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David II of Scotland

King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371

12 dated entries naming David II of Scotland, drawn from 10 separate years between 1318 CE and 1371 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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14th century

  • 1318December 3 – The Parliament of Scotland meets at Scone and votes to designate Robert Stewart, grandson of King Robert the Bruce as the heir presumptive. Robert Stewart is the son of Robert the Bruce's late daughter Marjorie Bruce and of Walter Stewart. On the birth of David as Robert the Bruce's son in 1324, Robert Stewart will become second in line for the throne, eventually becoming King Robert II in 1371.source
  • 1324March 5 – David II, king of Scotland (Clan Bruce) (d. 1371)source
  • 1329June 7 – David II becomes King of Scots at age 5; he will rule Scotland for nearly 42 years.source
  • 1332August 10–11 – Battle of Dupplin Moor: Edward Balliol rebels, and the English defeat the loyalists of David II in Scotland.source
  • 1332December 16 – Battle of Annan: The loyalists of David II defeat Edward Balliol in Scotland.source
  • 1335November 30 – Battle of Culblean: David Bruce defeats Edward Balliol in Scotland.source
  • 1357October 3 – The Treaty of Berwick ends the Second War of Scottish Independence and King David II of Scotland is released by the English in return for a ransom.source
  • 1362September 7 – Joan of the Tower, Queen consort of king David II of Scotland (b. 1321)source
  • 1364February 20 – David II of Scotland marries Margaret Drummond.source
  • 1370March 20 – King David II of Scotland divorces his wife and queen consort of six years, Margaret Drummond. Queen Margaret then travels to Avignon and persuades Pope Urban V to rescind the divorce before King David dies the next year.source
  • 1371February 22 – David II of Scotland (b. 1324)source
  • 1371February 22 – Robert II becomes the first Stuart king of Scotland, after the death of his uncle, King David II, prompting a rebellion by the Earl of Douglas.source

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