Nigel de Brus (c. 1279 – September 1306) was a younger brother of King
Robert I. Born at
Carrick,
Ayrshire, Scotland, he was a son of
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale and
Margaret, Countess of Carrick. He supported his older brother in the struggle for the crown of
Scotland
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and fought in the
Wars of Scottish Independence
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.
In 1306, he was captured by
English
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forces at
Kildrummy Castle
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, where he and his garrison held off
Edward's forces who had been seeking Robert the Bruce's wife
Elizabeth
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, daughter
Marjorie, sisters
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and
Christina, and
Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan.
["Elizabeth de Burgh and Marjorie Bruce", Foghlam Alba]
Their actions enabled the women to escape, although the women were soon captured and betrayed to the English by
William, 3rd Earl of Ross in the chapel of
St Duthac at
Tain in Ross.
After his capture he was executed for
high treason
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by being
hanged, drawn, and quartered
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in September 1306 at
Berwick-upon-Tweed
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.
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Notes
1279 births
1306 deaths
Nigel
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People of the Wars of Scottish Independence
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