Marjory Bruce of Scotland

• Preferred Name: Marjory Bruce of Scotland^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51]}
  
• Alternate Name: Marjorie Stewart
  
• Gender: F
  
• FSID: LDQR-9B8
  
• Crowned: 2 MAR 1371 in Scone Palace, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
  
• Death: 2 MAR 1316 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland at LATI: N5.8474 LONG: E4.4395
  
• Clan Name: with note: Description: Clan Bruce
  
• Birth: 12 DEC 1296 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland at LATI: N5.9636 LONG: E4.6544
  
• Walter+Stewart+escorted+her+home: 1314 with note: Description: Marjorie met her future husband Walter Stewart when he was sent to escort her home from English captivity
  
• Burial: 1316 in Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland at LATI: N5.8449 LONG: E4.4203
  
• Affiliation: with note: Description: Royal House of Bruce
  
• Fathers+Coronation: 27 MAR 1306 in Old Scone, Perthshire, Scotland at LATI: N6.4256 LONG: E3.4291 with note: Description: This information is pertinent for Marjorie because when her Father became King, she became a 'Princess' and also became a target of the English. Historical record
  
• Occupation: Countess of Monteith, Duchess of Albany, Countess of Angus in Scotland
  
• Cause+of+Death: OCT 1317 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland at LATI: N5.8474 LONG: E4.4395 with note: Description: DIED AFTER FALLING FROM A HORSE DURING HER SECOND PREGNANCY Magna Carta Ancestry page 534 Newer research indicates she did not die in 1316 as previously stated but lived until 1317, and died during her 2nd pregnancy, as did the baby
  
• ENGLISH+CAPTIVE+FOR+8+YEARS: BET 1306 AND 1314 in Watton Abbey, Watton, Norfolk, England at LATI: N2.5713 LONG: E0.8259 with note: Description: Captured by the English in 1306 at age 9, Marjorie was held captive at Watton Abbey until 1314.
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Marjorie Bruce was the oldest child of Robert I, King of Scotland, also known as Robert the Bruce, and his first wife Isabella of Mar. She was born in December of 1296 and her mother died 12 December, 1296 shortly after giving birth. Marjorie was named after her paternal grandmother, Marjorie, Countess of Carrick, who had died 4 years before.
  
  In March of 1306 Scotland was in the midst of the First War of Scottish Independence with England when Marjorie's father Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scotland. "The Bruce" suffered a defeat at the Battle of Methven and sent Marjorie, her step-mother Elizabeth, and her 2 aunts Mary and Christina North for safety. Unfortunately, they were captured by the English along with Isabella MacDuff. All the men captured were executed including Marjorie's Uncle Niall who was hanged, drawn and quartered and then beheaded. Marjorie's step-mother Elizabeth was deemed a valuable hostage and sent to the Tower of London. Her Aunt Christina, whose husband was just executed, was imprisoned at the convent at Sixhills. Mary Bruce and Isabella MacDuff were imprisoned separately in wooden cages and hung outside the castles of Roxburgh and Berwick, exposed to public view and the elements for 4 long years. A cage was built outside the Tower of London for 9 year old Marjorie but English King Edward I reconsidered and sent her to the convent in Watton instead. Marjorie would remain an English captive until 1314 when she was finally released, exchanged for English prisoners, at the age of 17. Robert the Bruce could not accompany his wife and daughter home himself, he would have been a rich prize for the English, however, he sent Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, to escort them home.
  
  Scotland was free and King Robert the Bruce was at the height of his power. Not wanting to leave Scotland without a clear ruler, as had happened previously after the death of Alexander III and Margaret the Maid of Norway, on April 25 1315 Parliament agreed that if King Robert I, and his brother Edward de Brus, both died without male issue then Marjory de Brus would inherit the throne of Scotland. King Robert I was the most powerful man in Scotland, and now Marjory was the most important woman in Scotland.
  Shortly after this Marjorie married the 2nd most powerful man in Scotland, Walter Stewart, High Steward of Scotland. The man who had accompanied her back home from her captivity the year before.
  
