Robert Stewart. King Robert II of Scotland1
M, b. 2 March 1316, d. 19 April 1390
| Father | Walter Stewart III, High Steward of Scotland b. 1292, d. 9 Apr 1326 |
| Mother | Marjorie de Bruce Princess of Scotland b. 1296, d. 2 Mar 1316 |
Robert was born on Monday, 2 March 1316 in Paisley, Pefrewshire, Scotland. Robert married Elizabeth More [Mure] on 22 November 1347 in Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland. Robert II was granted dispensation from the church for this marriage. Robert departed this life on Monday, 19 April 1390 in Ayreshire, Scotland, at Dundonald Castle. He was buried at the Scone Abbey, Perthshire, Scotland. Robert II was King of Scotland (1371-1390), and founder of the Stuart dynasty in Scotland & England. His mother, Marjorie Bruce, daughter of the Scottish king Robert Bruce; his father was Walter, hereditary steward of Scotland, in charge of administering the Crown revenues and the kings household. In 1318 the Scottish parliament passed a decree providing that if Robert Bruce died without sons, his grandson should be his successor, a son, later King David II, was born to Bruce in 1324. In 1326, Robert succeeded his father as steward of Scoland and in 1331 David was crowned King.
In the dynastic conflict that ensued between England and Scotland, David was exiled to France in 1333 and Robert served as his regent until his return in 1341. After the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346, David was taken to England as a captive, and Robert again became regent. When David returned, he accused Robert of desertion and named King Edward III of England as his successor. Robert rebelled in 1363 and was captured and imprisoned until shortly before David's death in 1371; he then became king according to the provisions of the decree of 1318. During his reign, Scotland was twice invaded by the English, in 1384 and in 1385. Because of his old age and infirmity, Robert did not aid the Scottish barons in resisting these invasions, nor did he join in their retaliatory expedition against the English in 1388.
King Robert was married twice. He is noted as having associated with Moira but not married. He is known to have had twenty-five children. He acceded to the throne 26 March 1371 at Scone Abbey, Perthshire. He was in command of the 2nd Division of the Scotch Army at Halidon Hill & was one of the few to escape the carnage of that disastrous day.
In the dynastic conflict that ensued between England and Scotland, David was exiled to France in 1333 and Robert served as his regent until his return in 1341. After the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346, David was taken to England as a captive, and Robert again became regent. When David returned, he accused Robert of desertion and named King Edward III of England as his successor. Robert rebelled in 1363 and was captured and imprisoned until shortly before David's death in 1371; he then became king according to the provisions of the decree of 1318. During his reign, Scotland was twice invaded by the English, in 1384 and in 1385. Because of his old age and infirmity, Robert did not aid the Scottish barons in resisting these invasions, nor did he join in their retaliatory expedition against the English in 1388.
King Robert was married twice. He is noted as having associated with Moira but not married. He is known to have had twenty-five children. He acceded to the throne 26 March 1371 at Scone Abbey, Perthshire. He was in command of the 2nd Division of the Scotch Army at Halidon Hill & was one of the few to escape the carnage of that disastrous day.
Family 1 | Elizabeth More [Mure] |
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Family 2 | Moira Leitch |
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Citations
- [S206] Henry Percy Blanchard, The Ancestral McCurdy's, Their Orgin and Remote History, page 32.