David Bruce, King David II of Scots

1324 - 1371  (46 years)

• Name	David Bruce
  Suffix	King David II of Scots
  Born	5 Mar 1324	Dunfermline Palace, Fifeshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Feb 1371	Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
  Buried	Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I1892	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert the Bruce, King of Scots,   b. 11 Jul 1274, Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 7 Jun 1329, Cardross Castle, on the Clyde, Scotland  (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth de Burgh,   b. Abt 1280, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 26 Oct 1327, Cullen Castle, Banffshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1302
  Family ID	F537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joan of England,   b. Abt 1310, England ,   d. 14 Aug 1362  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1328
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scots,   b. Abt 1330, Scotland ,   d. 1375, Avignon, France  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Married	20 Feb 1364
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David was the only surviving son of his father, King Robert "the Bruce". He was married to Princess Joan of England at the age of four(!) and asceded to the throne of Scotland at age five. Thomas Randolph, earl of Moray, was appointed as his guardian. On Randolph's death, David became vulnerable to attack by Edward Balliol, who was being backed by Edward III. David and Joan fled for safety first to Dumbarton Castle and then to France, where they lived in exile for seven years. David led an invasion into Northumberland and captured Hexham, but was captured and taken prisoner by the English, where he was imprisoned for eleven years. Meanwhile Robert the Steward (later King Robert II) ruled in his absence. David died without children and the throne passed to Robert the Steward.