Earl Robert IV DE BRUCE 6th Lord Of Annandale ²⁰⁷⁴

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  General Notes:

Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, was the father of King Robert the Bruce. He was born in 1243, the son of Robert Bruce of Annadale and Isabel de Clare. Robert Bruce married Marjory Countess of Carrick at Turnbury Castle in 1271. The couple had 12 children including the Scottish hero Robert the Bruce. Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, was buried at Holme Cultram Abbey in the County of Cumberland in northern England. Grave stone slab of the Earl of Carrick is preserved in a wing of the Abbey church.

Robert De Brus (or De Bruce) was the 6th Lord of Annandale after his father Robert De Brus, the 5th Lord of Annandale. He married twice, 1st to Marjorie De Carrick in 1271 and 2nd to Eleanor in 1296. He had 11 children.

He was born in July 1243 probably in Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex County, England.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Clan: Bruce,,.

2. Title of Nobility: Earl of Carrick, between 1252 and 1292,.

3. Clan: Bruce,,.

Robert married Marjorie OF CARRICK, daughter of Earl Neil CANMORE GRAVIN of Carrick and Countess Margaret STEWART of Carrick, in 1271 in Maybole, , Ayrshire, Scotland. (Marjorie OF CARRICK was born on 11 April 1254 in Carrick, , Ayrshire, Scotland,²⁰⁷⁴ died on 27 October 1292 in Turnberry, , Ayrshire, Scotland ²⁰⁷⁴ and was buried in Abbeytown, Cumberland, Cumbria, England ²⁰⁷⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

Robert Bruce married Marjory Countess of Carrick at Turnbury Castle in 1271.

According to medieval legend, Marjorie held the visiting knight Robert de Brus captive until he agreed to marry her. The marriage between Marjorie and Robert in 1271 conveyed to him both the castle and the earldom.