David II of Scotland
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| David II | |
|---|---|
| King of Scots | |
| Image:David II of Scotland.jpg | |
| Reign | 7 june 1329 – 22 february 1371 |
| Born | 5 March 1324 |
| Dunfermline | |
| Died | February 22 1371 (aged 46) |
| Dundonald | |
| Buried | Holyrood Abbey |
| Predecessor | Robert I |
| Successor | Robert II |
| Consort | i) Joan of England ii) Margaret Drummond |
| Royal House | Bruce |
| Father | Robert I |
| Mother | Elizabeth de Burgh |
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.
In accordance with the terms of the Treaty of Northampton he was married on 17 July 1328 to Joan of the Tower (d. 1362), daughter of Edward II of England and Isabella of France.
David became king of Scotland upon the death of his father on 7 June, 1329. He was crowned at Scone in November 1331.
Owing to the victory of Edward III of England and his protégé, Edward Balliol, at Halidon Hill in July 1333, David and his queen were sent for safety into France, reaching Boulogne in May 1334, and being received very graciously by the French king, Philip VI. Little is known about the life of the Scottish king in France, except that Château-Gaillard was given to him for a residence, and that he was present at the bloodless meeting of the English and French armies in October 1339 at Vironfosse, now known as Buironfosse, in the Arrondissement of Vervins.
Meanwhile his representatives had obtained the upper hand in Scotland, and David was thus enabled to return to his kingdom in June 1341, when he took the reins of government into his own hands. In 1346 under the terms of the Auld Alliance, he invaded England in the interests of France, but was defeated and taken prisoner at the Battle of Neville's Cross on 17 October, 1346, and remained in England for eleven years, living principally in London, at Odiham Castle in Hampshire and Windsor Castle in Berkshire. His imprisonment was not a rigorous one, and negotiations for his release were soon begun. Eventually, in October 1357, after several interruptions, a treaty was signed at Berwick by which the Scottish estates undertook to pay 100,000 marks as a ransom for their king.
David returned at once to Scotland; but owing to the poverty of the kingdom it was found impossible to raise the ransom. A few instalments were paid, but the king sought to get rid of the liability by offering to make Edward III, or one of his sons, his successor in Scotland. In 1364 the Scottish parliament indignantly rejected a proposal to make Lionel, Duke of Clarence, the next king; but David negotiated secretly with Edward III over this matter, after he had suppressed a rising of some of his unruly nobles.
The king died in Edinburgh Castle in 1371. His second wife was Margaret Drummond, widow of Sir John Logie, whom he divorced in 1369. At the time of his death he was planning to marry his mistress Agnes Dunbar, daughter of Agnes Dunbar, 4th Countess of Moray. He left no children and was succeeded by his nephew, Robert II.
[edit] References
- David Nash Ford (2004). Royal Berkshire History: David II, King of Scots (1324-1371).
- John of Fordun (1871–72). Chronica gentis Scotorum, edited by W. F. Skene. Edinburgh.
- J. H. Burton. (1905). History of Scotland, vol. ii. Edinburgh.
- Andrew Lang. (1900). History of Scotland, vol. i. Edinburgh.
- Andrew of Wyntoun. (1872–79). The orygynale cronykil of Scotland, edited by D. Laing Edinburgh.
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
[edit] Further reading
- Michael Brown. (2004). The Wars of Scotland, 1214–1371. The New Edinburgh History of Scotland, volume 4. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Ranald Nicholson. (1975)., Scotland. The Later Middle Ages. Edinburgh: Mercat Press.
- Michael Penman. (2003). David II, 1329–71: The Bruce Dynasty in Scotland. East Linton: Tuckwell Press.
| David II of Scotland Born: 1324 1371
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| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Robert | King of Scots 7 June, 1329–22 February, 1371 | Succeeded by Robert II |
| Scottish royalty | ||
| Preceded by Robert Stewart | Heir of Scotland as heir apparent 5 March 1324–7 June 1329 | Succeeded by Robert Stewart |
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