Person:Alexander Bruce (1)

Alexander de Bruce
d.9 Feb 1307
m. 1271
  1. Thomas Bruce - 1306
  2. Martha De Carrick1215 - 1255
  3. Isabel Bruce, Queen of NorwayAbt 1272 - 1358
  4. Christina BruceEst 1273 - 1356/57
  5. Robert I of Scotland1274 - 1329
  6. Nigel BruceAbt 1279 - 1306
  7. Edward BruceEst 1280 - 1318
  8. Christian De Brus1281 - 1357
  9. Mary Bruce1282 - Aft 1323
  10. Maud BruceAbt 1282 - 1326
  11. Thomas BruceAbt 1284 - 1307
  12. Alexander de BruceAbt 1285 - 1307
  13. Elizabeth BruceAbt 1286 -
  14. Margaret Bruce1286 - 1323
  15. Mary De Brus1286 - 1323
  16. Marjory Bruce, of Carrick1287 -
  17. Elizabeth Bruce1288 -
  18. John Bruce1290 - 1318
Facts and Events
Name Alexander de Bruce
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1285 Carrick, Argyll, Scotland
Death? 9 Feb 1307
Reference Number? Q4720472?


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Alexander de Brus (c. 1285 – 17 February 1307), Dean of Glasgow, was a younger brother of King Robert I of Scotland, who supported his brother in the struggle for the crown of Scotland. He was captured by forces at Loch Ryan, Galloway, Scotland and later executed by the English.

Born c. 1285 at Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland he was the fourth son of Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale and Margaret, Countess of Carrick. He is said to have been a learned man who was educated at Cambridge and was later named Dean of Glasgow. On 9 February 1307 shortly after King Robert returned to the Isle of Arran from Rathlin Island, Alexander, his brother Thomas de Brus and Sir Reginald Crawford, sailing 18 galleys, landed with a force of some 1000 Irishmen at Loch Ryan. They were met by a force of Gallowaymen led by Dungal MacDouall, who was a supporter of the Comyns. Their force was overwhelmed in the ensuing battle and all three leaders were captured, badly wounded. All three were hanged, drawn and beheaded a few days later at Carlisle, Cumberland, England.

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References
  1.   Alexander Bruce, Earl of Carrick, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.