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   Robert II King of Scotland<br>Birth name: Robert Stewart<br>Also known as: Prince Robert Stewart (Governor and Regent of Scotland, Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife and Monteith)Sir Robert Stewart of Durisdeer and InnermeathRobert Stewart 2nd king of Scots<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Mar 2 1316 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan - 1336 - Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Euphemia De Ross Queen Consort Of Scotland - May 2 1355 - Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Death: Apr 19 1390 - Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Burial: Apr 24 1390 - Scone Priory, Old Scone, Perthshire, Scotland<br&;gt;Title of Nobility: 7th High Steward of Scotland - Between 1326 and 1371<br>Title of Nobility: Earl of Strathearn - Between 1357 and Mar 27 1371<br>Title of Nobility: 35th King of Scotland - reigned for 19 years - Between Feb 22 1371 and Apr 19 1390<br>Title of Nobility: King of Scotland - Mar 26 1371 - Old Scone, Perthshire, Scotland<br>There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information.<br>  Additional information:
   
   ;TitleOfNobility: Grandson of Robert, The Bruce, 1st Monarch of the House of Stewart, 15 issue, succeeded his uncle King David II)
   Affiliation: House of Stewart - Founder
   TitleOfNobility: King of Scotland, Guardian of Scotland, High Steward of Scotland, Earl of Atholl, Earl of Strathearn
   LifeSketch: Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) reigned as King of Scots from 1371 to his death as the first monarch of the House of Stewart. He was the son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of the Scottish king Robert the Bruce by his first wife Isabella of Mar. Ireland. Marjorie by this time had died in a riding accident – probably in 1317. Parliament decreed her infant son, Robert Stewart, as heir presumptive, but this lapsed on 5 March 1324 on the birth of a son, David, to King Robert and his second wife, Elizabeth de Burgh. Robert Stewart inherited the title of High Steward of Scotland on his father's death on 9 April 1326, and a Parliament held in July 1326 confirmed the young Steward as heir should Prince David die without a successor. In 1329 King Robert I died and the six-year-old David succeeded to the throne with Sir Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray appointed Guardian of Scotland.s on the Bruce party on 11 August 1332 at Dupplin Moor and Halidon Hill on 19 July 1333. Robert fought at Halidon, where his uncle and former guardian, Sir James Stewart, was killed. Following this battle, Robert's lands in the west were given by Balliol to his supporter David Strathbogie, the titular Earl of Atholl. Robert took refuge in the fortress of Dumbarton Castle in the Clyde estuary to join his uncle, King David. In May 1334 David escaped to France leaving Robert and John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray as joint Guardians of the kingdom. Robert succeeded in regaining his lands but following Randolph's capture by the English in July 1335, his possessions were once again targeted by the forces of Balliol and King Edward III of England. This may have persuaded Robert to submit to Balliol and the English king and may explain his removal as Guardian by September 1335. The Guardianship transferred to Sir Andrew Murray of Bothwell but following his death in 1338 Robert was re-appointed and retained the office until King David returned from France in June 1341. Robert accompanied David into battle at Neville's Cross on 17 October 1346 but he and Patrick Dunbar, Earl of March escaped or fled the field and David was taken prisoner. In October 1357, the king was ransomed for 100,000 marks to be paid in installments over ten years., the marriage was criticized for being uncanonical, so he remarried her in 1349 after receiving a papal dispensation in 1347 legitimising his four sons and six daughters. His subsequent marriage to Euphemia de Ross in 1355 produced two sons and two surviving daughters and provided the basis of a future dispute regarding the line of succession. Robert joined a rebellion against David in 1363 but submitted to him following a threat to his right of succession. In 1364, David presented a proposal to Parliament that would cancel the remaining ransom debt if it was agreed that a Plantagenet heir would inherit the Scottish throne should he die without issue. This was rejected and Robert succeeded to the throne at the age of 55 following David's unexpected death in 1371. England still controlled large sectors in the Lothians and in the border country so King Robert allowed his southern earls to engage in actions in the English zones to regain their territories, halted trade with England and renewed treaties with France. By 1384, the Scots had re-taken most of the occupied lands, but following the commencement of Anglo-French peace talks, Robert was reluctant to commit Scotland to all-out war and obtained Scotland's inclusion in the peace treaty. Robert's peace strategy was a factor in the virtual coup in 1384 when he lost control of the country, first to his eldest son, John, Earl of Carrick, afterwards King Robert III, and then from 1388 to John's younger brother, Robert, Earl of Fife, afterwards the first Duke of Albany. Robert II died in Dundonald Castle in 1390 and was buried at Scone Abbey.Bruce, who died probably in 1317 following a riding accident.