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David II

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noun

  1. 1324–71, king of Scotland (1329–71): he was forced into exile in France (1334–41) by Edward de Baliol; captured following the battle of Neville's Cross (1346), and imprisoned by the English (1346–57)

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Another son, David II, died in a Los Angeles car accident at 36.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

The next castle was a royal residence from 1189 to 1371 and was occupied occasionally by William the Lion, Alexander II. and David II.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

The defence of Dunbar was followed by the surrender of Perth and the capture of the castles of Stirling and Edinburgh, and in June, 1341, David II returned to Scotland, from which Balliol had fled.

From An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) by Rait, Robert S.

By 1357 he was Archdeacon of Aberdeen, and in the following year was appointed a commissioner to treat for the ransom of David II.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

The grant was afterwards confirmed by King David II.

From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander

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