Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale

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Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman who became a powerful Scottish baron and progenitor of the Bruce dynasty that later produced King Robert the Bruce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman noble
Scottish baron
feudal lord
nobleman
allegiance King of England
King of Scotland
aristocraticHouse House of Bruce
associatedWith Annandale, Scotland
surface form: Annandale, Dumfriesshire
associatedWithMonarchy David I of Scotland
surface form: King David I of Scotland
centuryActive 12th century
countryOfOrigin Normandy
culturalContext Anglo-Norman aristocracy
deathCentury 12th century
dynasticRole ancestor of Scottish kings
ethnicOrigin Norman
familyName de Brus
feudalDomain Lordship of Annandale
surface form: Annandale lordship
feudalRole baron
feudalSystem Anglo-Norman feudalism
Scottish feudalism
gender male
givenName Robert
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
historicalSignificance early Anglo-Norman magnate in Scotland
knownFor becoming a powerful Scottish baron
establishing the Lordship of Annandale
founding the Bruce line in Scotland
language Anglo-Norman
surface form: Anglo-Norman French
nobleFamily Bruce dynasty
nobleTitle Lord of Annandale
notableDescendant Robert the Bruce
surface form: Robert I of Scotland

Robert the Bruce
politicalStatus vassal
progenitorOf Bruce dynasty
regionOfActivity England
Normandy
Scotland
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
roleInScotland landholder in southwestern Scotland
socialClass high nobility
titleHeldIn Annandale
vassalTo Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown

Scottish crown
surface form: Scottish Crown

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House of Bruce foundedBy Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
Lord of Annandale hasTitleHolder Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
Bruce family founder Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
Bruce family notableMember Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
Clan Bruce foundedBy Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
Battle of the Standard (1138) commander Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
this entity surface form: Robert de Brus (the elder)
de Brus hasNotableMember Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
Lordship of Annandale notableHolder Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
Lordship of Annandale grantRecipient Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale