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David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) was King of Scotland from 1329 until his death in 1371. Upon the death of his father, Robert the Bruce, David succeeded to the throne at the age of five and was crowned at Scone in November 1331, becoming the first Scottish monarch to be anointed at his coronation.
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David II was the king of Scots from 1329, although he spent 18 years in exile or in prison. His reign was marked by costly intermittent warfare with England, a decline in the prestige of the monarchy, and an increase in the power of the barons.
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David II of Scotland. David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) King of Scots, son of King Robert the Bruce by his second wife, Elizabeth de Burgh (d. 1327), was born at Dunfermline Palace, Fife . He was married on 17 July 1328, aged only four, to Joan of the Tower (d. 1362), daughter of Edward II of England and Isabella of France.
David II was King of Scotland from 1329 until his death in 1371. Upon the death of his father, Robert the Bruce, David succeeded to the throne at the age of five and was crowned at Scone in November 1331, becoming the first Scottish monarch to be anointed at his coronation.
King David II. Dumbarton Castle. David II lived from 5 March 1324 to 22 February 1371 and was King of Scotland from 7 June 1329 to 22 February 1371: though for short periods during that time Edward Balliol, who was backed by Edward III of England and was also crowned King of Scotland was in effective control of parts of the country.
Petty jealousies with his rivals and the massive drain of cash from Scotland south of the border led the king to try and demand that his parliament - made up at that time of burgesses and merchants from Scotland's rapidly growing towns and burghs - allow an English monarch to take the Scottish thone on his death.
David I or Dauíd mac Maíl Choluim ( Modern Gaelic: Daibhidh I mac [Mhaoil] Chaluim; [1] c. 1084 – 24 May 1153) was a 12th century ruler and saint who was Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124 and later King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153.
