David II of Scotland

{{Infobox royalty | name = David II | succession = King of Scots | image = Scotland penny 802002 (obverse).jpg | caption = A coin depicting David II | reign = 7 June 1329 – 22 February 1371 | coronation = 24 November 1331 | predecessor = Robert I | successor = Robert II | reg-type = Regents | regent = {{List collapsed|title=See list| Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray (1329–1332) Donald, Earl of Mar (1332) Sir Andrew Murray (1332) Sir Archibald Douglas (1332–1333) Robert Stewart, 7th High Steward (1334–1335) John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray (1334–1335) Sir Andrew Murray (1335–1338) Robert Stewart, 7th High Steward(1338–1341, 1346–1357)}} | spouse = | house = Bruce | father = Robert I of Scotland | mother = Elizabeth de Burgh | birth_date = 5 March 1324 | birth_place = Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland | death_date = 22 February 1371 (aged 46) | death_place = Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland | burial_place = Holyrood Abbey }} David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) was King of Scots from 1329 until his death in 1371. Upon the death of his father, Robert the Bruce, David succeeded to the throne at the age of five, and was crowned at Scone in November 1331, becoming the first Scottish monarch to be anointed at their coronation. During his childhood David was governed by a series of guardians, and Edward III of England sought to take advantage of David's minority by supporting an invasion of Scotland by Edward Balliol, beginning the Second War of Scottish Independence. Following the English victory at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333, David, his queen and the rump of his government were evacuated to France, where he remained in exile until it was safe for him to return to Scotland in 1341. In 1346, David invaded England in support of France during the Hundred Years' War. His army was defeated at the Battle of Neville's Cross and he was captured and held as a prisoner in England for eleven years, while his nephew, Robert the Steward, governed Scotland. In 1357 the Treaty of Berwick brought the Second War of Independence to an end, the Scots agreed to pay a ransom of 100,000 merks, and David II was allowed to return home. Heavy taxation was needed to pay for the ransom, which was to be paid in instalments, and David alienated his subjects by using the money for his own purposes.