Robert, King of Scots I
1274 - 1329 (54 years)1. Robert, King of Scots I was born on 11 Jul 1274 in Turnberry, Ayrshire(?); died on 7 Jun 1329 in Cardross Castle, on the Clyde; was buried in Dunfermiline, Fifeshire. Notes:
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Robert, "the son of Robert de Bruce VII, earl of Carrick by right of his wife, Marjorie, was a
direct descendant of a Norman baron who accompanied William I to England." - Encycl. Brit.,
'56, 19:347. The earldom of Carrick was resigned to him by his father in 1292, was merged in
the crown of Scotland, and became extinct "with the failure of the royal male line of Bruce."
Robert is reported by "The Bruce Journal" (I:1) to have been born at Writtle Essex, crowned at
Scone 27 March 1306, regained Sotland's independence through victory at Bannockburn in June,
1314, etc. See "Robert Bruce," G. W. S. Barrow (U. of CA Press, 1965). Also see 1999 Web site:
http://www.infodex.demon.co.uk/index.htmlI married Mar, Isabel of in 1296. Isabel (daughter of Donald, Earl ofMar and Helen, of North Wales) died in 1297. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Bruce, Princess of Scotland Marjorie
died on 2 Mar 1316.
- 2. Bruce, Princess of Scotland Marjorie
Generation: 2
2. Bruce, Princess of Scotland Marjorie (1.I1) died on 2 Mar 1316. Notes:
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Born by 1297, Marjorie was eventual heir of her father.Marjorie married Walter, Steward of Scotland in 1315. Steward (son of Bute, John of) was born in 1292; died on 9 Apr 1326. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Robert, King of Scots II was born on 2 Mar 1316; died on 3 May 1390 in Dundonald, Ayrshire.
- 3. Robert, King of Scots II
Generation: 3
3. Robert, King of Scots II (2.Marjorie2, 1.I1) was born on 2 Mar 1316; died on 3 May 1390 in Dundonald, Ayrshire. Notes:
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Robert II is buried at Scone, Scotland. For this line see "The Scots
Peerage," I:14. He is first King of the Stuart House. He m. (2) Euphemia of
Ross, dau. of Hugh, Earl of Ross (per "The Bruce Journal," Vol. I, No. 4,
p. 48). He succeeded his uncle, King David II, 22 Feb 1371. With wife
Euphemia, Robert II had David, Earl of Strathbearn and Walter, Earl of
Atholl, and daughters.II married Mure, "of Rowallan" Elizabeth on Yes, date unknown. Elizabeth (daughter of Mure, Sir Adam and Cunningham, Joan) was born about 1320; died in 1355; was buried in Paisley Chapel, Paisley, Renfrewshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 4
4. Stewart, Princess of Scotland Marjorie (3.II3, 2.Marjorie2, 1.I1)Notes:
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A Papal dispensation was obtained for Marjorie, daughter of King Robert II,
dated 07-11-1370.Marjorie married Dunbar, Earl of Moray John on Yes, date unknown. John (son of Dunbar, Earl of March Patrick and Randolph, Countess of Moray Lady Agnes) died in 1394 in Tournay. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children: