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Matilda de Brus Countess of Ross


Preferred Parents:
Father: Robert de Brus 6th Lord of Annandale, b. 1243 in Annandale Castle,lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland   d. 4 APR 1304 in Holm Cultram, Cumberland, England
Mother: Marjorie MacNiall - Countess of Carrick, b. 11 APR 1254 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland   d. 27 OCT 1292 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Family 1: William 4th Earl of Ross 2nd Laird of Balnagowan,    b. ABT 1275 in Of, Fearn, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland    d. 19 JUL 1333 in Battle/Halidon,Berwick on Tweed,Northumberland,England
  1. Euphemia Queen Consort of Scotland, b. 19 APR 1320 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland     d. 20 FEB 1386 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
  2. Marjory de Ross ,     d. 11 JUN 1350 in Strathearn, Perth, Scotland
  3. William de Ross - Fifth Earl of Ross Lord of Skye, b. 19 MAY 1309 in Fearn, Ross-shire, Scotland     d. 9 FEB 1372 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Family 2: Hugh Earl of Ross,    b. BEF 1297    d. 19 JUL 1333 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
  1. Marjory de Ross ,     d. 11 JUN 1350 in Strathearn, Perth, Scotland
Sources:
  1. Title: Marjorie, Countess of Carrick From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie,_Countess_of_Carrick;
    Note: Marjorie of Carrick (also Margaret; d. soon bef. 9 November 1292) was Countess of Carrick, Scotland, from 1256 to 1292, and is notable as the mother of Robert the Bruce. Family Marjorie was the daughter and heiress of Niall Mac Dhonnchad, 2nd Earl of Carrick and his wife Margaret Stewart. Her mother's father was Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland. Her father Niall was the head of their clan, having no sons, in 1255 he transferred the title of clan chieftain to his nephew Roland, and upon Niall's death in 1256, Marjorie succeeded him to become the 3rd Countess of Carrick in her own right. Marjorie married Adam of Kilconquhar, who died during the Eighth Crusade in 1271. Marjorie and Adam had one child before his death, Martha.[1] Then, as the story goes, a handsome young man arrived one day to tell her of her husband's death in the Holy Land. He was Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, and he had been a companion-in-arms of Adam of Kilconquhar. Marjorie was so taken with him that she had him held captive until he agreed to marry her at Turnberry Castle in 1271. They married without permission of the king, however, and as a result she lost her lands temporarily until they paid a large fine. Robert became Earl of Carrick jure uxoris (in right of his wife). Their children were: Isabel Bruce (1272–1358), married King Eric II of Norway. Christina Bruce Robert the Bruce. Niall or Nigel Bruce, executed 1306 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. Edward Bruce. Sir Thomas Bruce, executed 1307. Alexander Bruce, executed 1307. Mary Bruce, married Sir Niall Campbell Sir Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie. Matilda Bruce, married Hugh, Earl of Ross Elizabeth Bruce, married William Dishington Margaret Bruce, married William Carlyle[2] [3] Margaret Bruce who married Sir William de Carlyle is thought by Barrow[full citation needed] not to be their daughter.[citation needed] It is speculated[by whom?] that Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray was the son of Marjorie's daughter, Martha, from her first marriage with Adam. It is put forward as an explanation of why Thomas Randolph was described as a nephew of Robert the Bruce. There is evidence[weasel words] that an "eldest daughter" married into the family of the earls of Mar, giving rise to the now discounted first marriage of Christina to the son of the earl, Gartnait. Marjorie died before November 1292, at which time her husband transferred Carrick to their eldest son, Robert.
    Page: Identifies Matilda as the daughter of Marjorie, Countess of Carrick and her 2nd husband Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale. One of 11 children born to them, her siblings were: Isabel, Christina, Robert the Bruce, Niall (or Nigel), Edward, Sir Thomas, Alexander, MARY, Elizabeth, and Margaret. States Matilda Bruce, married Hugh, Earl of Ross.
