce (r. 1306-1329) and Isabel of Mar. This made Robert the nephew of David II of Scotland, even if he was several years older. Robert's father was Walter Stewart, a powerful Scottish baron.
- Mark Cartwright
Feb 9, 2021 · Robert Stewart, the seventh hereditary High Steward of Scotland, became the second King of Scots of that name on February 22, 1371, following the sudden death of his uncle, David II, son of Robert the Bruce. He was already 55 and had four legitimate sons, unlike David II who had no heir.
- Hamish Macpherson
Apr 4, 2024 · The eldest son of Robert the Steward (the future Robert II) and Elizabeth Mure, he was legitimated by their marriage several years after his birth. In 1362–63 he joined his father in a futile revolt against King David II, who both imprisoned him and created him earl of Carrick in 1368. (He had been created earl of Atholl in 1367.)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Robert was a grandson of Robert Bruce, and the first in the House of Stewart dynasty. The name came from his ancestor Walter Stewart who was appointed High Steward of Scotland by David I. He had escaped following the defeat of David II at Halidon Hill in 1333 and took over as Guardian of Scotland while David was in exile in France.
Robert´s sons, John, earl of Carrick, the king´s heir, and Robert, Earl of Fife, were made keepers of the castles of Edinburgh and Stirling respectively, while Alexander, Lord of Badenoch and Ross and afterwards Earl of Buchan, became the king´s Justiciar and lieutenant in the north of the Kingdom.
