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 1243 - 1304 (60 years)
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| Name |
Robert de BRUCE |
| Prefix |
Earl |
| Suffix |
Of Carrick |
| Born |
11 Jul 1243 |
Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  [2] |
| Christened |
6 Nov 1243 |
Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| MADE KEEPER OF CARLISLE |
6 Oct 1295 [3] |
| On 6 October 1295, Bruce swore fealty to King Edward of England and was made Constable and Keeper of Carlisle Castle, a position his father previously held. |
| DEFFENDS CARLISLE CASTLE, BEGINNING OF THE WARS FOR SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE |
26 Mar 1296 |
Carlisle, Cumberland, England [2] |
| In March 1296 John Comyn, the new Lord of Annandale, crossed the border and attacked Castle Carlisle. Bruce, as Constable and Keeper of Carlisle Castle, repelled them, forcing the raiders to retreat back through Annandale. Therefore, the First War of Scot |
| FamilySearch ID |
L8MB-67G |
| Name |
Robert [3] |
| Name |
Robert DE BRUS [2] |
| Occupation |
[3] |
| Governor of Carlisle Castle, Sheriff of Cumberland |
| _UID |
9EDCAA8D9D42401387E1F057F2D28AE3C37D |
| Died |
4 Apr 1304 |
Holm Cultram, Cumberland, England [2] |
| Buried |
Abbeytown, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England [2] |
| Person ID |
I28977 |
Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
2 Jan 2023 |
| Father |
Lord Robert Of Annandale BRUCE, b. 1210, Annandale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland , d. 3 May 1294 (Age 84 years) |
| Mother |
Isabel CLARE, b. 8 Nov 1226, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England , d. Aft 1284 (Age 58 years) |
| Family ID |
F12697 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Countess Marjory (Margaret) CARRICK, b. 11 Apr 1252, Turnberry Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 27 Oct 1292, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 40 years) |
| Married |
1271 |
Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland [3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Isabel DE BRUS, Queen Consort Of Norway, b. 1272, Turnberry Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 13 Apr 1358, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway (Age 86 years) |
| | 2. King Robert BRUCE, I of Scottland, b. 16 Mar 1274, Turnberry Castle, Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 15 Jun 1329, Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 55 years) |
| | 3. Sir Edward John DE BRUS, Earl of Carrick, High King of Ireland, Lord of Galloway, b. 1275, Carrick Castle, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland , d. 5 Oct 1318, Faughaut, Ireland (Age 43 years) |
| | 4. Nigel DE BRUS, b. Abt 1279, Turnberry Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. Sep 1306, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England (Age ~ 27 years) |
| | 5. Lady Mary DE BRUS, b. Abt 1282, Turnberry Castle, Carrick, Argyll, Scotland , d. 22 Sep 1323, Cowie Castle, Cowie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age ~ 41 years) |
| | 6. Christina Of Carrick BRUCE, b. Abt 1282, d. 1356 (Age ~ 74 years) |
| | 7. Lady Margaret DE BRUS, b. 1283, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. Sir Thomas BRUCE, b. 1284, Turnberry Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 12 Feb 1307, Carlisle, Cumberland, England (Age 23 years) |
| | 9. Sir Alexander DE BRUS, Dean of Glasgow, b. 1285, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 11 Feb 1307, Carlisle, Cumberland, England (Age 22 years) |
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| Last Modified |
2 Jan 2023 |
| Family ID |
F12696 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, Earl of Carrick, Lord of Hartness, Writtle and Hatfield Broad Oak, was born in July 1243, the son and heir of Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale and Lady Isabella de Clare, daughter of the Earl of Gloucester and Hertford. The Bruce family held estates in both Scotland and England, and it is believed Robert was born at the family estate at Writtle, Essex, England.
Robert and his younger brother Richard are believed to have 'taken the cross', that is pledged themselves to be defenders of God on Holy Crusade, along with Lord Edward Longshanks (later King Edward I of England) in 1268. They received letters of protection, in July 1270, to sail with Edward for crusade that August. By October 1271, however, Robert had returned to Scotland.