  2. Title: Matilda Bruce Ross, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W3XT-2HW2 : 25 February 2022), Maud, ; Burial, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England, Berwick-upon-Tweed Cemetery; citing record ID 197945922, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W3XT-2HW2;
  3. Title: Children of Hugh, Earl of Ross and Maud or Matilda, "MacKenzie History, 1879"
    Author: See link History of the MaKenzies, By Alexander MacKenzie, 1879 Editor of Celtic Magaziine Author of many books in Scotland on their history
    Publication: Name: http://www.fullbooks.com/History-Of-The-Mackenzies1.html;
    Note: HUGH O'BEOLAN, EARL OF ROSS. He received charters, of Strathglass and of the Isle of Skye. He married first, in 1308, Maud or Matilda, sister of King Robert the Bruce, with issue - 1. William, his heir and successor. 2. Hugh Ross of Rarichies, from whom the Old Rosses of Balnagown, of whom the last representative in the male line was the late George Ross of Pitcalnie. This Hugh obtained the lands of Philorth in Aberdeen-shire, and between 1362 and 1372 he exchanged them with his brother, Earl Hugh, for the lands of North Argyle, including the Castle of Ellandonnan. The territories exchanged included Strathglass, Kintail, and other lands in Wester Ross. 3. Janet, who married, first, Monimusk of Monimusk and, secondly, Sir Alexander Murray of Abercairny. 4. Euphemia or Eupham, who married, first, Randolph, Earl of Moray, who was killed at the battle of Durham, and secondly, her cousin, King Robert II., grandson of Robert the Bruce and first of the Stuart dynasty. This marriage being within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity a special dispensation was obtained from Pope Innocent VI. for its celebration in 1355. She died in 1372. Earl Hugh married, secondly, also by dispensation from the Pope, in 1329, Margaret, daughter of Sir David de Graham.
    Page: Different generation for Matilda and brother Robert de Bruce than thought. 1287 may be off a bit.
  4. Title: Lairds of Balnagowan from second son of the Earl, "Earls of Sutherland, 1813"
    Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8gwcgAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false;
    Note: Book by Sir Robert Gordon, 1813. Gordon says Lairds of Balnagowan were from the second son of the Earl.
    Page: Wife of Hugh, Earl of Ross would be then Matilda de Bruce by reason from this earliest of all sources.
  5. Title: Matilda or Maud in BRUCE, EARL OF CARRICK - The Scots peerage Volume II
    Author: Pages 432 - 435
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun02pauluoft/page/434/mode/1up;
    Note: Pages 432 - 435 ROBERT BRUCE, eldest son of ' the Competitor,' married, as her second husband, Marjorie, eldest daughter and heiress of her father Neil, Earl of Carrick, and so became Earl of Carrick jure uxoris. Their meeting has been differently related by various authors, but the main features of the story are always the same. On Bruce's arrival at Turn- berry to convey to the lady the news that her husband, Adam de Kilconquhar, had been slain at Acre, he met the child widow hawking with her attendants. Having delivered his message he was preparing to take leave, when she ordered her retainers to take him a prisoner to her castle, where, after an honourable captivity of a few days, they were married.5 These hasty and unauthorised espousals were nominally disapproved by the King, and a fine imposed. But as she could hardly have chosen a more unexceptionable husband, the pair were soon received into royal favour. The Countess Marjorie died in 1292, and Bruce, refusing to do homage to Baliol, handed over the earldom to his son (afterwards Robert I.), and retired to Norway with his daughter Isabella6 for a time. On his father's death in 1294 he returned to England and had livery of his father's lands there, and was appointed Governor of the Castle of Carlisle.7 He was summoned to the English Parliament as a baron (Lord Bruce) on 24 June 1295. He and his son Robert swore fealty to Edward 28 August 1296. He accompanied that monarch in his expedition to Scotland against Baliol in 1296, but on his BRUCE, EARL OF CARRICK 433 claims to the throne being scouted by Edward, he again retired to England, residing chiefly at Broomeshoobury.1 He died shortly before 4 April 1304,2 and was buried at Holm Oultram. He had married as a second wife Alianora . . . who is mentioned as his widow in 1305,3 and she married, in 1306, Richard de Waleys. By the Countess Marjorie he had issue : — 1. ROBERT, afterwards King Robert I. 2. Edward, of whom hereafter. 