Editing David II of Scotland (section)

== Death ==
David II died unexpectedly of natural causes at [[Edinburgh Castle]] on 22 February 1371, aged forty-six. David was not buried – as he had previously planned – beside his parents at [[Dunfermline Abbey]], but before the high altar of [[Holyrood Abbey]].<ref name="Richardson 2004 p. 23"/><ref name="Dunbar 1899 p. 154"/><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book |last1=Penman |first1=Michael |title=David II |date=2004 |publisher=Tuckwell Press Ltd. |location=East Linton, Scotland |page=412}}</ref> This choice may have been made because Holyrood was the closest church at hand, only a mile away from Edinburgh Castle, and because David's successor wished to quickly draw a line under the previous reign.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The funeral was overseen by Abbot Thomas.<ref>Grants Old and New Edinburgh</ref> As David II left no children, he was the last male of the [[House of Bruce]] and was succeeded by his nephew, [[Robert II of Scotland|Robert II]], the son of David's half-sister [[Marjorie Bruce|Marjorie]].<ref name="EB1911"/>