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Robert I of Scots Bruce 1274 – 1329 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JUL 1274

Birth Location: Writtle Chelmsford, Essex, England

Death Date: 7 JUN 1329

Death Location: Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Bruce

Mother: Margaret Carrick

Spouse(s): Christiana Carrick, Isabel Mar, Isabella Mar, Isabella Bruce, Mar Scotland, Elizabeth Burgh, <Living> None, Mary d'Burgh, Isabella Mar, Marjorie Carrick, Acknowledged mothers, Robert Scotland, Robert Bruce, James Scotland, <Living> None

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In 1274, Robert I of Scots Bruce entered the world in Writtle Chelmsford, Essex, England, born to Robert de Bruce and Margaret Countess of Carrick. Robert I of Scots Bruce married Christiana of Carrick, Isabel of Mar, Isabella Mar, Isabella Matilda Erskine Queen of Scotland (de Mar) Bruce, Mar Lady of Mar Queen of Scotland, Elizabeth de Burgh, <Living>, Mary d'Burgh, Isabella Matilde Erskine Mar, Marjorie Margaret Carrick, Acknowledged illegitimate children by unknown mothers, Robert Scotland, Robert Bruce, James I Scotland, <Living>. Robert I of Scots Bruce passed away in 1329 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1274, Robert I of Scots Bruce entered the world in Writtle Chelmsford, Essex, England, born to Robert de Bruce and Margaret Countess of Carrick.
  • Robert I of Scots Bruce married Christiana of Carrick, Isabel of Mar, Isabella Mar, Isabella Matilda Erskine Queen of Scotland (de Mar) Bruce, Mar Lady of Mar Queen of Scotland, Elizabeth de Burgh, <Living>, Mary d'Burgh, Isabella Matilde Erskine Mar, Marjorie Margaret Carrick, Acknowledged illegitimate children by unknown mothers, Robert Scotland, Robert Bruce, James I Scotland, <Living>.
  • Robert I of Scots Bruce passed away in 1329 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Robert Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Robert Bruce
1274 – 1329
Birth Place: Writtle Chelmsford, Essex, England
Parents
Robert de Bruce
1243 – 1304
Annandale District, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Countess of) Carrick
1245 – 1292
Carrick, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (de) Brus
1220 – 1295
Annandale, Dumfries, Scotland
Isabella (of Gloucester & Hertford de) Clare
1226 – 1264
Clare, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Niall (mac) Dhonnchad,
1202 – 1256
Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margareth (Fitz Alan) Stewart
1206 –
Great-Grandparents
Robert Brus,
1195 – 1245
Isabel Huntingdon
1199 – 1251
Gilbert Clare
1180 – 1230
Isabel Marshall
1200 – 1240
Duncan Carrick
1164 – 1252
Avelina Stewart
1179 – 1202
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isabel Huntington
1233 – 1301
William Marshal
1146 – 1219
Isabel DeClare
1172 – 1220

Robert Bruce's Timeline

3 Records

1274
11 JUL 1274
Birth of Robert I of Scots Bruce in Writtle Chelmsford, Essex, England
Writtle Chelmsford, Essex, England
1329
7 JUN 1329
Age 55
Death of Robert I of Scots Bruce in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1329
15 JUN 1329
Age 55
Burial of Robert I of Scots Bruce in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JUL 1274
    Event Place: Writtle Chelmsford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1329
    Event Place: Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1329
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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