3. Thomas, was wounded and taken prisoner by Sir Dougal MacDowal at Lochryan, and was brought by him to Carlisle Castle, where he was executed by order of King Edward I. 1306-7.4 4. Alexander, suffered the same fate at the same time as his brother. It is said he was a learned man, had been educated at Cambridge, and was Dean of Glasgow.5 5. Sir Nigel, sometimes called Neil, described as miles pulcherrime juventutis. After holding the Castle of Kildrummie for his brother, along with the Earl of Atholl, the fortress was set on fire, and he was compelled to surrender in September 1306. He was taken to Berwick, and there executed. 6. Isabel. She is generally said to have married Sir Thomas Randolph of Strathdon, Great Chamberlain to Alexander in., and to have been the mother by him of King Robert's faithful lieutenant Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, but against that statement there are the following facts : if King Robert (ac- cording to Lord Hailes 6) was born in 1274, and was eldest of his family, it is most improbable that Sir Thomas Randolph, who was a knight in 1306,7 could be the son of a woman born later, or even a year or two earlier than King Robert. But Isobel was certainly married to Eric, King of Norway, as his second wife; for on 20 September 1292 Robert de Brus, Earl of Carrick, with his daughter Isabella, had a safe-conduct to go to Norway,1 and it was doubtless during his visit that the marriage was arranged. On 25 September 1293 certain articles of furniture, wardrobe, plate, regalia, crowns, etc., were delivered at Bergheim by the envoys of Robert de Brus, Earl of Oarrick, 4 for the use of the serene Lady Isabella de Brus, Queen of Norway,2 so that she must have been married to the King, Eric i. (whose first wife was the Princess Margaret of Scotland), between September 1292 and September 1293. Supposing Isobel to have been born about 1275, she would at this time have been only eighteen or nineteen years of age, and therefore unlikely to have been previously married. There is no foundation for the alleged second and third marriages of Isobel to an Earl of Atholl and an Alexander Bruce.3 7. Mary. She was taken prisoner in 1306 with her sister Christina, her sister-in-law Elizabeth, wife of King Robert, and her daughter Marjorie. They were confined by Edward's orders in * Kages ' in Roxburgh Castle,4 though the story that they were suspended in them outside the walls of the castle seems to be an exaggeration, as they had servants and other little comforts provided.5 She was still a prisoner at New- castle on 25 June 1312, fourpence a day being paid for her expenses,6 though negotiations had been going on for her exchange for some time before.7 Mary married, first, Sir Neil Campbell of Lochow, ancestor of the house of Argyll ; and second, about 1316, Sir Alexander Fraser, Great Chamberlain of Scotland, ancestor of the family of Philorth. She died before 22 September 1323.8 8. Christina, married, first, to Gratney, Earl of Mar, and secondly, to Christopher de Seton. She is described as widow of the latter on 15 March 1306-7, when she re- ceives threepence a day for her expenses, and a mark yearly for her dress during her imprisonment, she having been taken captive along with her sister Mary.1 She was still a prisoner in 1314.2 After her release she married, thirdly, Sir Andrew Moray of Bothwell : a dispensation for his marriage, dated 12 October 1326, was granted by Pope John xxn., the parties being within the fourth degree of consan- guinity. In 1335 she made a gallant defence of her castle of Kildrummie against the Earl of Atholl and the English party, till relieved by Sir Andrew Moray and Sir William Douglas of Liddesdale. Fordun says 3 that she died in 1357, a statement which is borne out by the last mention of her in the Exchequer Rolls. 9. Matilda or Maud, married, as his second wife, to Hugh, Earl of Ross, about 1308, and died before 1329. 10. Margaret, married to Sir William de Oarlyle.4 They had a grant frdm Robert i. of the lands of Orunzanstoun.5
    Page: Identifies Matilda or Maud as the daughter of ROBERT BRUCE and Marjorie, eldest daughter and heiress of Neil, Earl of Carrick. Sister of: King Robert I, Edward, Thomas, Alexander, Sir Nigel, Isobel, MARY, Christina, and MARGARET. Married Hugh, Earl of Ross, about 1308, and died before 1329. Identifies her as Hugh's 2nd wife ***Which is incorrect***
  6. Title: HUGH de Ross, son of WILLIAM de Ross Earl of Ross & his wife Eupheme -Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#HughRossdied1333B;
