 At the time he seized the throne, Robert I had no sons, and the succession was not set out until the Parliament held at Ayr, which, on 27 April 1315, made Robert's brother,
Robert I died on 7 June 1329, and was succeeded by his only surviving son (a second son, John, had died in infancy).David II was five years old when he became King.Though he married twice during his reign (firstly to Joan of the Tower and secondly to Margaret Drummond), he had no children, and so the heir presumptive for the duration of his reign was his older nephew
David II died on 22 February 1371, and was succeeded by his nephew Robert the Steward.