[1] He had the upbringing of a Gaelic noble on the Stewart lands in Bute, Clydeside, and in Renfrew.[1] In 1315 parliament removed Marjorie's right as heir to her father in favour of her uncle, Edward Bruce.[2] Edward was killed at the Battle of Faughart, near Dundalk on 14 October 1318,[3] resulting in a hastily arranged Parliament in December to enact a new entail naming Marjorie's son, Robert, as heir should the king die without a successor.[4] The birth of a son, afterwards David II, to King Robert on 5 March 1324 cancelled Robert Stewart's position as heir presumptive, but a Parliament at Cambuskenneth in July 1326 restored him in the line of succession should David die without an heir.[2] This reinstatement of his status was accompanied by the gift of lands in Argyll, Roxburghshire and the Lothians.[5]Edward I's insistence on his overlordship of Scotland. The Scottish leadership concluded that only war could release the country from the English king's continued weakening of Balliol's sovereignty and so finalised a treaty of reciprocal assistance with France in October 1295.[7] The Scots forayed into England in March 1296—this incursion together with the French treaty angered the English king and provoked an invasion of Scotland taking Berwick on 30 March before defeating the Scots army at Dunbar on 27 April.[8] John Balliol submitted to Edward and resigned the throne to him before being sent to London as a prisoner. Despite this, resistance to the English led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray had emerged in the name of King John Balliol.[8] On their deaths, Robert the Bruce continued to resist the English and eventually succeeded in defeating the forces of Edward II of England and gained the Scottish throne for himself.[7] June 1329 on the death of his father Robert. Walter the Steward had died earlier on 9 April 1327,[9] and the orphaned eleven-year-old Robert was placed under the guardianship of his uncle, Sir James Stewart of Durrisdeer,[2] who along with Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, and William Lindsey, Archdeacon of St Andrews were appointed as joint Guardians of the kingdom.[10] David's accession kindled the second independence war which threatened Robert's position as heir.[11] In 1332 Edward Balliol, son of the deposed John Balliol, spearheaded an attack on the Bruce sovereignty with the tacit support of King Edward III of England and the explicit endorsement of 'the disinherited'.[12] Edward Balliol's forces delivered heavy defeats on the Bruce supporters at Dupplin Moor on 11 August 1332 and again at Halidon Hill on 19 July 1333, at which the 17-year-old Robert participated.[10] Robert's estates were overrun by Balliol, who granted them to David Strathbogie, titular earl of Atholl, but Robert evaded capture and gained protection at Dumbarton Castle where King David was also taking refuge.[11] Very few other strongholds remained in Scottish hands in the winter of 1333—only the castles of Kildrummy (held by Christian Bruce, elder sister of Robert I and wife of Andrew Murray of Bothwell), Loch Leven, Loch Doon, and Urquhart held out against Balliol forces.[13]ds in the west of Scotland.[10] Strathbogie came over to the Bruce interest after disagreements with his fellow 'disinherited' but his fierce opposition to Randolph came to a head at a Parliament held at Dairsie Castle in early 1335 when Strathbogie received the support of Robert.[14] Strathbogie once again changed sides and submitted to the English king in August and was made Warden of Scotland. It seems that Strathbogie may also have persuaded Robert to submit to Edward and Balliol—Sir Thomas Gray, in his Scalacronica claimed that he had actually done so—and may explain his removal as Guardian around this time.[15] The Bruce resistance to Balliol may have been verging on collapse in 1335 but a turn-round in its fortunes began with the appearance of Sir Andrew Murray of Bothwell as a potent war leader at the Battle of Culblean.[16] Murray had been captured in 1332, ransomed himself in 1334, and immediately sped north to lay siege to Dundarg Castle in Buchan held by Sir Henry de Beaumont, with the castle falling on 23 December 1334.[17] Murray was appointed Guardian at Dunfermline during the winter of 1335–6 while he was besieging Cupar Castle in Fife. He died at his cas
   TitleOfNobility: King of Scotland

