Robert The Bruce
(1274-1329)
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329
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Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Medieval Gaelic: Roibert a Briuis; Modern Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Brus; Norman French: Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys; Early Scots: Robert Brus; Latin: Robertus Brussius), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is now revered in Scotland as a national hero.
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Robert the Bruce 11 July 1274 Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire
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7 June 1329 (aged 54) Palace of Cardross, presently on the grounds of Dalmoak Castle in Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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Marjorie Bruce 1st child with Isabella of Mar Female b. 1296 d. 1316 Age: 19 (at death) 1296-1316 Scottish princess (c. 1296 - 1316/17) -
David Bruce 4th child with Elizabeth de Burgh Male b. 5 Mar 1324 d. 22 Feb 1371 Age: 46 (at death) 1324-1371 King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371
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Marjorie, Countess of Carrick and Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale · m. 1271
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Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester · Great-grandfather · 1180-1230 · 12th and 13th-century English nobleman -
Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale · Great-grandfather · 1195-1226 · Scottish nobleman (c. 1195 - 1245)
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Isobel of Huntingdon · Great-grandmother · 1199-1251 · Wife of Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale
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Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale · Grandfather · 1215-1295 · Regent of Scotland and competitor for the Scottish throne
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Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster · Father In Law · 1259-1326 · One of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries
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Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester · Great-grandfather · 1180-1230 · 12th and 13th-century English nobleman
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Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale · Great-grandfather · 1195-1226 · Scottish nobleman (c. 1195 - 1245)
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Isobel of Huntingdon · Great-grandmother · 1199-1251 · Wife of Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale
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Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale · Grandfather · 1215-1295 · Regent of Scotland and competitor for the Scottish throne
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Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster · Father In Law · 1259-1326 · One of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries
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