Robert de Brus, ''the Noble'' (c. 1195–1245) was 4th

Lord of Annandale The Lordship of Annandale was a sub-comital lordship in southern Scotland (Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Annandale) established by David I of Scotland by 1124 for his follower Robert de Brus. The following were holders of the office: *Robert ...

Life

He was the son of

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, and Christina mac Uhtred.

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Robert had the same name as both his uncle and his grandfather. His uncle died before becoming Lord of Annandale, and therefore his father, William, inherited the title, becoming 3rd Lord of Annandale. Robert married ca. 1219

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, the second daughter of

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, by which marriage he acquired the manors of

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and Hatfield Broadoak,

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. They had two sons and one daughter: *

Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale Robert V de Brus (Robert de Brus), 5th Lord of Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Annandale (ca. 1215 – 31 March or 3 May 1295), was a feudal lord, justice and constable of Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland and Kingdom of England, England, a regent ...

, married firstly Isabella de Clare, with issue; married secondly Christina de Ireby, without issue. * Bernard de Brus of Exton, married firstly Alice de Beauchamp, daughter of William de Beauchamp of Elmley, and married secondly Constance de Merston, widow of John de Morteyn; was the father of Sir Bernard de Brus II. * Beatrice de Brus, married Hugo de Neville. Robert died in 1232,MISCELLANEA GENEALOGICA ET HERALDICA. VOL. 1. 1874. by JOSEPH J. HOWARD https://archive.org/details/miscellaneagene00howagoog/page/337/mode/1up?q=sir+bernard+bruce and was survived by his wife Isabella. He was buried in the family mausoleum

Gisborough Priory Gisborough Priory is a ruined Augustinian priory in Guisborough in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1119 as the Priory of St Mary by the Norman feudal magnate Robert de Brus, an ancestor of the Sc ...

Notes

References

* Duncan, A. A. M., ‘Brus , Robert (II) de, lord of Annandale (d. 1194?)’, in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 200
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brus, Robert De, 4th Lord Of Annandale 13th-century deaths

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Scoto-Normans Burials at Gisborough Priory Year of birth uncertain Lords of Annandale