Robert III de Brus
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Robert III de Brus was the oldest son of Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale
.
He predeceased his father, and so did not inherit the lordship of Annandale
, which passed to his brother, William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
. He married in 1183 Isabella Mac William (Isibéal inghean Uilleim), illegitimate daughter of King William I of Scotland
through the latter's liaison with a daughter of Robert Avenel
lord of Eskdale. There were no children.
His great-great-great-nephew was his famous historical namesake, King Robert I of Scotland
.
Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale
Robert II de Brus, le Meschin , was a 12th century Norman noble and 2nd Lord of Annandale...
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He predeceased his father, and so did not inherit the lordship of Annandale
Lord of Annandale
The Lord of Annandale was a sub-comital lordship in southern Scotland established by David I of Scotland by 1124 for his follower Robert de Brus...
, which passed to his brother, William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale was the second but eldest surviving son of Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale.His elder brother, Robert III de Brus, predeceased their father and never held the lordship of Annandale. William de Brus thus succeeded his father when the latter died in...
. He married in 1183 Isabella Mac William (Isibéal inghean Uilleim), illegitimate daughter of King William I of Scotland
William I of Scotland
William the Lion , sometimes styled William I, also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough", reigned as King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214...
through the latter's liaison with a daughter of Robert Avenel
Robert Avenel
Robert Avenel was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman magnate. He was ruler of the small former Northumbrian province of Eskdale in Dumfriesshire, as well as Abercorn in West Lothian. He was one of a small number of Anglo-Norman immigrants to have been given a provincial lordship in southern Scotland in...
lord of Eskdale. There were no children.
His great-great-great-nephew was his famous historical namesake, King Robert I of Scotland
Robert I of Scotland
Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...
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Sources
- Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham, Magna Carta ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families. Genealogical Publishing, 2005. pg 699. Google eBook
- The Scots Peerage, Vol. I, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 5.