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   Robert Ii, The Steward, 35th King of Scots, Sir Stewart,<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Mar 2 1316 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Rosyth Castle, Scotland, Born Caesarian After Mother Died in Childbirth Following A Riding Accident<br>Marriage: Elizabeth of Rowallan Queen of Scotland Countess de Strathearn Mure1336-00-00Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Death: May 3 1390 - Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Father: Walter 6Th High Steward of Scotland Stewart<br>Mother: Marjorie de Bruce<br>Child: Sir Robert 1 Earl of Fife, 1St Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland Stewart<br>Notes: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=52015415&pid=5223<br>Source: <a>View the original record on GenealogieOnline website<br>Source Remarks: Some family trees were posted years ago and have later been removed. In such cases, the link to the original record will not work.

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   <p>Robert Robert II King of Scotland Stewart<br />Gender: Male<br />Birth: Mar 2 1316 - Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland<br />Marriage: Nov 22 1347 - Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland<br />Marriage: May 2 1355 - Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland<br />Death: Apr 19 1390 - Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland&lt;br />Father: Sir Walter Stewart 6th High Steward of Scotland<br />Mother: Princess Marjorie Stewart (born Bruce)<br />Spouses: Elizabeth O'Rowallan of Scotland (born Mure Stewart, Muir)Euphemia Leslie Stewart (born Ross of Moray, Randolph)Marion De Cardney (born Cardny Stewart)<br />Children: Princess Margaret Lady Of Galloway Stewart MacdonaldPrincess Jean Princess of Scotland Stewart SandilandsElizabeth Hay (born Stewart)John Robert III King of Scotland Stewart Earl of Carrick, Earl of AthollWalter Stewart Lord of FifeIsabella Euphame De Bruce (born Stewart Maitland Douglas Edmondstone)Alexander Earl of Buchan, The Wolf of Badenoch StewartRobert 1st Duke of Albany Stewart Earl of Menteith, Fife, Athol and BuchanLady Marjorie StewartPrincess Isabel Edmonston (born Stewart Douglas)Elizabeth Jean, Kathrina Lindsay (born Stewart Countess of Crawford)Earl David Stewart Earl Palatine Strathearn and CaithnessPrince Walter Stewart Earl of Atholl Strathearn and CaithnessEgidia Jill StewartCatherine StewartSir John of Cardney StewartJames Stewart of KinfaunsAlexander Stewart of InverlunanLady Katherine Maxwell (born Stewart of Caerlaverock)<br />Photos:</p>

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   Robert II Stewart, King of Scots<br>Gender: Male<br>Alias name: Robert the Steward, the 7th High Steward of Scotland, Robert II King of Scotland, Sir Robert Stewart<br>Residence: Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom<br>Birth: Mar 2 1316 - Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Occupation: King of Scotland, King of Scots<br>Marriage: Spouse: Euphemia de Ross, Queen Consort of Scotland - May 2 1355<br>Death: Apr 19 1390 - Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Burial: Apr 25 1390 - Scone Abbey, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland<br>Father: Walter Stewart<br>Mother: Marjorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland&lt;br>Wives: Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan, Euphemia de Ross, Queen Consort of Scotland<br>Partners: Isabella Boucellier?, Moira le Leche, Unknown Mistress(es) of Robert ll King of Scots<br>Ex-partner: Mariota Cardney<br>Children: Margaret Stewart, Princess of Scots, Walter Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of Crawford, Alexander Stewart, Canon of Glasgow, James Stewart, David Stewart, John Stewart, John Stewart, Lord of Burley, Maria Stewart, John Stewart, Sheriff of Bute, Thomas Stewart, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, Robert Stewart, III, Walter Stewart, Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Elizabeth Stewart, Princess of Scots, Walter Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, Alexander Stewart, Marjory Stewart, Princess of Scots, Katherine Stewart, Princess of Scots, Johanna “Jean” Stewart, Princess of Scots, Isabella Stewart</a>, Egidia (born Stewart), of Lounane, Princess of Scotland, John Stewart, of Dundonald

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• Birthday March 10, 1316
• Day of marriage May 2, 1355
• Day of death May 3, 1390
• Day of burial April 25, 1390

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