    Note: HUGH de Ross, son of WILLIAM de Ross Earl of Ross & his wife Eupheme --- (-killed in battle Halidon Hill 19 Jul 1333, bur Fearn). A charter dated 28 Aug 1297 records that "Willelmus comes de Ros" was in prison in the Tower of London and granted safe conduct to "Hugone filio suo" to visit him[30]. He succeeded his father in 1323 as Earl of Ross. The Liber Pluscardensis names "Hugo comes Rossensis" among those killed in battle at Halidon Hill in 1333[31]. m firstly MAUD Bruce, daughter of ROBERT de Brus Earl of Carrick & his first wife Margaret Ctss of Carrick (-after Sep 1323, bur Fearn). John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that "Robertum comitem de Carric…alia filia" married "Hugoni comiti de Ross"[32]. m secondly (before 1329, Papal dispensation 24 Nov 1329) as her first husband, MARGARET Graham, daughter of --- Graham & his wife ---. Balfour Paul says that her parentage and marriage are confirmed by a charter of her son Hugh Earl of Ross which names Patrick de Graham "avunculus meus", but assumes that this means that her father was David Graham and her husband William Earl of Ross[33]. From a chronological point of view, this seems improbable. It is more likely that Earl Hugh addresses Patrick de Graham as "avunculus", meaning his wife’s uncle, in which case his wife was the daughter of one of Patrick’s brothers. She married secondly (Papal dispensation 13 Apr 1341) John de Barclay. [The marriage contract between "Alexm de Moravia de Drumsergorth" and "dominam Eufemiam…Reginam Scocie…dnam Joneta de Munymuske sorore dicte dne Regine" is dated 24 Nov 1370[34]. The chronology suggests that Janet must have been the queen’s uterine sister, born from her mother’s second marriage, otherwise the bride would have been in her late thirties at the time of the marriage. If that is correct, Janet would have been Margaret’s daughter by John de Barclay.] Earl Hugh & his first wife had two children: 1. WILLIAM de Ross (-Delny 9 Feb 1372). John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) names "Willelmum comitem" as son of "Robertum comitem de Carric…alia filia" and her husband "Hugoni comiti de Ross"[35]. He was in Norway when his father died, and was made Earl of Ross 17 May 1336. m (Papal dispensation 25 May 1342) MARY Macdonald, daughter of ANGUS Macdonald Lord of the Isles & his wife Agnes of Cathan. Earl William & his wife had three children: a) EUPHEME de Ross ([1345]-after 4 May 1394). She succeeded her father in 1372 as Ctss of Ross, suo iure. Robert II King of Scotland confirmed the confirmation made by "consanguineus noster Walterus de Lesley de Ross et...consanguinea nostra Eufamia sponsa sua", of a donation to Fraserburgh made by “Andree Mercer”, by charter dated 1382[36]. She possessed one half of the lands of the earldom of Buchan, which she resigned before their regrant to her second husband[37]. She separated from her second husband, alleging that she lived in fear of her life[38]. m firstly (before 13 Sep 1365) WALTER Leslie, son of ANDREW Leslie of Leslie & his wife --- (-Perth 27 Feb 1382). m secondly ([24 Jul 1382], separated, divorced 1392) ALEXANDER Stewart "the Wolf" of Badenoch, son of ROBERT II King of Scotland & his first wife Elizabeth Mure (1342-[1405/06], bur Dunkeld). Earl of Ross, de iure uxoris. He was recognised 25 Jul 1382 as Earl of Buchan. b) JANET de Ross (-before 1400). [39]m as his first wife, ALEXANDER Fraser, son of ---. c) WILLIAM de Ross (after 1350-after 1357). 2. MAUD [Marjory] de Ross . m ([1325/28]) as his second wife, MALISE Earl of Strathearn Earl of Caithness and Orkney, son of MALISE Earl of Strathearn & his first wife Agnes --- (-killed in battle Neville’s Cross 17 Oct 1346). Earl Hugh & his second wife had two children: 3. HUGH de Ross . He was declared heir to the earldom of Ross in 1350. He was a hostage for the return of David II King of Scotland from the English in 1351[40]. His descendant in the male line, Munro Ross of Pitcarnie, petitioned the House of Lords in 1778 challenging the succession of his ancestor's niece Eupheme as Ctss of Ross in 1372 and claiming the earldom of Ross for himself[41]. 4. EUPHEME de Ross . The Extracta ex Cronicis Scocie records that "regis Robert" married secondly "dominam Eufamiam filiam Hugonis comitis Rossensis"[42]. The Papal dispensation for the marriage of "Roberti Stivardi Senescalli Scocie" and "Eufemie comitisse Moravie, relicte quondam Johannis comitis Moravie", issued by Pope Innocent VI, is dated 2 May "anno tertio" (1355)[43]. The Liber Pluscardensis records the coronation in 1372 at Scone of "regina Eufemia…filia comitis Rossensis"[44]. m firstly JOHN Randolph Earl of Moray, son of THOMAS Randolph Earl of Moray & his wife Isabel Stewart Lady of Gailies (-killed in battle Neville's Cross 17 Oct 1346). m secondly (Papal dispensation 2 May 1355) as his second wife, ROBERT Stewart Earl of Atholl, son of WALTER Stewart High Steward of Scotland & his first wife Marjorie Bruce (Paisley, Renfrewshire 2 Mar 1316-Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire 19 Apr 1390, bur Scone Abbey, Perthshire). Created Earl of Strathearn [1257/58]. He resigned the earldom of Atholl in 1367, and the earldom of Strathearn in 1369 but was restored to the latter in 1370. He succeeded his uncle in 1371 as ROBERT II King of Scotland.
