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 Abt 1174 - 1250 (76 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 2. |  Carrick, Neil Earl of  (1.Duncan1) was born about 1202 in Of, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland; died in 1256. Neil married Stewart, Margaret in 1234. Margaret (daughter of Stewart, HIGH STEWARD OF SCOTLAND Walter and Angus, Beatrix De) was born about 1206 in Of, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Carrick, Miss of was born about 1235 in Of, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland; died in 1292.
- 5. Carrick, Miss of was born about 1235 in Of, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland; died in 1292.
- 6. Carrick, Miss of was born about 1237 in Of, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland.
- 7. Carrick, Miss of was born about 1237 in Of, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland.
- 8. Carrick, Miss of was born about 1239 in Of, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland.
- 9. Carrick, Miss of was born about 1239 in Of, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland.
- 10. Carrick, Margaret Countess of was born about 1252 in Of, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland; died before 27 Oct 1292.
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Generation: 3
| 10. |  Carrick, Margaret Countess of (2.Neil2, 1.Duncan1) was born about 1252 in Of, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland; died before 27 Oct 1292. Margaret married De Brus, EARL OF CARRICK Robert in 1271 in Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland. Robert (son of Brus, Lord of Annandale Robert "The Competitor" De and Clare, Isabel De) was born in Jul 1243 in Of, Annandale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland; died before 4 Apr 1304 in Palestine; was buried in Holme Abbey, Holme Cultram, Cumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Norway, Isabella Bruce Queen of was born about 1272 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died in 1358 in Of, Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
- 12. Bruce, Christina was born about 1273 in Of, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland.
- 13. Scotland, "de BRUS" Robert I "The Bruce" King of was born on 11 Jul 1274 in Writtle, Near Chelmsford, Essex, England; died on 7 Jun 1329 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was buried in Abbey Church, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland.
- 14. Bruce, KING OF IRELAND Edward was born about 1276 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died on 14 Oct 1317 in Tagher, Near, Dundalk, Ireland.
- 15. Bruce, Nigel (Neil) was born about 1279 in , Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died in Sep 1306 in , Berwick, Northumberland, England.
- 16. Bruce, Maud (Matilda) (Mary) was born about 1282 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died after Sep 1323; was buried in Abbey, Fearn, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
- 17. Bruce, Mary was born in 1282 in Of, Scotland; died before 22 Sep 1323.
- 18. Bruce (Brus), Margaret was born about 1283 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland.
- 19. Bruce, Thomas was born about 1284 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died on 9 Feb 1307 in Carlisle Castle, Carlisle, Cumberland, England.
- 20. Bruce, Alexander was born about 1285 in , Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died on 9 Feb 1307 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.
- 21. Bruce, Elizabeth was born about 1286 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland.
- 22. Bruce, Margery was born about 1287 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland.
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Margaret married Kilconcath, EARL OF CARRICK Adam De in Sp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
| 11. | Norway, Isabella Bruce Queen of (10.Margaret3, 2.Neil2, 1.Duncan1) was born about 1272 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died in 1358 in Of, Bergen, Bergen, Norway. Isabella married Norway, Eric Iii Magnusson King of on 25 Sep 1293 in Of, Bergen, Bergen, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Isabella married Randolph, Thomas about 1292. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Isabella married Bruce, Alexander in 1293 in Of, Carrick, Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 12. | Bruce, Christina (10.Margaret3, 2.Neil2, 1.Duncan1) was born about 1273 in Of, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. Family/Spouse: Seton, KNIGHT Christopher. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Christina married Mar, Gratney (Gartnet) Earl of in 1292 in Of Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Gratney (son of Mar, Donald Earl of and Llewelyn, COUNTESS OF CHESTER Elen (Helen) Verch) was born in in Of Kildrummy Castle, Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in Sep 1305. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Mar, Ellen of was born in in Of, Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died after 1342.
- 24. Mar, Donald Earl of was born about 1302 in Of Saline, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 12 Aug 1332 in At Dupplin.
