Robert I of Scotland | |||||
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King of the Scots | |||||
Reign | 1306–1329 | ||||
Coronation | 25 March 1306 | ||||
Predecessor | John | ||||
Successor | David II | ||||
Born | Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland | 11 July 1274||||
Died | 7 June 1329 Cardross | (aged 54)||||
Burial | Dunfermline Abbey (Body) -- Melrose Abbey (Heart) | ||||
Spouse | i) Isabella of Mar ii) Elizabeth de Burgh | ||||
Issue | Marjorie Bruce with Isabella, David, John, Matilda and Margaret with Elizabeth and several illegitimate children | ||||
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Gaelic | Roibert a Briuis | ||||
Middle English | Robert the Bruys | ||||
House | Bruce | ||||
Father | Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale | ||||
Mother | Marjorie of Carrick |
Robert I of Scotland (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329) was King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329. He is better known as Robert the Bruce, or simply The Bruce. He is famous for beating the English army at the Battle of Bannockburn near Stirling in 1314.