The House of Bruce

The original family came from Normandy and accompanied William I the Conqueror to England in 1066. They were granted forty-three manors in East and West Riding of Yorkshire and fifty-one manors in North Riding of Yorkshire. The younger branch later immigrated to Scotland

Robert I le Brus or de Brus, +ca 1094, had issue:

• A1. Robert II de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale (granted originally as Strath Annent in 1124 by David I of Scotland), *ca 1078, +1141; m.Agnes, dau.of Fulk Pagnel of Carlton
  • B1. Adam de Brus, Lord of Skelton, ancestor of the English branch until extinction in 1271
  • B2. Robert III de Brus "le Meschin" (the Cadet), 2nd Lord of Annandale, fl 1138, +ca 1189; m.NN
    • C1. Robert IV le Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale, +ca 1191; m.1183 Isabella of Dunkeld, illegitimate dau.of William I, King of Scotland
    • C2. William de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, +1215; m.NN
      • D1. Robert V de Brus "the Noble", 6th Lord of Annandale, +1245, bur Saltre Abbey, nr Stilton, Gloucestershire; m.ca 1219 Isabella (*ca 1206, +1251), dau.of David, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland
        • E1. Robert VI de Brus "the Competitor", 7th Ld of Annandale, *1220, +Lochmaben Castle 3.5.1295, bur Gisburn in Cleveland; 1m: V.1240 Isabella (*2.11.1226, +before 10.5.1254), dau.of Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Gloucester; 2m: Christina (+ca 1305), dau.of Sir William de Ireby
          • F1. [1m.] Robert VII de Brus, 8th Ld of Annandale, Earl of Carrick (1271-92), *VII.1243, +Palestine soon before 4.4.1304, bur Holm Cultram Abbey; 1m: Turnberry Castle 1271 Margaret, Countess of Carrick (1256-92) (*ca 1253, +soon before 9.11.1292), dau.of Neil, 2nd Earl of Carrick; 2m: Eleanor N (+btw 13.4.-8.9.1331)
            • G1. [1m.] Robert VIII the Bruce, 9th Ld of Annandale (1304-29), Earl of Carrick (1292-1313) and King of Scotland (1306-29) as Robert I -cr Scone Abbey 27.3.1306, *Writtle nr Chlemsford, Essex 11.7.1274, +Cardross Castle, Dumbartonshire 7.7.1329, bur Dunfermline Abbey; 1m: ca 1295 Isabella (+by 1302), dau.of Donald, 6th Earl of Mar; 2m: 1302 Elizabeth (+in childbed Cullen Castle, Banffshire 26.10.1327, bur Dunfermline Abbey), dau.of Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster
              • H1. [2m.] David II, King of Scotland (1329-32)+(XII.1332-VII.1333)+(1336-71), cr Scone Abbey 24.11.1331, *Dunfermline Palace 5.3.1324, +Edinburgh Castle 22.2.1371, bur Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh; 1m: Berwick-upon-Tweed 17.7.1328 Joanna of England (*5.7.1321 +7.9.1362); 2m: Inchmahome Priory, Perthshire IV./XII.1363 (div ca 20.3.1370) Margaret (+Avignon after 31.1.1375), dau.of Sir Malcolm Drummond; There was no issue from both marriages and the crown was left to the Stewarts
              • H2. [2m.] John, *and +X.1327, bur Restennet Priory, Forfarshire
              • H3. [1m.] Marjorie, *ca 1297, +from a fall from her horse causing premature labour Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire 2.3.1316, bur there; m.ca VI.1315 Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland (*1292, +9.4.1326)
              • H4. [2m.] Margaret, *btw 1315-23, +btw 30.3.1346-9.11.1347; m.ca 28.9.1345 William, 5th Earl of Sutherland (*ca 1312, +before 19.6.1371)
              • H5. [2m.] Matilda, *btw 1315-23, +Aberdeen 20.7.1353, bur Dunfermline Abbey; m.Sir Thomas Isaac
                *** Robert I also had the following illegitimate issue:
              • H6. Robert, Baron of Liddesdale, +k.a.Dupplin Moor 11.8.1332
              • H7. Neil of Carrick, a knight, +k.a.Neville’s Cross 17.10.1346
              • H8. Christina of Carrick
              • H9. Margaret, +after 1364; m.Robert Glen
              • H10. Elizabeth; m.Sir Walter Oliphant of Abdergalie (+after 1378)
            • G2. [1m.] Edward, Lord of Galloway (1309), Earl of Carrick (1313-18) & King of Ireland (1316-18) -cr 2.5.1316, +k.a.Dundall 14.10.1318; m.after 1.6.1317 Isabella, dau.of William, 5th Earl of Ross and the following illegitimate issue by Isabella (+before 1.6.1317), dau.of John of Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl
              • H1. Alexander de Bruce, Earl of Carrick, +k.a.Halidon Hill 19.7.1333; m.Eleanor, dau.of Sir Archibald Douglas
                • I1. Eleanor; m.Sir William de Cunynghame of Kilmaurs
              • H2. [by unknown mother] Thomas Bruce; m.Marjorie Charteris
                • I1. Robert of Clackmannan, Gartlet & Rate; m.Isabel Stewart
            • G3. [1m.] Thomas, a knight, +executed at Carlisle 9.2.1307; m.Helen, dau.of Sir John Erskine
            • G4. [1m.] Alexander, Dean of Glsagow, +executed at Carlisle 9.2.1307
            • G5. [1m.] Neil, +executed at Berwick IX.1306
            • G6. [1m.] a son, +young
            • G7. [1m.] Isabella, +ca 1275, +Norway 1358; m.ca 25.9.1293 Erik II Magnusson, King of Norway (*1268, +13.7.1299)
            • G8. [1m.] Mary, +soon before 22.9.1323; 1m: ca 1312 Sir Neil Campbell of Lochawe (+ca 1316); 2m: ca 1316 Sir Alexander Fraser (+k.a.Dupplin Moor 11.8.1332)
            • G9. [1m.] Christina, +1356/57; 1m: ca 1292 Gartnait, 7th Earl of Mar (+ca IX.1305); 2m: 1305/06 Christopher Seton (+executed IX.1306); 3m: after 12.10.1325 Sir Andrew Murray of Bothwell (*1298 +1338)
            • G10. [1m.] Margaret; m.Sir William de Carlyle
            • G11. [1m.] Matilda, +btw 1323-29, bur Fearn; m.ca 1308 Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross (+k.a.Halidon Hill 19.7.1333)
          • F2. [1m.] William; m.Elizabeth de Sully
          • F3. [1m.] Sir Bernard de Bruce of Connington; 1m: Alicia de Clare; 2m: Constance de Morleyn
            • G1. Sir John Bruce of Exton; m.NN
              • H1. Jane; m.Sir Nichloas Green
          • F4. [1m.] Richard, +ca 26.1.1287
          • F5. [1m.] Isabel; m.Sir John FitzMarmaduke of Horden, Sheriff of North Durham
        • E2. Beatrice; m.Hugh de Neville

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