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Robert II of Scotland

1316 - 1390

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Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, he was named Robert Stewart. Upon the death of his uncle David II, Robert succeeded to the throne as the first monarch of the House of Stuart. Edward Bruce had been the heir presumptive for his older brother Robert the Bruce, but Edward had no children when he was killed in the Battle of Faughart on 14 October 1318. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert II of Scotland is the 2,958th most popular politician (down from 2,867th in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 614th in 2019) and the 151st most popular British Politician.

Robert II of Scotland, also known as Robert the Bruce, was most famous for his victory over England in the Battle of Bannockburn.

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Among politicians, Robert II of Scotland ranks 2,958 out of 19,576. Before him are Ma Chao, Athanaric, Ismail Haniyeh, William I of Sicily, Samora Machel, and Lin Zexu. After him are Ehud, King Wu of Zhou, Eiríkr Hákonarson, Henry of Bohemia, Ahmad Shah Qajar, and Thomas Palaiologos.

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Among people born in 1316, Robert II of Scotland ranks 4. Before him are Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, John I of France, and Magnus IV of Sweden. After him are Simeon of Moscow, Blanche of Valois, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, Albert of Saxony, Choe Yeong, Süleyman Pasha, Fa Ngum, and John Barbour. Among people deceased in 1390, Robert II of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, and John I of Castile. After him are Albert of Saxony, Alexios III of Trebizond, Altichiero, Al-Taftazani, Rupert I, Elector Palatine, Dorothea of Bulgaria, Keratsa of Bulgaria, John I, Duke of Lorraine, and Giusto de' Menabuoi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert II of Scotland ranks 734 out of 8,785. Before him are William Shockley (1910), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), James Edward Smith (1759), Herbert C. Brown (1912), Aubrey Beardsley (1872), and Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969). After him are William Beckford (1760), Lionel Robbins (1898), Henry Fielding (1707), Erasmus Darwin (1731), Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), and Robert Carlyle (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Robert II of Scotland ranks 151. Before him are Henry the Young King (1155), James III of Scotland (1451), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Neil Kinnock (1942), Cædwalla of Wessex (659), and George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859). After him are Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), Michael Howard (1941), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), and Eadred (923).

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