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born March 2, 1316
died April 19, 1390, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scot.
King of Scotland (137190).
Grandson of Robert I , he served as regent during the periods of exile and of imprisonment by the English of his uncle, David II , and took the throne on David's death in 1371 as the first Stuart king and thus was the founder of the house of Stuart . His reign proved anticlimactic; he had little effect on political and military affairs, taking no active part in the renewed war with England (137888). Succession after his death was disputed by his numerous children (legitimate and illegitimate) and their descendants.