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King David II Bruce, of Scotland

b. 5 March 1324, d. 22 February 1371

King David II

King David II Bruce, of Scotland, was born on 5 March 1324 in Dunfermline Abbey.

Father	King Robert I ("the Bruce") Bruce, of Scotland (b. 11 July 1274, d. 7 June 1329)
Mother	Elizabeth de Burgh (b. circa 1289, d. 27 October 1327)

King David II Bruce, of Scotland, and Joan, of the Tower, were married on 17 July 1328.¹

King David II Bruce, of Scotland, an official household was established in Turnberry Castle in 1326.² He in Dumbarton Castle circa 1332.³

King David II Bruce, of Scotland, held the title of created Earl of Carrick in 1326.

King David II Bruce, of Scotland, witnessed the military service of Malcolm ("the Good") Fleming, of Fulwood, 1st Earl of Wigtown, on 20 July 1333 in Dumbarton Castle.^4,5,2,6
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King David II Bruce, of Scotland, died on 22 February 1371 at age 46 in Edinburgh Castle. He was buried on 23 February 1871 in Holyrood Abbey.

[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 1, p cxix
[S21] George Crawford, The Peerage of Scotland, p 491-499, Fleming, Earl of Wigtown
[S41] Richard Oram, The making and breaking of a comital family, p9
[S52] Andrew of Wyntoun, The orygynale cronykil of Scotland, book viii, ch xxvii, p 404, lines 4000 - end
[S51] Raphael Holinshed, Holinshed's Chronicle, Scotland, vol v, p 371, https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofengl05holiuoft/page/371/mode/2up
[S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming, p 473
[S41] Richard Oram, The making and breaking of a comital family, p19 and endnote 100
[S44] Scotland Court of Exchequer, Rotuli scaccarii regum Scotorum, vol 1, p clxvii

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16 January 2025