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The remains of Turnberry Castle, Robert the Bruce's likely birthplace. Robert the Bruce was born on 11 July 1274. [3] [1] His place of birth is not known for certain.It most likely was Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire, the head of his mother's earldom, [4] despite claims that he may have been born in Lochmaben in Dumfriesshire, or Writtle in Essex.
Robert Bruce was born in Clackmannan, Scotland the son of Thomas Bruce, 1st Baron of Clackmannan and his wife Marjory. Robert received more land in Clackmannan in 1359 from his cousin, King David II, and additional land in Rate, Scotland in 1367.
Robert de Brus (July 1243 – before April 1304 [1]), 6th Lord of Annandale, jure uxoris Earl of Carrick [2] (1252–1292), Lord of Hartness, [3] Writtle and Hatfield Broad Oak, was a cross-border lord, [a] and participant of the Second Barons' War, Ninth Crusade, Welsh Wars, and First War of Scottish Independence, as well as father to the future king of Scotland Robert the Bruce.
Nevertheless, Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scotland at Scone, Perthshire in 1306. However, soon after he was forced by the English to retreat into Argyll, in an attempt to reach his Clan Campbell allies. [9]
On 20 September 1286, several Scottish barons who supported the title of the Bruce as successor of the crown met secretly at Turnberry Castle. Robert was only 12 years old at the time. [5] The second event was the attempt made by Robert in the spring of 1307, to recover the castle from the English, who occupied it at the time.
Robert the Bruce defeated England’s King Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 thus freeing Scotland from English rule until the countries were united by the Act of Union in 1707. Show ...
BBC Radio 4's You're Dead to Me delves into the life and stories around the King of Scots.
Robert V de Brus (Robert de Brus), 5th Lord of Annandale (ca. 1215 – 31 March or 3 May 1295 [1]), was a feudal lord, justice and constable of Scotland and England, a regent of Scotland, and a competitor for the Scottish throne in 1290/92 in the Great Cause. He is commonly known as "Robert the Competitor".