  Marjorie and Walter welcomed a son Robert Stuart on March 2 1316. Robert would grow up to become Robert II King of Scotland. Unfortunately, Marjorie would not live to see it. Some historical sources tell us that Marjorie died giving birth to her only son. That she was thrown from a horse while heavily pregnant, and that the baby was delivered safely but Marjorie died. More modern research now indicates that the facts were a little confused. Marjorie did die after a fall from a horse while pregnant, however, it was in October 1317 during her 2nd pregnancy, and both mother and child died. Marjory was buried at Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  
  Like her own mother, Isabella, Marjorie died young, leaving behind a single young motherless child. Robert would not grow up an only child, however, his father married a 2nd time, to Isabel de Graham, and they gave Robert 3 younger siblings.
  
  Marjorie's marriage to Walter, High Steward of Scotland united Clan Stewart and the royal House of Bruce. Her son Robert II was the first Stewart monarch, through him she was the ancestress of a long line of royalty including Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie.
  
  Princess Marjorie, the only daughter of King Robert I of Scotland by his first wife Isabella of Mar. Marjorie died in March 1316 giving birth to their only child:[11]
  King Robert II of Scotland (born 1316-died 1390), the first monarch of the House of Stewart who reigned as King of Scotland from 1371 to his death in 1390.
  
  Marjorie Bruce or Marjorie de Brus (1296 – 2 March 1316)
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Bruce
  
  Marjorie Bruce or Marjorie de Brus (1296 – 2 March 1316) was the eldest daughter of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots by his first wife, Isabella of Mar, a
  
  MARJORY BRUCE
  MARJORY BRUCE, b. CIRCA 1297, DUNDONALD, KYLE AYRSHIRE,SCOTLAND, d. 2 Mar 1316, SCOTLAND, buried: 1316, ABBEY of PAISLEY, SCOTLAND.
  
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  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#Marjorydied1316 as of 12/11/2018
  
  MARJORY Bruce ([1296/97]-Paisley, Renfrewshire 2 Mar 1316, bur Paisley Abbey). John of Fordun’s Scotichronico
  
  === John Carmi Parsons John Carmi Parsons posted to Gen-Medieval-L@RootsWeb.com on 25 Feb 1999 Subject: Re: Llywelyn ap Iowerth's daughter, Margaret Braose (later Clifford) . "According to the contemporary *Annales de Theokesberia,* the chronicle of Tewkesbury Priory, Joan's mother was named Clemence--a rather unusual name in England at that period, which I think may suggest that Joan's mother was French. . Joan was declared legitimate by papal letters of 1223, which make it clear that Joan was born at a time when both John and Joan's mother were single, that is, before 1189 when John married Isabella of Gloucester. This too might point to a continental birth for Joan, as John spent a good deal of time in Normandy and Poitou before Henry II died and John's marriage, coupled with Richard I's beneficence, first gave John substantial English interests. . We know, furthermore, that when Joan's marriage to Llywelyn of Wales was arranged in 1204/05, she had to be brought from Normandy to England for her wedding; the order for her expenses on the journey to be paid from the Exchequer exists on the Patent Rolls for John's reign. It is not easy to find a convincing explanation for Joan's presence in Normandy unless she was born and had grown up there. John was never a doting father to any of his children, including those by his queen, and it is unlikely that he would ever have gone to the trouble of sending Joan to Normandy from England had she been born in the latter. We do not hear that he did anything of that nature for/with any of his other OOW children. . In sum I am inclined to believe that Joan's mother, Clemence, was Norman or Poitevin. The tradition that her mother was Agatha Ferrers [RIN 791*] seems to be of later date; I believe the earliest authority I have seen for it is Dugdale, though Dugdale might have taken it from a herald's pedigree."
  
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  === Marjorie Bruce ===
  Marjorie Bruce
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  
  Margaret de Bruce or Marjorie Bruce (December, 1296 - March 2, 1316) was the only daughter of Robert I of Scotland and his first wife Isabella of Mar.
  
  Her paternal grandparents were Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale and Marjorie of Carrick, 3rd Countess of Carrick.
  
  In 1302, her father was remarried to Elizabeth de Burgh. They were crowned King and Queen of Scots at Scone on March 27, 1306. The crowning occurred during the Wars of Scottish Independence in opposition to Edward I of England.
  
  She was captured along with her step-mother and other women of the House of Bruce by the end of June, 1306. Marjorie was captured and locked in a cage in the center of the town Lanercost for about a year. Edward I died on July 7, 1307. He was succeeded by his son Edward II of England. Edward II had originally planned for her to be moved to a cage at the Tower of London, however, people became angry at his treatment of the girl and he abandoned the idea moving her to London.
  
