Bruce family

E277123

The Bruce family was a powerful medieval Scottish noble dynasty that produced several prominent figures, including Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bruce family canonical 30
Bruce Family Association 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family
medieval dynasty
cadetBranch House of Stewart (through Marjorie Bruce’s descendants)
coatOfArms Or, a saltire and chief gules
country Kingdom of Scotland
ethnicOrigin Norman
feudalTitle Earl of Carrick
Lord of Annandale
founder Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
hasTitle Earl of Atholl
Earl of Carrick
Earl of Moray
King of Scots
Lord of Annandale
Lord of Galloway
historicalStatus extinct as a royal house
language Latin
Scots
legacy central to the establishment of an independent Scottish monarchy
notableEventAssociation First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
notableMember Alexander Bruce
surface form: Alexander Bruce, Earl of Carrick

Christina Bruce
Edward Bruce
surface form: Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick

Isabel Bruce
Marjorie Bruce
Nigel Bruce
Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
Robert I of Scotland
surface form: Robert the Bruce

Thomas de Brus
originalTerritory Annandale, Scotland
surface form: Annandale in Dumfriesshire

Carrick in Ayrshire
originCountry Scotland
originRegion Annandale
Carrick
politicalAlignment Scottish independence
surface form: Scottish independence movement
producedMonarch David II of Scotland
Robert I of Scotland
producedQueenConsort Isabel Bruce
surface form: Isabel Bruce, Queen of Norway
reachedRoyalStatusInCentury 14th century
religion Roman Catholicism
rivalDynasty Balliol family
Comyn family
roseToProminenceInCentury 13th century
royalHouseOf Kingdom of Scotland

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Euphemia de Ross, Queen of Scots motherFamily Bruce family
subject surface form: Euphemia de Ross
Turnberry Castle controlledBy Bruce family
Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin nobleFamily Bruce family
subject surface form: Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Lord of Annandale associatedWith Bruce family
Lord of Annandale nobleFamily Bruce family
Edward Bruce nobleFamily Bruce family
Clackmannan Tower associatedWith Bruce family
Thomas de Brus memberOf Bruce family
Alexander de Brus memberOf Bruce family
Matilda (Maud) Bruce nobleFamily Bruce family
Thomas Bruce memberOf Bruce family
Thomas Bruce nobleFamily Bruce family
Christina Bruce nobleFamily Bruce family
Isabel Bruce memberOf Bruce family
John Bruce nobleFamily Bruce family
Clan Bruce hasClanSociety Bruce family
this entity surface form: Bruce Family Association
Earls of Carrick nobleFamily Bruce family
title of Robert the Bruce before his accession as king associatedWithDynasty Bruce family
subject surface form: Earl of Carrick
Thomas nobleFamily Bruce family
subject surface form: Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Broomhall House, Fife ownedBy Bruce family
de Brus dynasticBranchOf Bruce family
Nigel Bruce memberOfDynasty Bruce family
Lochmaben Castle associatedWith Bruce family
William Robert Bruce memberOf Bruce family
William Robert Bruce nobleFamily Bruce family