    Page: Identifies MAUD Bruce as the daughter of ROBERT de Brus Earl of Carrick & his first wife Margaret Ctss of Carrick And the 1st wife of HUGH de Ross, son of WILLIAM de Ross Earl of Ross & his wife Eupheme who succeeded his father as Earl of Ross in 1323, Identifies Maud as the mother of WILLIAM de Ross and MAUD [Marjory] de Ross Reports Maud died AFTER September 1323, and was buried at Fearn
  7. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Matilda (Maud) Bruce - birth-name: Maud Bruce
    Author: OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;, www.ancestry.com, null, Page number: Database online.
    Note: birth-name: Maud Bruce Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc.). death: Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc.). birth: 1313; Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc.).
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2667001536
  8. Title: MAUD in record of ROBERT [VI] de Brus - The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#MaudBrucediedafterSep1323;
    Note: ROBERT [VI] de Brus, son of ROBERT [V] de Brus Lord of Annandale & his first wife Isabel de Clare (Jul 1243-shortly before 4 Apr 1304, bur Abbey of Holm Cultram). The Annals of Tewkesbury record the birth in Jul 1243 of “filium nomine ---” to “Isabel de Clara…[et] R. de Brus”. The manuscript history of the Bruce family of Carleton records that “Robertus Brus quartus” succeeded “Robertus Brus tertius” and was buried “apud Holme-Coltram”. Earl of Carrick, de iure uxoris, he resigned this to his son 27 Oct 1292. His father resigned in his favour his claim to the Scottish throne 7 Nov 1292, both father and son refusing to do homage to King John Balliol. He succeeded his father in 1295 as Lord of Annandale. He became Lord Brus by virtue of his summons to attend the English parliament in 1295. m firstly (Turnberry Castle 1271) as her second husband, MARGARET Ctss of Carrick suo iure, widow of ADAM de Kilconquhar, daughter and heiress of NEIL Earl of Carrick & his wife Margaret Stewart (-[1292]). The manuscript history of the Bruce family of Carleton records that “Robertus Brus quartus” married “filiam et hæredem comitis Karrigg”. The Liber Pluscardensis names "unicam filiam suam Martham…comitissa de Carrick" as heiress of "Adam comite de Carrick" and records her marriage to "Roberto de Bruys…secundo, futurus Vallis Anandiæ dominus in Scocia et Clevland in Anglia" without the king’s permission. John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records the death "in Terram Sanctam pro Christo peregrinaturus" of "Adam comes de Carrik", dated to [1271] from the context, leaving "unicam filiam…Martham, quæ sibi in comitatum successit" and her marriage to "Roberto de Bruce…filio Roberti de Bruce cognomine Nobilis, domini Vallis de Annandia in Scotia et de Clyveland in Anglia". The Extracta ex Cronicis Scocie records that "Robertum Bruse filium Roberti de Bruys, cognomine…domini Vallis de Anandia in Scocia et de Cliflande in Anglia" abducted "Martha filia et heres unica Nigelli comitis de Carryk" to "castrum suum de Turnberry" and married her without the licence of the king. These passage confuse the supposed daughter with her mother. m secondly (licence 19 Sep 1295, divorced [Oct 1296/May 1299]) as her second husband, MATILDA, widow of PHILIP Burnell, daughter of JOHN FitzAlan Lord of Clun and Oswestry & his wife Isabel de Mortimer (-before [1330]). m thirdly as her first husband, ELEANOR, daughter of --- (-[13 Apr/8 Sep] or [16 Mar/19 Oct] 1331). Robert [VI] & his first wife had eleven children: 1. ISABEL Bruce (1272-1358). A charter dated 25 Sep 1293 records articles delivered to "Lady Isabella de Brus, Queen of Norway". m (Bergen before 25 Sep 1293) as his second wife, ERIK II King of Norway, son of MAGNUS IV "Lagabøte/Lagabæter/the Law-reformer" King of Norway & his wife Ingeborg of Denmark (1268-Bergen 13 Jul 1299, bur Bergen, Christ's Church). He was a claimant to the throne of Scotland in 1291, thirteenth in order on the Great Roll of Scotland. 