Person:William De Bruce (1)

William de Bruce, 3rd Baron of Annandale
m.
  1. William de Bruce, 3rd Baron of Annandale1142 - 1212
  2. Robert III de Brus1144 - 1191
m. 1170
  1. Robert de Bruce, 4th Baron of Annandale1164 - Bet 1226 & 1233
  2. William De Bruce1166 -
Facts and Events
Name William de Bruce, 3rd Baron of Annandale
Gender Male
Birth? 1142 Annandale,Dumfrieshire,,Scotland
Marriage 1170 Cleveland-Port, Yorkshire, Englandto Christina de Teyden
Alt Birth? 1178
Death[1] 16 Jul 1212 Annandale,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
Reference Number? Q2156147?


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William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale (died 16 July 1212), was the second but eldest surviving son of Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale.

His elder brother, Robert III de Brus, predeceased their father, never holding the lordship of Annandale. William de Brus thus succeeded his father when the latter died in 1194.

William de Brus possessed large estates in the north of England. He obtained from John, King of England, the grant of a weekly market at Hartlepool, and granted lands to the canons of Gisburn. Very little else is known about William's activities. He makes a few appearances in the English government records and witnessed a charter of William the Lion, King of Scotland.

He married Christina, daughter of Uhtred of Galloway, and had by her three sons:

William de Brus died on 16 July 1212 and was survived by his wife Christina who went on to remarry as his second wife Patrick I, Earl of Dunbar.

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References
  1. William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.