Robert de Brus, 7th Lord of Annandale

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Robert de Brus, 7th Lord of Annandale, was a prominent 13th-century Scottish nobleman and claimant to the Scottish throne, best known as the grandfather of King Robert the Bruce.

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instanceOf Lord of Annandale
Scottish nobleman
claimant to the Scottish throne
medieval noble
allegiance Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
alsoKnownAs Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale
Robert Bruce, the Competitor
linked to: Robert the Bruce
birthDate c. 1210
burialPlace Guisborough Priory (probable)
linked to: Guisborough Priory
child Bernard de Brus
Isabel de Brus
linked to: Isabel Bruce

John de Brus
Richard de Brus
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale’s heir Robert (later Robert de Brus, 6th of Annandale’s line – sometimes styled Robert Bruce of Annandale)
William de Brus
citizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
claimBasis descent from David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon
contemporaryOf Edward I of England
John Balliol
deathDate 31 March 1295
deathPlace Lochmaben Castle
era 13th century
familyName de Brus
father Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
givenName Robert
grandfather Robert I of Scotland
heldLand Annandale, Dumfriesshire
linked to: Annandale, Scotland

Cleveland, Yorkshire
Hartlepool, County Durham
language Latin
Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
legalStatus one of the main competitors for the Scottish crown in 1292
mother Isabel of Huntingdon
nobleFamily Bruce family
notableFor being grandfather of King Robert the Bruce
claim to the Scottish throne during the Great Cause
notableRelative Robert I of Scotland
participatedIn the Great Cause (Scottish succession dispute, 1290–1292)
positionHeld Regent of Scotland (disputed, in context of the Great Cause)
region Northern England
Scotland
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Isabella de Clare
linked to: Isabel de Clare
throneAwardedTo John Balliol
throneClaimOutcome unsuccessful
title Earl of Carrick (jure uxoris, claimed through his son)
linked to: Earl of Carrick

Lord of Annandale

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Lord of Annandale hasTitleHolder Robert de Brus, 7th Lord of Annandale