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Robert the Bruce

Type Figure Region Scotland Time 1274–1329 Also known as Robert I

King of Scotland (1306–1329) and core leader of the First Scottish War of Independence;…

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  1. 1274–1305Turnberry · AyrshireFrom a family of Lords of Annandale, he contested the Scottish crown against the Balliol faction and the Comyn family during the succession dispute of the Great Cause, and at one point briefly submitted to King Edward I of England.
  2. 1306–1314Scone · Perth and KinrossAfter his coronation at Scone in 1306 he was suppressed by England; during exile he reorganized his army, joined commanders such as Douglas and Moray in guerrilla warfare, and finally won a decisive victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
  3. 1314–1329Edinburgh · ScotlandAfter the war he promoted the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath proclaiming independence, secured recognition of sovereignty through the 1328 Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton with England, and supported his brother Edward Bruce's expedition to Ireland to tie down the English.

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