David II of Scotland

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House of Bruce King of Scots human monarch

David II of Scotland was King of Scots from 1329 to 1371, whose troubled reign was marked by exile, captivity in England, and ongoing conflicts stemming from the Wars of Scottish Independence.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	House of Bruce → King of Scots → human → monarch →
ally	Kingdom of France →
birthDate	5 March 1324 →
birthPlace	Dunfermline Abbey → Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland →
burialPlace	Holyrood Abbey →
capturedBy	Kingdom of England →
capturedInBattle	Battle of Neville's Cross →
conflict	Hundred Years' War → Second War of Scottish Independence →
coronationDate	24 November 1331 →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Scotland →
dateOfCapture	17 October 1346 →
deathDate	22 February 1371 →
deathPlace	Edinburgh Castle → Edinburgh, Scotland →
dynasty	Bruce dynasty →
exileLocation	Château Gaillard, Normandy → Kingdom of France →
father	Robert I of Scotland NERFINISHED →
fullName	David Bruce →
givenName	David →
heir	Robert II of Scotland NERFINISHED → Robert Stewart, Earl of Strathearn NERFINISHED →
house	House of Bruce →
issue	no legitimate children →
marriagePartner	Joan of the Tower → Margaret Drummond →
marriageStart	1328 → 1364 →
mother	Elizabeth de Burgh →
notableEvent	ransom negotiations with England after 1357 → restoration to Scottish throne in 1341 after exile →
opponent	Edward Balliol → Edward III of England NERFINISHED →
periodOfCaptivity	1346–1357 →
periodOfExile	1334–1341 →
placeOfCaptivity	England NERFINISHED →
positionHeld	King of Scots →
predecessor	Robert I of Scotland NERFINISHED →
regnalName	David II NERFINISHED →
reignEnd	22 February 1371 →
reignStart	7 June 1329 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sibling	Marjorie Bruce →
spouse	Joan of the Tower → Margaret Drummond →
successor	Robert II of Scotland NERFINISHED →
treaty	Treaty of Berwick (1357) →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots → Robert the Bruce →	child
Joan of the Tower → Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scots →	spouse
House of Bruce →	hasPart
Joan of the Tower →	marriedTo
Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scots →	marriedToMonarch
Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scots →	monarchConsortTo
Joan of the Tower →	monarchDuringConsortship
House of Bruce →	notableMember
Robert II of Scotland →	predecessor
Robert the Bruce →	successor