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Bruce's excommunication from the church was ultimately rescinded by Pope John XXII.  In May 1328 the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton was signed, in which England recognized Scotland as an independent kingdom and Robert as its king.  Robert the Bruce died June 7, 1329 after suffering for several years from an uncertain illness.  His body was buried in Dunfermline Abbey.  Robert was succeeded by his son, David II.

Bruce's excommunication from the church was ultimately rescinded by Pope John XXII.  In May 1328 the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton was signed, in which England recognized Scotland as an independent kingdom and Robert as its king.  Robert the Bruce died June 7, 1329 after suffering for several years from an uncertain illness.  His body was buried in Dunfermline Abbey.  Robert was succeeded by his son, David II.

[[Category:Scottish People]]

[[Category:Scottish People]]