  After that Edward II held her in a nunnery for about 8 years. She was finally set free at about 1314. Either shortly before or shortly after the Battle of Bannockburn (June 23 - June 24, 1314).
  
  Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland distinguished himself in the battle and was rewarded with the hand of the adolescent Princess of Scotland. Her dowry included the Barony of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland.
  
  Two years later Marjorie went horseriding near Paisley, Renfrewshire while pregnant. Her horse was suddenly frightened and threw her to the ground. She went into premature labour. Her first and only son Robert II of Scotland was delivered by caesarean section.
  
  Her reported last words were "He's a laddie; I ken he's a laddie; he will be King". She survived the birth by a few hours at most. Her son would indeed succeed his childless uncle David II of Scotland in 1371.
  
  Her descendants include the House of Stuart and all their successors at the throne of Great Britain.
  
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  References
  "Girl in a Cage," Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris; Scholastic Inc., 2002
  
  === Regarding the identity of Clemence, moth ===
  Regarding the identity of Clemence, mother of Joan of England, wife of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales, the following information might be helpful. The actual entry in the Tewksbury annals which pertains to Joan's mother, "Queen" Clemence, reads as follows: Year: A.D. 1236 Obiit domina Johanna domina Walliae, uxor Lewelini filia regis Johannis et regina Clemencie, iii. kal. Aprilis." [Died lady Joan lady of Wales, wife of Llywelyn, daughter of King John and Queen Clemence, 3 Kal. April." Reference: Henry Richard Luard, Annales Monastici, 1 (1864): 101. In this case, the monk was evidently indulging in medieval legalism. Before her death, Joan had been legitimized by the Pope. On the basis of that legitimization, the Tewksbury monk evidently chose to elevate Joan's mother to the status of Queen, as if Joan's mother had been King John's wife. In point of fact, King John and Joan's mother, Clemence, were never married. By referring to Joan's mother as "Queen" Clemence, the monk who recorded Joan's death was showing his extreme respect for Joan, not attempting to alter the facts. The item from the Patent Rolls cited by Robert Battle below involving Joan's daughter, Susanna, was located by me some years ago. Basically, the document states that King Henry III is entrusting the care of his niece, Susanna (daughter of Llywelyn and Joan), to the care of Nicholas de Verdun and Clemence, his wife. On the surface, there would be nothing to suggest any connection between Susanna of Wales and Clemence, wife of Nicholas de Verdun. However, Susanna was almost certainly being held in England as a hostage as a guarantee for good behavior on the part of her father, Llywelyn. Her brother, David, for instance, was being held hostage in England at the time of the Magna Carta. My experience with foreign hostages has been that they were often placed with their English relatives, if any were available. To verify that, one has only to consult the long list of Scottish hosta ges in this period, who I discovered were repeatedly placed with their English kinsmen. Being a hostage in this period basically meant the person was under house arrest. Under such circumstances, it is easy to understand why such persons were placed with their own relations. The fact that Clemence, wife of Nicholas de Verdun, is mentioned at all catches the eye. Under normal circumstances, the wife would not be named. The fact that she was so named suggests she had some interest in Susanna. Given the fact we know that Susanna's grandmother was named Clemence, it becomes readily apparent that Clemence, wife of Nicholas de Verdun, was Susanna's own grandmother. That this is true is underscored by the fact that when the king later granted Susanna's care to another individual, no mention was made of the other man's wife. Even more important, the name Clemence is extremely rare among English noble women of this period. The fact that anyone named Clemence would be associated with Susanna is important. As for the identity of Clemence de Verdun, Paget shows that she was the daughter of Roger de Dauntsey, of Wiltshire. It is interesting that Clemence would hail from Wiltshire. Over the years, I've noticed that King John had a strong attachment to Wiltshire, it being the home of his most trusted allies, the Longespee, Marshal, and Basset families and Geoffrey Fitz Peter, Earl of Essex. Surely, given that his strongest supporters were all Wiltshire people suggests that King John spent much time there. Back in 1992, I shared my findings on Clemence de Dauntsey with Gary Boyd Roberts, who in turn placed her name as Joan's mother in his book, Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants, published in 1993. On page 305, he notes that I was then planning an article on Princess Joan and her mother, Clemence. Due to circumstances beyond my control, the article was never published as scheduled. However, I do plan to include a discussion of Clemence de Dauntsey in my forthcoming book, Plantagenet Ancestry, 3rd edition. For those interested in obtaining a copy of the book, please contact me privately at my e-mail address below. In this case, I think the evidence is suggestive but not conclusive that Clemence de Dauntsey was Princess Joan's mother. Perhaps with a little prodding of the records, the desired conclusive evidence of Joan's parentage will yet be located. Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah E-mail: royalancestry@msn.com
  