2. MARY Bruce ([1273]-before 22 Sep 1323). Orders for the "farther…custody of the countesses of Carrick and Buchan, Marie and Christine the sisters, and Margerie the daughter, of Robert de Brus", specifying that "three of the ladies to be in kages", are dated 7 Nov 1306. Her first marriage is confirmed by an undated charter indexed by Robertson under which Robert I King of Scotland granted "all the lands quhilks were David Earl of Athole’s" to "Sir Neill Campbell and Mary his spouse sister to the king and John their son". It is assumed that Mary’s first marriage took place after her release from custody in 1312, but it is not impossible that she was married before her imprisonment, which if this was the case would date the marriage to [1305]: the career of the couple’s son John would seem tight chronologically if he was born [1313/14]. Her second marriage and her date of death are confirmed by the 22 Sep 1323 charter under which Robert I King of Scotland granted land at Auchincarnie to "Alexandro Fraser militi" and "heredibus suis inter ipsum et quondam Mariam de Brwce sponsam suam, sororem nostram". m firstly ([1305] or [1312]) as his [third] wife, NEIL Campbell of Lochow, son of COLIN Campbell & his wife --- (-[26 Apr 1315/1316]). m secondly (1316) ALEXANDER Fraser, son of ANDREW Fraser & his wife --- (-killed 1332). Lord Great Chamberlain of Scotland. 3. ROBERT [VII] Bruce (Writtle, near Chelmsford, Essex 11 Jul 1274-Cardross Castle, Dumbartonshire 7 Jun 1329, bur Dunfermline Abbey, Fife). He succeeded his father 27 Oct 1292 as Earl of Carrick. He succeeded in 1306 as ROBERT I King of Scotland. 4. EDWARD Bruce (-killed in battle Dundalk 14 Oct 1318). 5. THOMAS Bruce (-beheaded Carlisle Castle 9 Feb 1307). m HELEN Erskine, daughter of JOHN Erskine & his wife ---. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. 6. ALEXANDER Bruce (-beheaded Carlisle Castle 9 Feb 1307). Dean of Glasgow. 7. CHRISTIAN Bruce (-[1356/27 Jan 1357], bur Dunfermline). 8. MAUD Bruce (-after Sep 1323, bur Fearn). John of Fordun’s Scotichronicon (Continuator) records that "Robertum comitem de Carric…alia filia" married "Hugoni comiti de Ross"[1130]. m as his first wife, HUGH de Ross, son of WILLIAM de Ross Earl of Ross & his wife Eupheme --- (-killed in battle Halidon Hill 19 Jul 1333, bur Fearn). He succeeded his father in 1323 as Earl of Ross. 9. NIGEL [Neil] Bruce (-beheaded Berwick Sep 1306). The Chronicle of John of Fordun (Continuator - Annals) records that in 1306 "Nigel of Bruce one of the king’s brothers" was captured and "brought to Berwick" and killed[1131]. 10. MARGARET Bruce . David II King of Scotland issued a charter dated 24 Jul 1369 related to land granted by "Robertus…rex Scotorum" to "Willelmo de Karlyolo militi…et Margarete sponse sue sorori nostre"[1132]. m WILLIAM de Carlyle, son of --- (-before Mar 1329). 11. ---. Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by the charter dated 12 Apr 1316 under which Robert I King of Scotland granted annual revenue from the farms of Perth to Perth Blackfriars witnessed by "…Thoma Randulph comite Moraviæ nepote nostro…"[1133]. m THOMAS Randolph of Strathdon, son of ---. Chamberlain of Scotland.