Legend tells that while on Ninth Crusade, one of Robert's companions-in-arms, Adam de Kilconquhar, fell ill and died in 1270/1271, at Acre. Robert was obliged to travel to tell the sad news to Adam's widow Marjorie, Countess of Carrick. The story continues that Marjorie was so taken with the handsome 27 year old messenger that she had him held captive until he agreed to marry her, which he did at Turnberry Castle in late 1271.
Marjorie and Robert married without Scottish Royal consent, resulting in the temporary loss of Marjorie's Earldom. The lands and title were restored by King Alexander III after the couple paid a large fine.
Robert and Marjorie had 11 children:
- Isabel Bruce (1272? 1358), married King Eric II of Norway.
- Christina Bruce, married, Sir Christopher Seton, then Sir Andrew Murray.
- Robert the Bruce
- Mary Bruce, married Niall Campbell, then Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie.
- Niall or Nigel Bruce, executed 1306 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.
- Edward Bruce, High King of Ireland.
- Sir Thomas Bruce, executed 1307.
- Alexander Bruce, executed 1307.
- Matilda Bruce, married Hugh, Earl of Ross
- Elizabeth Bruce, married William Dishington
- Margaret Bruce, married Sir William Carlyle. *Margaret's ancestry is sometimes disputed.
Robert was present at the coronation of King Edward I of England (who he had crusaded with in 1270) and would later swear fealty to him as overlord of Scotland. In 1283 he participated in the trial of Dafydd ap Gruffydd.
Robert supported his father's claim to the throne of Scotland, following the death of Queen Margaret I in 1290. The initial civil proceedings, known as The Great Cause, awarded the Crown to his father's 1st cousin once removed, and rival, John Balliol. Robert's father, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, resigned his Lordship of Annandale, and claim to the throne of Scotland to Robert, allegedly to avoid having to swear fealty to Balliol.
Robert's wife of 21 years, Marjorie, Countess of Carrick, died in 1292 and Robert passed the Earldom of Carrick, to their oldest son Robert.
In 1293 Robert accompanied his oldest daughter Isabel to Norway where he arranged her marriage to King Eric II of Norway, the son in law of the late King Alexander III of Scotland and father of the short-lived Maid of Norway, Queen Margaret I of Scotland.
After the death of his father in 1295 Robert was made Constable and Keeper of Carlisle Castle, a position his father had previously held.
On 19 September 1295 Robert re-married, taking to wife Matilda (FitzAlan) of Clun, widow of Philip Burnell. The marriage did not go well, or perhaps she did not like his politics, for they divorced or annulled the marriage within a year. Many sources do not even record the marriage because it was so short and produced no children. A license however confirms it.
Robert refused a summons to the Scottish host and King John Balliol seized Annandale, and awarded it to John 'The Red' Comyn, Lord of Badenoch. There is evidence that Bruce lived at the Bruce estate in Writtle, Essex, England, during this time.
1296 was eventful for Robert: In January of 1296 Robert was summoned to attend King Edward at Salisbury and in March of the same year John Comyn, the new Lord of Annandale, crossed the border and attacked Castle Carlile. Bruce, as Constable and Keeper of Carlisle Castle, and fighting for King Edward, repelled them. Therefore, the Wars of Scottish Independence began in a clash between the Bruces and Comyns.
In April 1296 he fought for Edward, at the Battle of Dunbar Castle.
King Edward I denied his claim to the throne of Scotland and Robert retired to his estates in Essex. Scotland would be without a king until the accession of Robert's son in 1306.
Robert was denied the throne, but Annandale was restored to him.
And about October 1296 Robert married for a 3rd time, taking to wife Eleanor. They remained married to his death but had no children.
In 1304 Robert de Brus died shortly before Easter, while en route to Annandale.
He was buried at Holm Cultram Abbey in Cumberland.
Birth: July 12 1243;
Annandale District, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Death; June 7 1307;
Scotland, United Kingdom.
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| Sources |
- [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Robert Of Carrick BRUCE, person ID L8MB-67G. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Robert de BRUCE, person ID L8MB-67G. (Reliability: 3).
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