Person

David II of Scotland

1324–1371 · 14th century

David II was King of Scots from 1329 to 1371, the son of Robert the Bruce. Driven into exile in France by Edward Balliol and the English in 1334, he returned in 1341, but in 1346 he invaded England, was defeated and captured at Neville's Cross and was held in England for eleven years. He was released in 1357 for a heavy ransom and died without children.

David II of Scotland
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