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Mary Bruce

(1275 - 22 Sep 1323)

== Biography== Younger sister of Robert De Brus King of Scotland. Some references have her name as Marjory but that is name of eldest sister. but Mary is the one who married Sir Neil Campbell and Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie.

== Sources ==
Wikipedia-Mary Bruce (c. 1282 – 1323) was the younger sister of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. During the First War of Scottish Independence, she was captured by the English and imprisoned in a cage at Roxburgh Castle for about four years. She was the daughter of Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, and Marjorie, Countess of Carrick.Along with the king's other female relatives (Christina Bruce, Marjorie Bruce, his wife Elizabeth de Burgh and supporter Isabella MacDuff), she was captured and betrayed to the English by the Earl of Ross. By order of King Edward I of England, she was then held prisoner in an iron or wooden cage exposed to the public view in Roxburgh Castle. Isabella MacDuff was imprisoned in a similar cage at Berwick Castle.[1][2] They were both transferred to better conditions in 1310. This was not necessarily a humane move, it has been suggested that by this stage Bruce was gaining strength, the women were potentially valuable hostages, and the English did not want them dying of exposure.She was eventually released in exchange for English noblemen captured at the Battle of Bannockburn.
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==Biography==
'''Father''' Sir Robert de Brus, Earl Carrick, Lord Annandale, Sheriff of Cumberland, Governor of Carlisle Castle[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 520-521.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 595-597. b. Jul 1243, d. 13 Jan 1304
'''Mother''' Margaret of Carrick[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 520-521.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 595-597. b. c 1252, d. b 27 Oct 1292

Mary de Brus married Sir Niel Campbell, son of Sir Colin (Mor) Cambel, circa 1312; They had 1 son (John, Earl of Atholl).[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 527.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 602-603. Mary de Brus married Sir Alexander Fraser, Chamberlain of Scotland, Sheriff of Stirling, son of Sir Andrew Fraser, Sheriff of Stirling and Beatrix le Chen, after 4 March 1316; They had 2 sons (John; & Sir William of Cowie & Durris).[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 527.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 602-603. Mary de Brus died before 22 September 1323.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 602-603

'''Family 1'''
* Sir Alexander Fraser, Chamberlain of Scotland, Sheriff of Stirling d. 12 Aug 1332

'''Children '''
* Sir William Fraser[S147] Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 1938 ed., by Sir Bernard Burke, p., 2179. d. 17 Oct 1346
* Sir John Fraser, Laird of Aberbothnot b. c 1317

'''Family 2'''

* Sir Niel Campbell d. bt 15 Feb 1315 - Nov 1315

'''Child'''
* Sir John Campbell, 13th Earl of Atholl[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 527.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 602-603. b. c 1313, d. 19 Jul 1333

==Sources==

* http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ff/fraser01.php

    Events

    Birth1275Carrick, Galloway, Argyllshire, Scotland
    Marriage1312Sir Neil "Nicol" Campbell
    MarriageMar 1316Lord Alexander "Sheriff of Stirling, Lord Chamberlain of Scotland" Fraser
    Death22 Sep 1323Abbey, Fearn, Ross Cromarty, Scotland
    Alt nameCampbell de Brus
    Reference No1725406
    Reference No1751912
    Reference No60

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