Earl of Carrick and High King of Ireland Edward de Brus
1290 - 1318 (28 years)
1. Earl of Carrick and High King of Ireland Edward de Brus was born in 1290 in Argyll, Scotland; died on 14 Oct 1318 in Dundalk, Louth, Ireland; was buried in Dundalk, Louth, Ireland. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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
Notes:
Birth:
Carrick Castle
Buried:
Churchyard at Faughart
Died:
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 IIEdward married Isabelle Strathbogie in 1314 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Isabelle (daughter of Earl of Atholl John Strathbogie and Margaret de Mar) was born in 1294 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 1 Jun 1317 in Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. 1st Baron of Claskmannan Sir Thomas de Bruys
was born in 1313 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died in 1358 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
Generation: 2
2. 1st Baron of Claskmannan Sir Thomas de Bruys (1.Edward1) was born in 1313 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died in 1358 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Sir married Baroness Bruce Lady Marjory Stenhouse Charteries in 1337 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Lady was born in 1317 in Stenhouse, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in 1348 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. 2nd Baron of Clackmannan Sir Robert de Bruys was born in 1340 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died on 23 Jul 1403 in Shropshire, England.
- 3. 2nd Baron of Clackmannan Sir Robert de Bruys
Generation: 3
3. 2nd Baron of Clackmannan Sir Robert de Bruys (2.Sir2, 1.Edward1) was born in 1340 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died on 23 Jul 1403 in Shropshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- _MILT: Killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury
Notes:
Died:
the Battle of ShrewsburySir married Isobell Stewart in 1370 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Isobell was born in 1350 in Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1373 in Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. 3rd King of Scotland Robert Bruce was born in 1371 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died in 1406 in Scotland.
Generation: 4
4. 3rd King of Scotland Robert Bruce (3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Edward1) was born in 1371 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died in 1406 in Scotland. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title: 3rd Baron of Clackmannan
Robert married Annabelle Scrymgeour in 1390 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Annabelle was born in 1372; died in 1406 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. 4th Baron of Clackmannan Sir David Bruce was born in 1392 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died in 1428 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.