Individual Details
Edward "Earl of Carrick" Brus
(1276 - 14 Oct 1318)
[[Category: Earl of Carrick]]
[[Category: Battle of Bannockburn]]
== Biography ==
Edward became sixth Earl of Carrick by a grant from his brother, andwas crowned King of Ireland, 2d May 13 16, and was killed at the battle of
Dundalk, 5th October 1318. He was also Lord of Galloway.
== Notes ==
: Note: 2 MAY 1316 Lord of Galloway: His 3 other brothers were executed following Robert's defeats at Methven & Dairy. A fearless commander, he aided his brother during his guerilla-style campaign of raids on English held castles. By mid-1308 Edward had overrun: Galloway, while his brother had control of much of the north. He failed in his attempt to take Stirling in 1313 & made a truce with Philip de Mowbray which made Bannockburn inevitable. Invited to Ireland, where he had grown up, in 1315 by the king of Tyrone he led an army in a difficult campaign for a year.
== Sources ==
[[Category: Battle of Bannockburn]]
== Biography ==
Edward became sixth Earl of Carrick by a grant from his brother, andwas crowned King of Ireland, 2d May 13 16, and was killed at the battle of
Dundalk, 5th October 1318. He was also Lord of Galloway.
== Notes ==
: Note: 2 MAY 1316 Lord of Galloway: His 3 other brothers were executed following Robert's defeats at Methven & Dairy. A fearless commander, he aided his brother during his guerilla-style campaign of raids on English held castles. By mid-1308 Edward had overrun: Galloway, while his brother had control of much of the north. He failed in his attempt to take Stirling in 1313 & made a truce with Philip de Mowbray which made Bannockburn inevitable. Invited to Ireland, where he had grown up, in 1315 by the king of Tyrone he led an army in a difficult campaign for a year.
== Sources ==
Events
| Birth | 1276 | Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland | |||
| Death | 14 Oct 1318 | Battle of Dundall, Ireland | |||
| Alt name | Bruce | ||||
| Reference No | 5765945 | ||||
| Reference No | 5933472 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| 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 | Robert "The Bruce, King of Scotland" Bruce (1274 - 1329) |
| Sibling | Isabel Brus (1272 - 1358) |
| Sibling | Christina Bruce (1273 - 1356) |
| Sibling | Mary Bruce (1275 - 1323) |
| 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 - ) |