Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scotland from 1306 until 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 today revered in Scotland as a national hero.
WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE:
Reign: 25 March 1306 – 7 June 1329
Coronation: 25 March 1306
Predecessor: John
Successor: David II
Born: 11 July 1274 Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland[citation needed]
Died: 7 June 1329 (aged 54) Palace of Cardross, presently on the grounds of Dalmoak Castle in Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Burial: – Dunfermline Abbey (Body) – Melrose Abbey (Heart)
– St Serf’s Church, Dumbarton (Embalmed Viscera)[1]
Spouse(s): Isabella of Mar
Elizabeth de Burgh
Children: Marjorie Bruce
David II of Scotland
Elizabeth Bruce
Robert Bruce, Lord of Liddesdale
Niall Bruce of Carrick
House: Bruce
Father: Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
Mother: Marjorie, Countess of Carrick
His paternal fourth great-grandfather was King David I. Robert’s grandfather, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during the “Great Cause”. As Earl of Carrick, Robert the Bruce supported his family’s claim to the Scottish throne and took part in William Wallace’s revolt against Edward I of England. Appointed in 1298 as a Guardian of Scotland alongside his chief rival for the throne, John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, and William Lamberton, Bishop of St Andrews, Robert later resigned in 1300 due to his quarrels with Comyn and the apparently imminent restoration of John Balliol to the Scottish throne. After submitting to Edward I in 1302 and returning to “the king’s peace”, Robert inherited his family’s claim to the Scottish throne upon his father’s death.
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Robert The Bruce Documentary
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USEFUL LINKS/FURTHER READING:
10 things you (probably) didn’t know about Robert the Bruce: https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2018/11/10-things-probably-didnt-know-robert-bruce/
William Wallace and Robert The Bruce: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/William-Wallace-Robert-The-Bruce/
biographyonline.net – robert-the-bruce: https://www.biographyonline.net/military/robert-the-bruce.html
FILMS:
ROBERT THE BRUCE (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8000908/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce_(film)
The Bruce 1996: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115766/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bruce_(film)
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