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Name:
Robert de Brus
 Relationship to Astrid Olafsdotter of Sweden
Birth:
1210 England
Father:
R Brus
Mother:
Isabel of Huntingdon
Married:
(Mother)
Children:
Married:
Isabella de Clare MAY 1240
Children:
Mary ??
Born:
Died: AFT 1283
Sir Robert le Brus
Born: 1243 England
Death:
31 MAR 1295 Lochmaben Castle, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland aged 85
Burial:
17 APR 1295 Guisborough Priory, near Middleborough, Yorkshire, England
Remarks:
Sir Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale
b. 1210
d. 31 Mar 1295

Sir Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale
b. 1210
d. 31 Mar 1295


Lord of Annandale. He succeeded his father in 1245 and his mother in 1251-1252. He and his son swore fealty to the King and Prince Edward on April 19, 1267. He was a supporter of Henry III. He fought at the battle of Lewes on May 14, 1264, and was captured by de MontfortÕs forces. His son Robert ransomed him. He was a competitor for the Scottish crown and he agreed on June 5, 1291, to be bound by the decision of the King as his overlord, but Edward decided against him.

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