Individual Details
Robert "The Bruce, King of Scotland" Bruce
(11 Jul 1274 - 7 Jun 1329)
[[Category:House of Bruce]]
[[Category:Lord of Annandale]]
[[Category:Significant and Famous Scots]]
[[Category:This Day In History June 07]]
[[Category:This Day In History July 11]]
[[Category: Battle of Methven]]
[[Category: Battle of Bannockburn]]
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Robert the Bruce is a descendant of Magna Carta surety barons
[[Clare-673|Gilbert de Clare]] and [[Clare-651|Richard de Clare]] . [[Category:Clare-673 Descendants]][[Category:Clare-651 Descendants]]
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==Biography==
== Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) ==
: With the defeat of the English at the [[:Category: Battle of Bannockburn|Battle of Bannockburn]], Robert the Bruce secured Scottish sovereignty. Until James VI and I ascended the throne, his descendants would rule Scotland for three hundred years.Ashley, Mike (2008). ''A Brief History of British Kings & Queens''. pp.158-161, 460-461. Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers. Print
* 1306 - 1329: Robert I, King of ScotlandAlison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 209.G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 360.: Leslie Stephen, editor, Dictionary of National Biography (London, U.K.: Smith, Elder & Company, 1908), volume II, page 117-128. Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume 1, pages 7-8. [http://www.archive.org/stream/scottishkingsre00dunbuoft#page/n7/mode/2up Scottish kings - a revised chronology of Scottish history, 1005-1625]. Published 1899 by D. Douglas in Edinburgh.
* Liberator; 'Good King Robert'
* Given Name: Robert de Bruce
* Alias: Robert de Bruce VIII (to distinguish him from his father and grandfather)
===Early Life===
===Family===
===Timeline===
===Sources and Footnotes===
''General References:''
* Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 528-529.
* Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 605-610, his main entry.
* Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 17.
* Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 520-521.
* Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 595-597.
* Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 102.
* Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 39.
* Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 78-79.
* Burke, Bernard. ''[[Space:Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders Kin|Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders Kin]]'' (Harrison, London, 1864) [https://archive.org/stream/royaldescentsped00burk#page/n25/mode/2up Page 10-18]
* BRUCES OF KILDRUMMIE
''Footnotes:''
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: Robert the Bruce]]* The Battle of Bannockburn: Robert Bruce [http://learning.battleofbannockburn.com/battlepedia/characters/robert-the-bruce/#.WQZCtfnyvRY]
[[Category:Lord of Annandale]]
[[Category:Significant and Famous Scots]]
[[Category:This Day In History June 07]]
[[Category:This Day In History July 11]]
[[Category: Battle of Methven]]
[[Category: Battle of Bannockburn]]
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[[Clare-673|Gilbert de Clare]] and [[Clare-651|Richard de Clare]] .
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==Biography==
== Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) ==
: With the defeat of the English at the [[:Category: Battle of Bannockburn|Battle of Bannockburn]], Robert the Bruce secured Scottish sovereignty. Until James VI and I ascended the throne, his descendants would rule Scotland for three hundred years.Ashley, Mike (2008). ''A Brief History of British Kings & Queens''. pp.158-161, 460-461. Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers. Print
* 1306 - 1329: Robert I, King of ScotlandAlison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 209.G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 360.: Leslie Stephen, editor, Dictionary of National Biography (London, U.K.: Smith, Elder & Company, 1908), volume II, page 117-128. Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume 1, pages 7-8. [http://www.archive.org/stream/scottishkingsre00dunbuoft#page/n7/mode/2up Scottish kings - a revised chronology of Scottish history, 1005-1625]. Published 1899 by D. Douglas in Edinburgh.
* Liberator; 'Good King Robert'
* Given Name: Robert de Bruce
* Alias: Robert de Bruce VIII (to distinguish him from his father and grandfather)
===Early Life===
===Family===
===Timeline===
===Sources and Footnotes===
''General References:''
* Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 528-529.
* Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 605-610, his main entry.
* Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 17.
* Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 520-521.
* Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 595-597.
* Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 102.
* Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 39.
* Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 78-79.
* Burke, Bernard. ''[[Space:Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders Kin|Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders Kin]]'' (Harrison, London, 1864) [https://archive.org/stream/royaldescentsped00burk#page/n25/mode/2up Page 10-18]
* BRUCES OF KILDRUMMIE
''Footnotes:''
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: Robert the Bruce]]* The Battle of Bannockburn: Robert Bruce [http://learning.battleofbannockburn.com/battlepedia/characters/robert-the-bruce/#.WQZCtfnyvRY]
Events
| Birth | 11 Jul 1274 | Writtle, Essex, England | |||
| Birth | 11 Jul 1274 | ||||
| Marriage | 1295 | Kyle, Ayrshire, , Scotland - Isabell "Isabella nic Domhnail" Mar | |||
| Marriage | 1302 | Elizabeth Burgh | |||
| Death | 7 Jun 1329 | Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |||
| Death | 7 Jun 1329 | ||||
| Marriage | Living | ||||
| Alt name | Robert Bruce | ||||
| Reference No | 881125 | ||||
| Reference No | |||||
| Reference No | 60 | ||||
| Reference No | 901603 |
Families
| Spouse | Isabell "Isabella nic Domhnail" Mar (1278 - 1302) |
| Child | Princess Marjorie Bruce (1297 - 1316) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Burgh (1284 - 1327) |
| Child | Walter Bruce ( - 1329) |
| Child | Matilda "Maud" Bruce (1303 - 1353) |
| Child | Margaret Bruce (1307 - 1347) |
| Child | David "King of Scots" Bruce (1324 - 1371) |
| Child | John Bruce (1327 - ) |
| Child | Neil "Neil" Bruce (1300 - 1346) |
| Child | Margaret Bruce (1300 - 1370) |
| Child | Sir Robert "Baron of Liddesdale" Bruce (1303 - 1332) |
| Child | Elizabeth Bruce (1308 - 1370) |
| Child | Christina Bruce (1317 - 1329) |
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | Sir Robert "Earl of Carrick, 6th Lord of Annadale, Lord of Hartness, Writtle and Hatfield Broad Oak" Bruce (1243 - 1304) |
| Mother | Marjorie "Countess of Carrick" Carrick (1252 - 1292) |
| Sibling | Matilda "Countess of Ross, Mary" Brus (1272 - 1326) |
| Sibling | Isabel Brus (1272 - 1358) |
| Sibling | Christina Bruce (1273 - 1356) |
| Sibling | Mary Bruce (1275 - 1323) |
| Sibling | Edward "Earl of Carrick" Brus (1276 - 1318) |
| Sibling | Princess Margaret Brus (1276 - 1325) |
| Sibling | Nigel Brus (1279 - 1306) |
| Sibling | Thomas Brus (1284 - 1307) |
| Sibling | Alexander Brus (1285 - 1307) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Bruce (1286 - ) |