Edward had the following illegitimate issue(and
1 Thomas de Bruce.
Edward is said to have married firstly (although no evidence exists as to where):
Isabella
She was the daughter of John of Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, by Margaret, daughter of Donald, 6th Earl of Mar. There is little sound evidence for her marriage to Edward, and it is thought likely that she was only his mistress. She died before 1 June, 1317. Issue of marriage or liaison:
(i) Alexander de Bruce, Earl of Carrick (killed 1333); he married Eleanor, daughter of Sir Archibald Douglas.
Edward married secondly, after 1 June, 1317 (date of dispensation) (although no evidence exists as to where):
Isabella
She was the daughter of William, 5th Earl of Ross. No further details of her are recorded.
3 Neil
He was executed in 1306 at Berwick by the English.
4 Thomas
He rose to the rank of knight, and was executed in 1307 at Carlisle Castle by the English.
Thomas married (although no record exists of the date or the place):
Helen
She was the daughter of Sir John Erskine. Her dates are not recorded.
5 Alexander
He was appointed Dean of Glasgow, and executed in 1307 at Carlisle Castle by the English.
6 Mary
She married firstly Sir Neil Campbell of Lochawe ( d.c.1316), probably after Michaelmas, 1312, and had issue:
1 John of Lochawe, Earl of Atholl (1313?–killed 1333); he married Joan, daughter of Sir John Menteith of Rusky and Knapdale.
2 Dougal; he married and had issue.
3 Duncan (?); he is said to have married and had issue, but the evidence for his existence is unsatisfactory.
Mary married secondly Sir Alexander Fraser (killed 1332) in c.1316, and had issue:
1 John of Touch Fraser (1317?–died in early manhood); he married an unknown lady and had issue.
2 William, a knight (1318?–killed 1346); he married Margaret ( d.1364), said to have been the daughter of Sir Andrew Moray of Bothwell, and had issue.
Mary died before 22 September, 1323.
7 Christinaor Christian
She married firstly Gartnait, Earl of Mar ( d.1305), in c.1292, and had issue:
1 Donald, 8th Earl of Mar (killed 1332); he married Isabella ( d.1347), perhaps the daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll, and had issue.
2 Helen ( d.after 1342); she married firstly Sir John Menteith, Lord of Arran, and had issue, and secondly Sir James Garioch (?).
Christina married secondly Christopher Seton (executed 1306) in 1305/6. She married thirdly Sir Andrew Murray of Bothwell (1298–1338) after 12 October, 1325 (date of dispensation), and had issue:
1 John, a knight ( d.1352); he married Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith (
2 Thomas, a knight ( d.1361); he married Joan, daughter of
Maurice Moray, Earl of Strathearn.
Christina died in 1356/7 ‘at a great age’.
8 Margaret
She married Sir William de Carlyle ( d. by 1329), and had issue:
1 William, a knight ( d.1347).
2 John ( d.1347); married and had issue.
9 Matilda
She married Hugh, 6th Earl of Ross (killed 1333), in c.1308, and had issue:
1 Matilda or Marjorie ( d. after 1350); she married Malise, Earl of Strathearn and Caithness ( d.1344/57).
2 William, 7th Earl of Ross ( d.1372); he married Mary, daughter of Angus Og, Lord of the Isles, and had issue.
Matilda died between 1323 and 1329, and was buried at Fearn, Scotland.
10 Son( name not known)
He probably died young.
ROBERT I
Known as ‘the Bruce’, he was born on 11 July, 1274, probably at Writtle, near Chelmsford, Essex. He succeeded his father as Earl of Carrick on 27 October, 1292, and as Lord of Annandale either in 1295 (?) or in 1304. On 25 or 27 March, 1306, he assumed the Crown and Royal Dignity of Scotland, thus bringing to an end the Second Interregnum. This he did in defiance of Edward I of England, who had declared his English estates forfeit on 20 February, 1305/6. Robert I was crowned on 27 March, 1306, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.
Robert I married firstly,in c.1295 (although no evidence exists as to where):
Isabella
She was the daughter of Donald, 6th Earl of Mar, by his wife Helen, who was said to have been an illegitimate daughter of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales. Isabella was dead by 1302.
Issue of marriage:
1 Marjorie
She was born in c.1297. (
Robert I married secondly, in c.1302 (although no evidence exists as to where):
Elizabeth
She was the daughter of Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster and Connaught, by Margaret, daughter of John de Burgh. She died on 26 October, 1327, at Cullen Castle, Banffshire, and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.
Issue of marriage:
1 Margaret
She married William, 5th Earl of Sutherland ( d.1371), between 2 August and 28 September, 1345, and had issue:
1 John, Master of Sutherland (1346?–1361).
Margaret died between 30 March, 1346, and 9 November, 1347 in childbed.
2 Matilda
She married Thomas Isaac, and had issue:
1 Joan; she married John, Lord of Lorne.
2 Katherine.
Matilda died on 20 July, 1353, at Aberdeen, and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.
3 David II(
4 John
He was born in October, 1327, and died young. He was buried in Restennet Priory, Forfarshire.
Robert I also had the following illegitimate issue:
1 Robert, Baron of Liddesdale (killed 1332).
2 Neil or Nigel of Carrick, a knight ( d.1346).
3 Walter of Odistoun (?); probably spurious.
4 Christina of Carrick.
5 Margaret ( d. after 1364); she married Robert Glen.
6 Elizabeth; she married Sir Walter Oliphant of Aberdalgie ( d. after 1378), and had issue.
ROBERT I
He died on 7 June, 1329, at Cardross Castle, Dumbartonshire, and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.
He was succeeded by his son David.
David II
FATHER: Robert I(
MOTHER: Elizabeth de Burgh(
SIBLINGS: (
DAVID II
He was born on 5 March, 1324, at Dunfermline Palace, Fife, and was created Earl of Carrick between 17 March and 17 July, 1328, thus establishing the tradition that the title of Earl of Carrick is always borne by the eldest son of the sovereign in Scotland. David succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 7 June, 1329, and was crowned on 24 November, 1331, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire. He was overthrown by Edward Balliol (