House of Bruce

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The House of Bruce was a Scottish Royal House in the 14th century. Two members of the house were kings of Scotland.

History

The House of Bruce originated in Normandy in the 11th century, where the family took its name from Bruis (present-day Brix). It was here that the earliest known member of the family, Adam de Brus, built a castle. His descendant, Robert de Brus, was a Norman knight who came to England with William the Conqueror and was granted lands in Yorkshire. His son, the second Robert de Brus (c.1078-1141), received from David I of Scotland the lordship of Annandale, in Scotland. He renounced his lordship of Annandale after supporting the English in the Battle of the Standard 1138, but it was later restored to his younger son, the 2nd Lord of Annandale.

His grandson, Robert, 4th Lord of Annandale, married in 1219 Isabella, the second daughter of David of Huntingdon and the great-granddaughter of David the 1st. This marriage provided the Bruces with an important link to the Scottish Royal House, and a future claim to the throne. The 5th Lord of Annandale, Robert the Bruce's grandfather, was named as heir-presumptive to the childless Alexander III, but never gained the throne as Alexander later fathered three children. Bruce's grandfather was also a competitor for the throne in 1292, but his claim was ignored in favour of that of John Balliol.

Scottish Monarchs

See also

House of Bruce
Preceded by
House of Balliol		Ruling House of the Kingdom of Scotland
1306 – 1371		Succeeded by
House of Stewart
Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit   (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"   
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14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400.

Events

  • The transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age
  • Beginning of the Ottoman Empire, early expansion into the Balkans

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Normandy (in French: Normandie, and in Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coasts of the south of the English Channel between Brittany (to the west) and Picardy (to the east) and
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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100.

In the history of European culture, this period is considered the early part of the High Middle Ages.
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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William I of England (William the Conqueror; c. 1028 – 9 September 1087) was a medieval monarch. He ruled as the Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 and as King of England from 1066 to 1087.
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Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England, and the largest historic county in Great Britain. Although Yorkshire is a historic county, with no current official standing (except as part of the name of the English region of Yorkshire and the Humber), the name is
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Robert I de Brus (died 1142) was an early 12th century Norman baron and knight, responsible for founding the Bruce dynasty of Britain.

According to early modern historiographical tradition, he was supposedly the son of a Norman noble named Robert de Brus (sometimes Adam de
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10th century - 11st century - 12nd century
1040s  1050s  1060s  - 1070s -  1080s  1090s  1100s
1075 1076 1077 - 1078 - 1079 1080 1081

Lists of leaders
State leaders - Sovereign states

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11st century - 12nd century - 13rd century
1110s  1120s  1130s  - 1140s -  1150s  1160s  1170s
1138 1139 1140 - 1141 - 1142 1143 1144

Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
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David I
Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim
King of Scotland (Rí Alban)
King of the Scots (rex Scotorum)

Reign April or May 1124–May 24, 1153
Coronation Scone, in April or May 1124
Titles King of the Scots
Earl (
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Annandale (Gaelic: Strath Annan) is a strath in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, named after the River Annan. It runs north-south from Moffat to Annan on the Solway Firth.
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Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit   (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"   
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Battle of the Standard, sometimes known as the Battle of Northallerton, took place on 22 August 1138 on Cowton Moor near Northallerton in Yorkshire between the Scottish and the English.
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12nd century - 13rd century
1100s  1110s  1120s  - 1130s -  1140s  1150s  1160s
1135 1136 1137 - 1138 - 1139 1140 1141

Events

  • Robert Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter.

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The Lord of Annandale was a sub-comital lordship in southern Scotland (Annandale) established by David I of Scotland by 1124 for his follower Robert de Brus. The following were holders of the officers:
  • Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, 1113 x 1124-1138

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David of Scotland (c. 1144 – 17 June 1219) was a Scottish prince and Earl of Huntingdon. He was the youngest surviving son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, a daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, and Elizabeth de Vermandois.
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David I
Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim
King of Scotland (Rí Alban)
King of the Scots (rex Scotorum)

Reign April or May 1124–May 24, 1153
Coronation Scone, in April or May 1124
Titles King of the Scots
Earl (
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Alexander III
King of Scots

Reign July 6, 1249 – 19 March, 1286
Born 4 September 1241(1241--)
Died March 19 1286 (aged 46)
Buried Dunfermline Abbey

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1292 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1292
MCCXCII
Ab urbe condita 2045
Armenian calendar 741
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Bah' calendar -552 – -551
Buddhist calendar 1836
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John de Balliol (c. 1249 – November 1314) was King of Scots (1292-1296).

Early life

Little of John's early life is known. He was born between 1248 and 1250 at an unknown location, possibilities including Galloway, Picardy and Barnard Castle, County Durham.
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Robert I
King of Scots

Reign 1306–1329
Coronation 1306
Born July 11 1274(1274--)
Carrick, Scotland (uncertain)
Died May 7 1329 (aged 56)
Cardross
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1329 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1329
MCCCXXIX
Ab urbe condita 2082
Armenian calendar 778
ԹՎ ՉՀԸ
Bah' calendar -515 – -514
Buddhist calendar 1873
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David I
Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim
King of Scotland (Rí Alban)
King of the Scots (rex Scotorum)

Reign April or May 1124–May 24, 1153
Coronation Scone, in April or May 1124
Titles King of the Scots
Earl (
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The so-called House of Dunkeld is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1290.
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The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
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David II
King of Scots

Reign 7 june 1329 – 22 february 1371
Born 5 March 1324(1324--)
Dunfermline
Died January 22 1371 (aged 48)
Dundonald
Buried
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Edward de Balliol (c. 1282–1364) was the short-lived King of Scotland during the simultaneous reign of King David II. From time to time he was able to establish a temporary hold on Scotland with English military aid; but with little native support his rule was transient and
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Robert II of Scotland
King of Scots

Reign 1371 – April 19, 1390
Coronation March 1371
Titles Earl of Strathearn (1357-1390)
Born March 2 1316(1316--)

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House of Stuart or Stewart was a royal house of the Kingdom of Scotland, later also of the Kingdom of England, and finally of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Mary Queen of Scots adopted the French spelling Stuart while in France to ensure that the Scots Stewart
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