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Christina married Moray, KNIGHT Andrew on 20 Sep 1305 in Dispensation. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 13. | Scotland, "de BRUS" Robert I "The Bruce" King of (10.Margaret3, 2.Neil2, 1.Duncan1) was born on 11 Jul 1274 in Writtle, Near Chelmsford, Essex, England; died on 7 Jun 1329 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was buried in Abbey Church, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. Notes:
Biographical Text:
Robert the Bruce, 2nd Earl of Carrick and grandson of the old Competitor had supported Edward I against Balliol but, when Wallace renounced the guardianship of Scotland Bruce and Balliol's nephew,John "Red" Comyn replaced him as joint guardians. After a quarrel with Comyn he returned to Edward's camp and obtained a pardon. Bruce, seeking a reconciliation with Comyn, impulsively stabbed him at Dumfries in a church. He was again outlawed by Edward and excommunicated. Bruce claimed the Scottish throne as great-great-grandson of David I and was crowned at Scone in 1306. He went into hiding in a cave on an island off Ireland after he killed Red Comyn. This is where we get the legend of Bruce and the spider. We do not know if this is a true story but it makes a good legend. He watched the spider spinning its web and attempting to fix the web to the ceiling. At last the spider succeeded. According to the legend, this inspired Bruce to overcome his many hardships and persevere until he had won back Scotland. He made plans to take back his original home, Turnberry Castle. As they made their way to the castle, the plan was that if all was well, a light would be showing at the castle wall. They did see the light but upon nearing the castle, discovered that it was an enemy fire. Nonetheless, Bruce attacked and by this surprise attack gained food, armour and horses. He learned that three of his brothers and his wife, daughter and two sisters had been imprisoned by the English. Although he was now King, he was not well supported by the nobles and so Scottish lands and castles remained in the hands of the English. He knew that he would have to fight castle by castle in order to regain Scotland and drive the English out. Through his perseverance, by 1324 all castles in Scotland except Stirling were in Scottish hands. By this time Edward II was on the throne of England and was much more ineffectual than his father.
Bruce's much smaller force spectacularly defeated Edward II's 20,000 strong army at Bannockburn. I will say no more here about the Battle as it has been so well written by Skye.
The Declaration of Arbroath, an affirmation of Scottish independence, was sent to the Pope but the Pope did not recognize Bruce for four years as the rightful king of Scotland. After Edward III ascended to the throne, Bruce's army harassed the English so much that Edward III was forced to acknowledge his sovereignty and Scotland's freedom.
Not long after the peace Bruce died. He was buried in Dunfermline Abbey. He had always wanted to go on a crusade. When he died his heart was placed in a silver casket and kept by Sir James Douglas who planned to take it on a crusade to the Holy Lands. Douglas joined the army of the King of Spain and while fighting a battle was killed. But before he died, he threw the casket in the midst of the battle crying, "Now go before, brave heart, as you always did, and I shall follow you or die." The casket was recovered
and returned to Scotland.
At the end of Bruce's life, he had achieved what he had fought for years to accomplish. Scotland was once again an independent kingdom. Scotland remembers him as "Good King Robert" and his triumph at Bannockburn is a rallying cry to Scots everywhere. Scotland would never again be conquered. Bruce's final legacy was to confirm "Scotland as separate and distinct, not just as a kingdom but as a community, a people and ultimately a nation."
Robert married Mar, QUEEN OF SCOTLAND Isabell (Matilda) of about 1295. Isabell (daughter of Mar, Donald Earl of and Llewelyn, COUNTESS OF CHESTER Elen (Helen) Verch) was born about 1278 in Of Kildrummy Castle, Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died about 1320. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Robert married Selby, Annabella (Anabel) in Of, Northumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Robert married Burgh, Elizabeth De in 1302 in Writtle, Near Chelsford, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 14. | Bruce, KING OF IRELAND Edward (10.Margaret3, 2.Neil2, 1.Duncan1) was born about 1276 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died on 14 Oct 1317 in Tagher, Near, Dundalk, Ireland. Edward married Strathbogie, Miss about 1300. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 16. | Bruce, Maud (Matilda) (Mary) (10.Margaret3, 2.Neil2, 1.Duncan1) was born about 1282 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died after Sep 1323; was buried in Abbey, Fearn, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. Maud married Ross, EARL OF ROSS Hugh in 1308 in Of, Orkney Islands, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 19. | Bruce, Thomas (10.Margaret3, 2.Neil2, 1.Duncan1) was born about 1284 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland; died on 9 Feb 1307 in Carlisle Castle, Carlisle, Cumberland, England. Family/Spouse: Erskine, Helen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 21. | Bruce, Elizabeth (10.Margaret3, 2.Neil2, 1.Duncan1) was born about 1286 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland. Elizabeth married Dishington, KNIGHT William about 1309 in Of, Carrick, Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 22. | Bruce, Margery (10.Margaret3, 2.Neil2, 1.Duncan1) was born about 1287 in Of, Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland. Margery married Breschin, KNIGHT David De about 1309 in Of, Carrick, Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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