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Marjorie Bruce was the eldest daughter of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the mother of Robert II of Scotland. She was captured and imprisoned by the English for four years, and died in childbirth or shortly after in 1316 or 1317.
Isabella of Mar was the first wife of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick and future King of Scotland. She was the daughter of an ally of Bruce in the Scottish succession dispute and the grandmother of Robert II, founder of the Stuart dynasty.
Soon after, in 1315, he married Marjorie, receiving the Barony of Bathgate in Linlithgowshire as part of his wife's dowry. [9] During the absence of King Robert the Bruce in Ireland, Walter the High Steward and Sir James Douglas managed government affairs and spent much time defending the Scottish Borders.
Marjorie married Adam of Kilconquhar, who died during the Eighth Crusade in 1271. Marjorie and Adam had one child before his death, Martha. Marjorie and Adam had one child before his death, Martha. Then, as the story goes, a handsome young man arrived one day to tell her of her husband's death in the Holy Land.
Christian or Christina Bruce (c. 1278 – 1356/1357), also known as Christian or Christina de Brus, was a daughter of Marjorie, Countess of Carrick, and her husband, Robert de Brus, jure uxoris Earl of Carrick, as well as a sister of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. It is presumed that she and her siblings were born at Turnberry Castle in Carrick.
A simplified family tree of the English, Scottish, and British monarchs from Alfred the Great to the present. Queen Elizabeth II is the great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and the great-granddaughter of King Edward VII.
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland (1296–1327), eldest surviving son and heir, who married Marjorie Bruce, daughter of King Robert I. [5] His son was King Robert II of Scotland, the first Stewart monarch. Egidia Stewart, who married Sir Alexander de Menzies, of Durisdeer. [5] His other issue, by wives uncertain, include:
Clan Marjoribanks is a Scottish clan of the Lowlands, with origins in the 15th century. It has a history of lawyers, judges, landowners and ministers, and claims a connection to Princess Marjorie, daughter of Robert the Bruce.