Queen of Scotland Joan of The Tower,

1321 - 1362  (41 years)

• Name	Joan of The Tower,
  Title	Queen of Scotland
  Christening	1321	Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
  Birth	5 Jul 1321	Tower of London, Middlesex, England
  Gender	Female
  Married+at+age+7	17 Jul 1328	Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
  	On 17 July 1328, in accordance with the Treaty of Northampton, Joan age 7 was married to David age 4, at Berwick-upon-Tweed. David was the son of King Robert I of Scotland. They would be married 34 years but had no children.
  5+year+old+husband+succeeded+as+king+of+Scotland	7 Jun 1329
  	King Robert the Bruce died on June 7 1329 and Joan's 5 year old husband succeeded his father as King.
  Joan%2C+Queen+Consort+of+Scotland+aged+10	24 Nov 1331	Old Scone, Perthshire, Scotland
  	David and Joan were both crowned on 24 November 1331 at Scone. David as David II King of Scotland, Joan as Queen Consort of Scotland.
  Sent+into+exile+in+France+-+age+12	Jul 1333
  	Queen Joan and King David II were sent to France for safety following the Battle of Halidon Hill in July 1333, they reached Boulogne in May 1334. Joan's cousin King Philip VI received them graciously and gave them Château Gaillard for a residence. They
  Returned+to+Scotland+from+exile+in+France	2 Jun 1341	Inverbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
  	Joan and David returned to Scotland on 2 June 1341, landing at Inverbervie in Kincardineshire. King David, now 17 years old, finally took control of the government for himself.
  Husband+captured+%26+imprisoned+in+the+Tower+of+London+by+her+brother	17 Oct 1346	Neville's Cross, Durham, England
  	In 1346 King David, allied with France who was at war with England, invaded England. At the Battle of Neville's Cross on 17 October 1346, David was wounded, captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London. David remained a captive of his wife's brother,
  Remained+in+England	1357
  	David was finally released in 1357, however, due to his blatant infidelities Joan decided to remain in England.
  Burial	1362	London, England, United Kingdom
  Died+childless+of+the+plague	7 Sep 1362	Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
  	Joan, aged 41, died of the plague at Hertford Castle in England on September 7, 1362. She was buried at Christ Church Greyfriars in London where her mother had been buried. Joan never had children, this was likely because David was sterile.
  _FSFTID	9HG8-TPJ
  Death	7 Sep 1362	Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
  Person ID	I17282	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	King of England Edward II,   b. 25 Apr 1284, Caernarvon Castle, Caernarfonshire, Wales d. 21 Sep 1327, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Queen of England Isabelle de France,   b. 17 Mar 1292, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 22 Aug 1358, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1307	Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  Family ID	F5767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	King of Scotland David II,   b. 5 Mar 1324, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 22 Feb 1371, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1328	Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
  Family ID	F5770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023