Robert I Bruce of Scotland 
Robert I Bruce of was born on July 11th, 1274 in Writtle, near Chelmsford, Essex, England. Robert I Bruce of's father was Robert VII de Bruce and his mother was Marjorie of Carrick. His paternal grandparents were Robert VI the Competitor de Bruce and Isabel de Clare; his maternal grandfather was Neil of Carrick and his maternal grandmother is Margaret Stewart. He had four brothers and five sisters, named Nigel, Thomas, Edward Bruce of, Alexander, Mary, Christina, Isabel, Maud and Margaret. He was the fourth youngest of the ten children. He had a half-sister named Isabel. He died at the age of 54 on June 7th, 1329 in Cardoss Castle, Dumbartonshire, Firth of Clyde,Scotland. He was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, south-west of Fife, Scotland.General Notes
Alias:<ALIA> Robert VIII /de Bruce/
Cause of Death:<CAUS> natural causes probably related to his leprosy
Some sources list his place of birth as Turnberry Castle, Strathclyde,
Scotland or Ayr. Most sources list Essex.
Cardross Village is located on the west side of the river Leven.
According to THE BRITISH MONARCHY: HISTORY OF THE SCOTTISH CROWN, THE
BRUCES (http://www.royal.gov.uk/history/scotland/bruce.htm): "On 25 March
1306, Robert the Bruce was chosen to be King of Scots and to lead the
fight for Scottish independence against Edward I of England. Born in
1274 in Ayr, the son of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, he was the
grandson of the Robert Bruce who had been one of the competitors for the
throne after the death of the Maid of Norway...he possesed real military
genius and he was helped by the fact that in 1307, Edward I, the
self-styled 'Hammer of the Scots', died and was succeeded by his less
effective son Edward II...by 1314, Stirling was the only castle in
English hands. His campaign culminated in resounding victory over Edward
II (whose larger army of 20,000 outnumbered Robert's forces by three to
one) at the Battle of Bannockburn, near Stirling on 24 June 1314.
Bannockburn confirmed the re-establishment of an independent Scottish
monarchy. Two years later, his brother and heir presumptive, Edward
Bruce, was inaugurated as High King of Ireland (which increased pressure
on the English), but was killed in battle in 1318...Even after
Bannockburn, and the Scottish capture of Berwick in 1318, Edward II
refused to give up his claim to the overlordship of Scotland, and so in
1320 the Scottish Earls, Barons and the 'community of the realm' sent a
letter to Pope John XXII declaring that Robert I was their rightful
monarch. This 'Declaration of Arbroath' has become perhaps the most
famous document in Scottish history." "Robert I was buried at Dunfermline
and, in fulfilment of his dying wish, Sir James Douglas set out to carry
his heart to the Holy Land. Sir James was killed fighting the Moors in
Granada, in Spain, but the heart was retrieved and brought back to
Scotland, to be buried in Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire."
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1103 in Annandale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.1196
- b.Bet 1142 and 1160 in Annandale, Scotland d.Bet 1194 and 1215
- b.~ 1110 in Carrick, Argyle, Scotland
- b.Bet 1164 and 1195 in Annandale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.Bet 1245 and 1251
- b.Bet 1144 and 1180
- b.1210 in Annandale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.31 Mar 1295 in Lochmaben Castle Priory, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- b.~ 1114 in Scotland d.12 Jun 1152 in Scotland
- b.~ 1144 d.17 Jun 1219 in Yardley, Northants
- b.1120 d.1178
- b.Bet 1197 and 1199 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England d.1251
- b.~ 1147 in Kevelioc, Monmouth, Merionethshire, Wales d.30 Jun 1181 in Leeke, Stafford, England
- b.1171 in Chester, Cheshire, England d.6 Jan 1232/33
- b.1155 in Chester, England d.12 Jul 1189 in Evreux, Eure, Normandy, France
- b.Jul 1243 in Annandale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.Mar 1303/04 in Palestine
- b.1116 in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England d.1173 in Oxon, Oxford, England
- b.Bet 1162 and 1173 in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England d.28 Nov 1217
- b.1132 in Burkenham, Norfolk, England d.1173 in Norfolk, England
- b.1182 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England d.25 Oct 1230 in Penrose, Brittany, France
- b.~ 1110 in Gloucester, England d.23 Nov 1183
- b.Bet 1160 and 1162 d.1 Jan 1224/25
- b.> 1124 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England d.> 1156 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
- b.08 Nov 1226 in Gloucestershire, England d.10 Jul 1264 in Priory Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland
- b.Bet 1105 and 1126 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales or Normandy, France d.1165
- b.~ 1146 in Pembroke, Wales d.14 May 1219 in Caversham Manor, Oxford, England
- b.Bet 1127 and 1139 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales or Wiltshire, England
- b.09 Oct 1200 in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales d.17 Jan 1239/40 in Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
- b.~ 1125 d.20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Ireland
- b.~ 1172 d.1220
- b.Bet 1135 and 1141 in Ireland d.1177
- b.11 Jul 1274 in Writtle, near Chelmsford, Essex, England d.07 Jun 1329 in Cardoss Castle, Dumbartonshire, Firth of Clyde,Scotland
- b.~ 1100 in Galloway, Wigtown/Wigton, Scotland d.~ 1136 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1126 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland d.1 Jan 1184/85
- b.< 1127 in Talby, Yorkshire, England d.> 1135
- b.~ 1174 in Galloway, Scotland d.13 Jun 1250 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1202 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland d.1256
- b.~ 1110 in Salop d.1177
- b.Bet 1120 and 1162 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland d.1204
- b.< 1145 d.> 1162
- b.Bet 1175 and 1179 in Scotland
- b.~ 1100 in Galloway, Wigtown/Wigton, Scotland d.~ 1136 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1135 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.< 1127 in Talby, Yorkshire, England d.> 1135
- b.~ 1252 d.<27 Oct 1292
- b.~ 1110 in Salop d.1177
- b.Bet 1120 and 1162 in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland d.1204
- b.< 1145 d.> 1162
- b.Bet 1170 and 1180 in Scotland d.Bet 1241 and 1246
- b.~ 1100 in Galloway, Wigtown/Wigton, Scotland d.~ 1136 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1135 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.< 1127 in Talby, Yorkshire, England d.> 1135
- b.Bet 1206 and 1210 in Scotland
- b.~ 1118 in Forfarr, Angusshire, Scotland d.~ 1187
- b.~ 1154 in Forfarr, Angusshire, Scotland d.Bet 1206 and 1211
- b.1124 in Northumberland, England d.> 1158 in Scotland
- b.Bet 1182 and 1184 in Forfarr, Angusshire, Scotland d.> 1210 in Scotland
- b.~ 1114 in Scotland d.12 Jun 1152 in Scotland
- b.1152 in England or Scotland d.1213
- b.1120 d.1178
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Robert I Bruce of and Isobel of were married in a religious ceremony in 1296. They had a daughter named Marjorie.
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Children
Marjorie Bruce
Marjorie was born about 1297 in Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland. She died in Paisley, Strathclyde or Renfrewshire, Scotland. She was buried in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Robert I Bruce of and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony in 1302. They had five sons and five daughters, named David II Bruce of, John, Walter Bruce of, Robert Bruce of, Neil Bruce of, Margaret, Margaret, Christina Bruce of, Elizabeth and Matilda.
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Children
David II Bruce of Scotland
David II Bruce of was born in 1324 in Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland. He died in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.
Matilda Bruce
Matilda was born in Dunfennline, Scotland. She died on June 20th, 1353 in Aberdeen, Grampian. Aberdeenshire, Scotland. She was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.
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