  === Reference 1 ===
  She was the only daughter of Robert I of Scotland and his first wife Isabella of Mar.
  Her paternal grandparents were Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale and Marjorie of Carrick, 3rd Countess of Carrick.
  In 1302, her father was remarried to Elizabeth de Burgh. They were crowned King and Queen of Scots at Scone, Perthshire on March 27, 1306. The crowning occurred during the Wars of Scottish Independence in opposition to Edward I of England.
  
  She was captured along with her step-mother and other women of the House of Bruce by the end of June, 1306. Marjorie was captured and locked in a cage in the centre of the town Lanercost for about a year. Edward I died on July 7, 1307. He was succeeded by his son Edward II of England. Edward II had originally planned for her to be moved to a cage at the Tower of London, however, people became angry at his treatment of the girl and he abandoned the idea moving her to London.
  
  After that Edward II held her in a nunnery for about 8 years. She was finally set free at about 1314. Either shortly before or shortly after the Battle of Bannockburn (June 23 - June 24, 1314).
  Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland distinguished himself in the battle and was rewarded with the hand of the adolescent Princess of Scotland. Her dowry included the Barony of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland.
  Two years later Marjorie went horseriding near Paisley, Renfrewshire while pregnant. Her horse was suddenly frightened and threw her to the ground. She went into premature labour. Her first and only son Robert II of Scotland was delivered by caesarean section.
  
  Her reported last words were "He's a laddie; I ken he's a laddie; he will be King". She survived the birth by a few hours at most. Her son would indeed succeed his childless uncle David II of Scotland in 1371.
  Her descendants include the House of Stuart and all their successors at the throne of Scotland, Great Britain and the UK.

• m. 1315 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

1. Robert Stewart King of Scotland II, b. 2 MAR 1316 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland     d. 19 APR 1390 in Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland

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    Note: I’ve always had a soft spot for little Marjorie Bruce. Dead before her 20th birthday, her short life was filled with tragedy and adversity from the moment of her birth. I could find no pictures of her, just ones of her tomb; which just about sums it up for poor Marjorie. Marjorie was born at a time of great upheaval for Scotland; Edward I was claiming overlordship of the country, and the right to choose its next king. John Balliol was picked as king, only for Edward to humiliate and dethrone him a short time later. Marjorie’s father, Robert the Bruce, was one of the chief claimants of the Scots crown. Marjorie was the only daughter of Robert the Bruce, Lord of Annandale and Earl of Carrick, and Isabella of Mar. Isabella was the daughter of Donald, 6th Earl of Mar, and Helen, possible illegitimate daughter of Llewelyn the Great, Prince of Wales. Isabella and Robert had married in 1295 and Marjorie arrived about 2 years later. At the age of only 19, Isabella died shortly after giving birth and poor Marjorie was left motherless, with a father who was fighting, alternately, for and against the English. Marjorie was named after her paternal grandmother, Marjorie, Countess of Carrick in her own right. And it seems highly likely that Marjorie’s care was handed to one of her father’s sister, either Mary or Christian. At 6 years old Marjorie acquired a new step-mother when Robert married Elizabeth de Burgh, daughter of Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, and god-daughter of Edward I. Although Edward I appears to have arranged the marriage in order to keep the Bruce’s loyalty, it was only a short while after the marriage that Robert the Bruce finally decided to join William Wallace and fight for Scotland. In 1306, following his murder of his rival for the throne, John Comyn, Robert the Bruce defied Edward I by having himself crowned King of Scots at Scone Abbey. Little 8-year-old Marjorie was suddenly a Princess of Scotland as the daughter of King Robert I; although her uncle Edward Bruce was designated Robert’s heir. Unfortunately Robert’s coronation infuriated Edward I even more. After King Robert was brought to battle, and defeated, at Methven in June 1306 he and his family became fugitives in their own land. Edward I of England was determined to hunt him down; sending men after Robert and all his adherents. In August 1306 Robert split his party; while he headed west he sent Marjorie and Elizabeth to the north-east, possibly hoping they could escape to Orkney and onto Norway, where his sister, Isabel, was queen. Accompanying Elizabeth and Marjorie were Robert’s other 2 sisters, Christian and Mary, and Isabella, Countess of Buchan, who had crowned Robert at Scone. They were escorted by John of Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, and Robert’s younger brother, Sir Niall Bruce. By September 1306, the women and their escort had reached Kildrummy Castle in Aberdeenshire; where Edward’s forces caught up with them. While Sir Niall Bruce and the garrison stoically attempted to hold off the English troops, the Earl of Atholl escaped with the women. Having made it to the far north of Scotland, but were apprehended at Tain, near Inverness, by the Earl of Ross, a supporter of the Comyns. Kildrummy had fallen in the mean time. Sir Niall Bruce and the Kildrummy garrison were handed over to the English and executed; Sir Niall suffered hanging, drawing and quartering at Berwick. The Earl of Atholl and the Bruce women, along with the Countess of Buchan, were sent south to King Edward. When they reached London, the Earl of Atholl suffered the same fate as Sir Niall, the first earl to ever suffer a traitor’s execution. Although Edward did not order the executions of the women folk, it cannot be said he treated them kindly. They were used to set an example; a demonstration of the price of rebellion against Edward. For Mary Bruce and the Countess of Buchan, he ordered the construction of iron cages. Isabella, Countess of Buchan, who had set the crown of Scotland on Robert the Bruce’s head, was imprisoned in one such cage supposedly suspended high from the walls of Berwick castle, open the elements and the mockery of the people of Berwick. The same was ordered for Mary Bruce at Roxburgh. Although the cages were actually in rooms inside the two strongholds, rather than outside and suspended from the walls. Either way, it was still horrendous treatment for two nobelwomen. Christian Bruce, whose husband had recently been executed as a traitor at Dumfries, was ordered to be confined at a convent at Sixhills in Lincolnshire; while Elizabeth de Burgh was confined to various manors in England and treated more kindly due to her father’s friendship with the king. For Marjorie Bruce, these events must have been terrifying. Edward ordered her confined in an iron cage in the Tower of London, where no one was to speak to her. Whether Edward relented of his own free will, or was advised against such treatment of a child of not yet 10 years old, the order was rescinded and she was confined to a convent at Watton in Yorkshire. Although loyal to their king, we can only hope that the nuns took pity on the poor child, and treated her kindly. She was held at Watton for 8 years and it was only her father’s victory at Bannockburn, in 1314, that eventually secured her freedom. Robert the Bruce’s resounding victory over Edward I’s son and successor, Edward II, in the 1314 battle meant Bruce was finally in a position to insist on the return of his queen, daughter, sisters and the Countess of Buchan. With so many English nobles taken prisoner, the women were the price demanded in the exchange of hostages. On Marjorie’s return to Scotland, King Robert almost immediately set about arranging her marriage. With the queen not yet having produced a child, the now-17-year-old Marjorie was needed to produce an heir for the Bruce dynasty. Just 5 years older the Marjorie, Walter Stewart, the wealthy and powerful 6th High Steward of Scotland was the ideal candidate as a husband. Walter had distinguished himself as a commander at the Battle of Bannockburn, and was the man entrusted by Bruce to bring his family home for their English captivity. Walter and Marjorie were married shortly after, with Marjorie’s dowry including the Barony of Bathgate in West Lothian. Whatever happiness – if any – Marjorie derived from the marriage, however, was short-lived. In 1316, whilst heavily pregnant, she fell from her horse when out riding near Paisley Abbey. Going into premature labour, Marjorie was taken to the Abbey, where she was delivered of a son, Robert, on 2nd March 1316. It is possible that Robert was delivered by caesarian as his mother was close to death. Marjorie survived the birth by just a few hours and died the same day. Poor little Marjorie Bruce was dead at the tender age of 19 – the same as her mother before her – having lived through some of the most turbulent years of Scottish history. Had she lived she would have seen her son succeed her brother, David II, on the Scots throne as King Robert II, founder of the Stewart dynasty.
    