    Page: Identifies MAUD Bruce as the daughter of ROBERT [VI] de Brus Lord of Annandale and his 1st wife MARGARET Ctss of Carrick Maud's siblings were: Isabel, MARY, Robert, Edward, Thomas, Alexander, Christian, Nigel,and MARGARET. Maud married HUGH de Ross, son of WILLIAM de Ross Earl of Ross & his wife Eupheme, who succeeded his father in 1323 as Earl of Ross. Maud died AFTER September 1323, and was buried at Fearn
  9. Title: Hugh, Earl of Ross From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh,_Earl_of_Ross;
    Note: Hugh de Ross was the eldest son and heir of William II, Earl of Ross by his wife Euphemia de Berkeley, or Barclay. Hugh was a favorite of King Robert I of Scotland, who endowed him with many lands. Hugh even married Robert's sister, Matilda/Maud Bruce (c. 1287 - aft. September 1323), in 1308 in the Orkney Isles. Hugh's young brother, John, married Margaret Comyn, heiress of Buchan (although he died childless). Marriages and issue Hugh de Ross married twice: (1) Matilda (Maud) de Brus, sister of Robert I "the Bruce", King of Scots, and daughter of Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale and his wife Marjorie, Countess of Carrick; married in 1308. [2] Hugh and Matilda had several children: William de Ross III, oldest son and successor, made Earl of Ross on 17 May 1336. [3][4] Marjory de Ross, wife of Malise, 8th Earl of Strathearn John de Ross, who died on 27 May 1364 without issue.[5] (2) Margaret de Graham, daughter of Sir John de Graham of Abercorn;[6] married by Papal dispensation dated 24 November 1329. [7] Hugh and Margaret had two known children: Hugh de Ross of Rarichies, first of Balnagown; declared heir to the earldom of Ross in 1350; was a hostage for the return of David II King of Scotland from the English in 1351.[8][9] Euphemia de Ross, married (1) John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray and (2) by dispensation (due to affinity) Robert Stewart, Earl of Strathearn, subsequently Robert II, King of Scots (1371–1390) as his second wife. Euphemia is sometimes incorrectly assigned as a daughter of Matilda, but this would have involved consanguinity in the 2nd and 3rd degrees which was not stated in the dispensation for her marriage to Robert Stewart.[10] Hugh and Margaret are often also assigned a daughter Janet, wife of Sir John de Monymusk.[11] This has been found to be erroneous, as Janet was actually Janet de Barclay, daughter of Margaret de Graham by her 2nd husband, John de Barclay of Gartley.[12] All received prestigious marriage partners, including to the earls of Buchan and Moray, to Maol Íosa IV, Earl of Strathearn and the future king Robert II. Death He was killed along many other Scottish nobles at the Battle of Halidon Hill on 19 July 1333, and was succeeded by his son and successor, William.
    Page: Identified Matilda (Maud) de Brus as the daughter of Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale and his wife Marjorie, Countess of Carrick; and the sister of Robert I "the Bruce", King of Scots; Married Hugh, Earl of Ross in 1308 AS HIS FIRST WIFE, together had 3 children: William de Ross III, Marjory de Ross, and John de Ross. States Matilda was born c. 1287 and died AFTER September 1323. Hugh married AS HIS 2ND WIFE Margaret de Graham, daughter of Sir John de Graham of Abercorn.
  10. Title: Lady Maud Bruce in THE ANCIENT EARLS OF ROSS - Scots Peerage Volume II pages 235 - 237
    Author: pages 235 - 237 https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun07paul/page/235/mode/1up?view=theater
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun07paul/page/235/mode/1up?view=theater;
    Note: IV. Hugh, fourth Earl of Ross. On 14 December 1307 he was asked to obey the Earl of Richmond as Warden.® Robert i. gave to Sir Hugh de Ross, knight, son and heir of William, Earl of Ross, the sheriffship and Burgh of Orum- bathy, or Cromartie, 5 December 1316 ; ^ the third part of the fermes of Kirkcudbright was assigned to him.^" He obtained, by various charters from the King," the lands of Skye, Strathglass, Strathconan, etc. He succeeded to the title apparently on 28 January 1322-23, but certainly before 28 March 1324, when, as Hugh, Earl of Ross, he witnessed a charter of King Robert i. to Thomas de Oarnoto. The same year he was one of the guarantors of the marriage articles of Prince David of Scotland and the Princess Johanna of England. Hugh, Earl of Ross, renounced to the King the advocation of the church of Philorth, in Buchan, 29 March 1330.' At the battle of Halidon Hill, near Berwick, fought on 19 July 1333, he led the reserve to attack the wing which Baliol commanded, but his troops were driven back and he himself slain." The English found on his body the shirt of St. Duthace, supposed to possess miraculous powers, and restored it to the sanctuary at Tain. He married, first, in 1308, Lady Maud Bruce, sister of the King. By her he had issue : — 1. William. 2. John, son of late Hugh, Earl of Ross; died 27 May 1364. 3. Marjory, married, as his second wife, before 1334, to Malise, Earl of Strathearn, Caithness, and Orkney. The Earl of Ross married, secondly, before 24 November 1329, Margaret, daughter of Sir David Graham of Old Montrose ; dispensation granted at Avignon, on the discovery, long after they were married and had issue, of a canonical impediment, and legitimating the children.' She was married again, in 1341, to John de Barclay. By her the Earl had issue : — 4. Hugh of Rarichies, first of Balnagown. 5. Euphemia, married, first, to John Randolph, third Earl of Moray, who fell at the battle of Durham, s.p., 17 October 1346 ; secondly, as his second wife, to Robert, Earl of Strathearn, afterwards King Robert II. ; dispensation granted by Pope Innocent vi., at Avignon, 2 May 1355.' 6. Janet, married, first, to Monymusk of that Ilk ; and, secondly, to Sir Alexander Murray of Drumsergarth. An indenture was executed at Perth, 24 November 1375, between Queen Euphemia and her son Earl David of the one part, and Alexander Murray of Drumsergarth of the other part, agreeing that Alex- ander Murray should marry Lady Janet de Mony- muske, sister of the Queen, who with the Earl promised to assist him in recovering his inheritance, and that Walter Murray, brother to Alexander, should, if he pleased, marry the elder daughter of Lady Janet.^ 7. Lilias, said to be married to William Urquhart, Sheriff of Oromartie, but no corroborative evidence has been found.
