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Marjorie Bruce or Marjorie de Brus (c. 1296 – 1316 or 1317) was the eldest daughter of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the only child born of his first marriage with Isabella of Mar. Marjorie's marriage to Walter, High Steward of Scotland, gave rise to the House of Stewart. Her son was the first Stewart monarch, King Robert II of Scotland.
Robert became Earl of Carrick jure uxoris (in right of his wife). Their children were: Isabel Bruce (1272–1358), married King Eric II of Norway. Christina Bruce, married Sir Christopher Seton; Sir Andrew Murray; King Robert the Bruce. Niall or Nigel Bruce, executed 1306 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. Edward Bruce.
The story often told of the origins of the surname Marjoribanks, and even supported by respectable authorities, is that Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, brought into her marriage with Walter Stewart in 1315 lands in Dumfriesshire which became known as "Marjorie's Banks"; [1] [2] unfortunately no such lands formed part of Marjorie's dowry.
A depiction of Marjorie Bruce on her tomb in Paisley Abbey. Isabella died shortly after her marriage with Robert the Bruce, but not before delivering her daughter, Marjorie Bruce. The details of Isabella's death, like her life, are obscured by our lack of primary sources; however, it is likely she died during-—or shortly after—Marjorie's ...
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 II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, he was the first monarch of the House of Stewart. Upon the death of his uncle David II, Robert succeeded to the throne.
The real Lenny Bruce died in 1966. On August 3, 1966, Lenny Bruce was found dead in the bathroom of his California home. The comedian's cause of death was acute morphine poisoning due to an ...
Mary Bruce (c. 1282 – 1323) was the younger sister of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. During the First War of Scottish Independence, she was captured by the English and imprisoned in a cage at Roxburgh Castle for about four years. She was the daughter of Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, and Marjorie, Countess of Carrick.