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46. Title: Marjorie Bruce, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29T-SMHT : 9 July 2020), Marjorie Bruce, 1316; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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48. Title: Marjorie Bruce Stewart, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24M-9748 : 4 August 2020), Marjorie Bruce Stewart, ; Burial, Paisley, , Renfrewshire, Scotland, Paisley Abbey; citing record ID 168452790, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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49. Title: Magna Carta Ancestry page 533
    Author: https://books.google.com/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&q=Marjorie+bruce+survived+until+1317&pg=RA2-PA534#v=onepage&q=Marjorie%20bruce%20survived%20until%201317&f=false Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011, by Douglas Richardson PAGE 533
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    Note: See "Memory" above for detailed information. Identifies Marjory or Marjorie De Brus as the only child of Robert De Brus, 7th Lord of Annandale also known as "Robert the Bruce" King of the Scots, and his 1st wife, Isabella of Mar. Captured by the English in Spring 1306 along with her step-mother Elizabeth de Burgh. (Not released until 1314 seepage 534)
    
50. Title: Paisley Abbey, Scotland, resting place of Marjorie Bruce-(1316)
    Author: Paisley Abbey website, Cradle of the Royal House of Stewart also Explore the Abbey link, button 5
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    Note: Paisley Abbey was founded around 1163 by Walter FitzAlan, a knight of Breton origin, who had been brought to Scotland by King David 1 and made the first High Steward of Scotland. This was a senior position at court and was hereditary. A charter was signed at Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire for the founding of a Cluniac monastery on land he owned in Renfrewshire. Thirteen monks came from Much Wenlock in Shropshire to set up the priory on the site of an old Celtic church founded by St. Mirin in the 6th century. In 1245, the priory was raised to the status of an Abbey, answerable only to the pope in Rome. The Abbey was dedicated to St. Mary, St. James, St. Mirin (the ‘local’ saint who had first brought Christianity to this part of Scotland in the sixth century) and St. Milburga (the ‘local’ saint of Wenlock). Under royal patronage, the Abbey became wealthy and influential and evidence exists of extensive trade between Paisley Abbey and commercial centres throughout Europe. The Abbey was also a centre of learning and it is believed that William Wallace, who played a prominent part in the Wars of Independence in the 13th century, was educated by the monks of Paisley Abbey. Cradle of the Royal House of Stewart Much of the original building was destroyed by fire in 1307 and restored during the fourteenth Century. The sixth High Steward, Walter, married Marjory Bruce, the daughter of the famous Scottish king Robert the Bruce (who had defeated an English army at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314) in 1315. In the following year, Marjory died at the Abbey following a tragic riding accident nearby, but the baby in her womb was saved and he became King Robert II of Scotland, the first of the Stewart monarchs. For that reason, the Abbey claims to be the ‘cradle of the Royal House of Stewart.’ Our present Queen is descended from him. The Abbey is the final resting place of six High Stewards of Scotland, Princess Marjory Bruce, the wives of King Robert II, along with King Robert III, for whose tomb Queen Victoria provided a memorial stone in 1888.
    Page: The sixth High Steward, Walter, married Marjory Bruce at Paisley Abbey in 1315. In the following year, Marjory died at the Abbey following a tragic riding accident nearby, but the baby in her womb was saved and he became King Robert II of Scotland, the first of the Stewart monarchs.
    
51. Title: Magna Carta Ancestry page 534
    Author: https://books.google.com/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&q=Marjorie+bruce+survived+until+1317&pg=RA2-PA534#v=onepage&q=Marjorie%20bruce%20survived%20until%201317&f=false Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011, by Douglas Richardson PAGE 534
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/148219280;
    Note: See "Memory" above for detailed information. Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, marriages and children. 1st wife Marjorie Bruce, with who he had one child: Robert II King of Scots; married shortly after 25 April 1315, Marjorie died in October 1317 killed by a fall from her horse during her 2nd pregnancy. 2nd wife Isabel de Graham, alleged sister of Sir John Graham of Abercorn, with who he had 3 children: John of Ralston, Andrew and (daughter) Giles. Walter Stewart died 9 April 1327 at Bathgate, West Lothian.
    Page: Identifies Marjory e Brus as the daughter of King Robert I of Scotland and the sister of Edward de Brus Held captive by the English released in 1314. Ratified to inherit the throne of Scotland if her brother died without heirs on 25 April 1315. Married Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, shortly after 25 April 1315; they had one son King Robert II STATES MARJORY DIED IN OCTOBER 1317 IN A FALL FROM A HORSE DURING HER SECONF PREGNANCY