Edward Bruce

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Edward Bruce was a Scottish nobleman and military leader, brother of King Robert the Bruce, who played a key role in the Wars of Scottish Independence and briefly reigned as High King of Ireland.

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Label Occurrences
Edward Bruce canonical 9
Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish nobleman
human
medieval warrior
military leader
birthDate circa 1280
birthPlace Scotland
brother Robert the Bruce
causeOfDeath battlefield death
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 14 October 1318
deathPlace County Louth
Faughart
Ireland
ethnicGroup Scottish people
surface form: Scots
familyName Bruce
givenName Edward
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalRegion Gaelic Ireland
surface form: Medieval Ireland

Kingdom of Scotland
surface form: Medieval Scotland
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memberOf House of Bruce
militaryRank commander
monarchOf Ireland
nobleFamily Bruce family
nobleTitle Earl of Carrick
notableAchievement led Scottish invasion of Ireland in 1315
proclaimed High King of Ireland in 1316
notableBattle Battle of Bannockburn
Battle of Connor
Battle of Dundalk
Faughart
surface form: Battle of Faughart
notableEvent First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
notableWork Bruce campaign in Ireland
opponent Anglo-Irish lords
Kingdom of England
participantIn First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Bruce campaign in Ireland (1315–1318)

First War of Scottish Independence
First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
positionHeld Earl of Carrick
High Kingship of Ireland
surface form: High King of Ireland
reignEnd 1318
reignStart 1316
relative Marjorie, Countess of Carrick
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
Robert the Bruce
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Robert the Bruce
supportedBy Robert the Bruce

Referenced by (11)

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

House of Bruce hasPart Edward Bruce
House of Bruce notableMember Edward Bruce
Marjorie, Countess of Carrick child Edward Bruce
Bruce family notableMember Edward Bruce
this entity surface form: Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick
Scottish royal house of Bruce hasMember Edward Bruce
this entity surface form: Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick
Christina Bruce sibling Edward Bruce
Isabel Bruce sibling Edward Bruce
Clan Bruce hasNotableMember Edward Bruce
de Brus hasNotableMember Edward Bruce