    Page: Identifies Lady Maud Bruce, the sister of King Robert I, as the first wife of Hugh, 4th Earl of Ross. Married in 1308, they had 3 children: William, John, Marjory. Hugh married as his SECOND WIFE MARGARETGRAHAM, daughter of Sir David Graham of Old Montrose. 2nd marriage was by papal dispensation granted at Avignon on November 24 1329, however states 2nd marriage took place long before the dispensation; from this we know that Matilda died long before 1329.
  11. Title: Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Brus,_6th_Lord_of_Annandale#Family;
    Note: Robert de Brus (July 1243 – soon before 4 March 1304[1]), 6th Lord of Annandale, jure uxoris Earl of Carrick[2] (1252–1292), Lord of Hartness,[3] Writtle and Hatfield Broad Oak, was a cross-border lord,[a] and participant of the Second Barons' War, Ninth Crusade, Welsh Wars, and First War of Scottish Independence, as well as father to the future king of Scotland Robert the Bruce. Of Scoto-Norman-Irish heritage, through his father he was a third-great grandson of David I of Scotland. Other ancestors included Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Henry I of England and Aoife MacMurrough, daughter of Dermot MacMurrough.[4] Family His first wife was Margery of Carrick, 3rd Countess of Carrick (11 Apr 1254 – November 1292), the daughter and heiress of Niall, 2nd Earl of Carrick.[8] Carrick was a Gaelic Earldom in Southern Scotland. Its territories contained much of today's Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire. The couple married at Turnberry Castle in 1271 and held the principal seats of Turnberry Castle and Lochmaben. Their children were: Isabel Bruce (born c. 1272); married King Eric II of Norway in 1293; d. 1358 in Bergen, Norway. Christina Bruce (born c. 1273, Seton, East Lothian); married, firstly, Sir Christopher Seton. Married, secondly, Sir Andrew Murray, 20 September 1305, d. 1356/7, in Scotland. King Robert the Bruce (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329); married, firstly, Isabella of Mar; married, secondly, Elizabeth de Burgh. Nigel de Brus (Niall or Nigel; born c. 1276); taken prisoner at Kildrummie, hanged, drawn and quartered at Berwick-upon-Tweed in September 1306.[8] Edward Bruce (born c. 1279); crowned 2 May 1316, "King of Ireland". Killed in battle, 5 October 1318.[8] Possible marriage to Isabel, daughter of John de Strathbogie, 9th Earl of Atholl – parents of Alexander Bruce, Earl of Carrick; Edward obtained a dispensation for a marriage to Isabella of Ross, daughter of Uilleam II, Earl of Ross, on 1 June 1317. Mary Bruce (born c. 1282); married, firstly, Sir Neil Campbell; married, secondly, Sir Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie. Margaret Bruce (born c. 1283); married Sir William Carlyle. Thomas de Brus (born c. 1284); taken prisoner in Galloway, hanged, drawn and quartered 9 February 1307, Carlisle, Cumberland.[8] Alexander de Brus (born c. 1285); hanged, drawn and quartered 9 February 1307, Carlisle, Cumberland. Elizabeth Bruce (born c. 1286); married Sir William Dishington. Matilda/Maud Bruce (born c. 1287); married Hugh, Earl of Ross, in 1308 Orkney Isles, died after September 1323. He had no children from his second wife Eleanor (died between 13 April and 8 September 1331).
    Page: Identifies Matilda/Maud Bruce as born c. 1287 to Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale and his first wife was Margery of Carrick, 3rd Countess of Carrick. One of 11 children born to them, her siblings were: Isabel, Christina, King Robert the Bruce, Nigel, Edward, MARY, MARGARET, Thomas, Alexander, and Elizabeth. Matilda married Hugh, Earl of Ross, in 1308 Orkney Isles, and she died after September 1323.
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