Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick^[1]

1243 - Bef 1304  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Robert Bruce
  Suffix	Earl of Carrick
  Birth	Jul 1243
  Gender	Male
  Name	Robert le Brus
  Death	Bef 4 Apr 1304
  Burial	Abbey of Holm Cultram
  Notes	Lord of Annandale. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01830 http://www.thepeerage.com/p10776.htm#i107755 Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus was born in July 1243.«sup»4«/sup» He was the son of «u»Sir Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale «/u» and «u»Isabella de Clare «/u».«sup»2,3«/sup» He married, firstly, «u»Margaret, Countess of Carrick «/u», daughter of «u»Neil, 2nd Earl of Carrick «/u» and «u»Margaret Stewart «/u», in 1271 at «u»Turnberry Castle, Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland «/u», without Royal consent, and so she had to pay a heavy fine.«sup»5«/sup» He married, secondly, «u»Alianore (?) «/u» after 1292.«sup»4«/sup» He died before 4 April 1304.«sup»4«/sup» He was buried at Abbey of Holm Cultram.«sup»4«/sup» Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus was also known as Robert Bruce. On 19 April 1267 he swore fealty to the King and Prince Edward.«sup»6«/sup» As a result of his marriage, Sir Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus was styled as «i»Earl of Carrick«/i» in 1271, jure uxoris.«sup»4«/sup» He resigned as Earl of Carrick, in favour of his son on 27 October 1292.«sup»4«/sup» He held the office of Governor of Carlisle Castle in 1295.«sup»7«/sup» He succeeded to the title of «i»Lord of Annandale«/i» before 4 July 1295.«sup»4«/sup» He fought in the Battle of Dunbar on 28 April 1296, with King Edward I.«sup»7«/sup» He was created «i»1st Lord Brus [England by writ]«/i» on 15 March 1297.«sup»1«/sup» He has an extensive biographical entry in the «i»Dictionary of National Biography.«sup»8«/i»«/sup» «b»See his Biography: http://www.thepeerage.com/e442.htm 1. «/b»G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, «i»The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.«/i», 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 360. Hereinafter cited as «i»The Complete Peerage«/i». «b» 2. «/b»Alison Weir, «i»Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy«/i» (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 193. Hereinafter cited as «i»Britain's Royal Family«/i». «b» 3. «/b»Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume II, page 359. «b» 4. «/b»Alison Weir, «i»Britain's Royal Family«/i», page 206. «b» 5. «/b»Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume III, page 55. «b» 6. «/b»Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume II, page 358. «b» 7. «/b»Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume III, page 56. «b» 8. «/b»Leslie Stephen, editor, «i»Dictionary of National Biography«/i» (London, U.K.: Smith, Elder & Company, 1908), volume III, page 116-7. Hereinafter cited as «i»Dictionary of National Biography«/i». «b» 9. «/b»Alison Weir, «i»Britain's Royal Family«/i», page 208.
  Person ID	I8895	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert le Bruce, Lord of Annandale,   b. 1210   d. 1295 (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Isabel de Clare,   b. 8 Nov 1226   d. 1254 (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1240
  Family ID	F4624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marjorie of Carrick, Countess of Carrick   d. Bef 9 Nov 1292
  Marriage	1271	Turnberry Castle, Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Children	1. Lady Mary Bruce   d. Bef 22 Sep 1323   2. Robert I of Scotland Bruce, King of Scotland,   b. 11 Jul 1274, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex d. 7 Jun 1329, Cardoss Castle, Firth of Clyde, Scotland (Age 54 years)   3. Edward Bruce, King of Ireland   d. 14 Oct 1318, Battle of Dundall, Ireland   4. Sir Thomas Bruce   d. 9 Feb 1307, Carlisle Castle, Cumberland, England   5. Alexander Bruce, Dean of Glasgow   d. 9 Feb 1307, Carlisle Castle, Cumberland, England   6. Nigel Bruce   d. 1306, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England   7. Isabel Bruce,   b. Abt 1275   d. 1358 (Age ~ 83 years)   8. Christina Bruce, Lady of Garioch   d. 1356   9. Margaret Bruce   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Maud Bruce   d. Abt 1326   11. Son Bruce   d. Young   12. daughter Bruce   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Eleanor   d. 1331
  Marriage	Aft 1292
  Family ID	F6010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).