known as Robert the Bruce
born July 11, 1274
died June 7, 1329, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scot.
King of Scotland (1306–29).
Though Robert was of Anglo-Norman ancestry and held lands in both England and Scotland, he sided with the Scots against England and supported the rebel Edward I (1306), he became a fugitive, hiding on a remote island off the Irish coast. Within a year, Robert returned to Scotland and began gathering supporters, and in 1314 he defeated Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn . {{link=Edward">Edward III finally recognized him and confirmed Scottish independence in 1328.