| Name |
Edward de Brus [1, 2] |
| Title |
Earl of Carrick and High King of Ireland |
| Birth |
1290 |
Argyll, Scotland  [1] |
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| Gender |
Male |
| Kinfolk of Note |
Brother of Robert the Bruce |
| Notable Quote |
Edward de Brus, the destroyer of Ireland in general, both Foreigners and Gaels, was killed by the Foreigners of Ireland by dint of fighting at Dun-Delgan. And there were killed in his company Mac Ruaidhri, king of Insi-Gall Hebrides and Mac Domhnaill, kin |
| _MILT |
Edward and the Scots-Irish army was badly defeated at the Battle of Faughart by de Bermingham's forces |
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Battle of Faughart
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| Death |
14 Oct 1318 |
Dundalk, Louth, Ireland [1] |
- Killed at the Battle of Faughart, his body being quartered and send to various towns in Ireland, and his head being delivered to King Edward II
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| Burial |
Dundalk, Louth, Ireland |
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| Person ID |
I8940 |
A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified |
2 Mar 2023 |
| Father |
6th Lord of Annandale Robert de Brus, VI, b. Jul 1243, Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 4 Apr 1304, Lochawe, Argyll, Scotland (Age 60 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Countess of Carrick Marjorie MacDuncan, b. 1252, Argyll, Scotland d. 27 Oct 1292, Argyll, Scotland (Age 40 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
1271 |
- Robert was a companion-in-arms of Marjorie's 1st husband, Adam. When Robert showed up to inform her of Adam's death, she was so taken with him that she had him held captive until he agreed to marry her/Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Castle-Turnberry
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| Family ID |
F8836 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1290 - 1318 (28 years)
