Person:Charles Bruce (13)

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Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
b.6 Jul 1732
d.14 May 1771
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  1. Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin1732 - 1771
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  • H.  Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin1732 - 1771
  • W.  Martha Whyte1739 - 1810
m. 1 Jun 1759
  1. Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin1766 - 1841
  2. Charles Andrew Bruce1768 - 1810
  3. James Bruce1769 - 1798
  4. Lady Charlotte Matilda Bruce1771 - 1816
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Name Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
Gender Male
Birth[1] 6 Jul 1732
Marriage 1 Jun 1759 City of Edinburgh, Scotlandto Martha Whyte
Death[1] 14 May 1771
Reference Number Q5075842 (Wikidata)


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Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Janet Roberton, daughter of James Roberton (principal Lord of Session) and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord Bedlay

On 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte (1739–1810), who later became governess to Princess Charlotte of Wales. They had eight children:[1]

Elgin was Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons from 1761 to 1763 and a founding member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.[1] He built the planned industrial village of Charlestown, Fife.

He is buried in the southern transept of Dunfermline Abbey close to the grave of Robert the Bruce. In 1812, Scottish composer Magdalene Stirling named her Charles Bruce Reel after him.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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