Clan Bruce
[4] There is no evidence to support a claim that a member of the family, 'Robert de Brix', served under William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest of England.[5] This notion is now believed to have originated in unreliable lists, derived from the later Middle Ages, of people who supposedly fought at the Battle of Hastings.[8] However de Brus did not follow David and instead joined the English and at the Battle of the Standard in 1138 he took prisoner his own son, who was now Lord of the lands of Annandale.It was not long, however, before Balliol rebelled against Edward, eventually leading to John's defeat and forced abdication after the Battle of Dunbar in 1296.Robert the Bruce swore allegiance to Edward at Berwick-upon-Tweed but breached this oath when he joined the Scottish revolt the following year.Bruce and John Comyn (a rival for the throne) succeeded William Wallace as Guardians of Scotland, but their rivalry threatened the stability of the country.[9] The king escaped but left behind what was described as a magnificent example of Celtic jewellery, known as the Brooch of Lorne and it became one of the Clan MacDougall's great treasures.
LowlandsThe Rt Hon. Andrew Douglas Bruce11th Earl of ElginBroomhall HouseLochmaben CastleClackmannan TowerBruce of ElginBruce of AnnandaleBruce of KincardineBruce baronetsCounts BruceClan CampbellClan CarruthersClan MarClan IrvineClan KennedyClan ErskineClan KirkpatrickClan ComynClan MacDougallClan LamontScottish Gaelicroyal houseRobert the BruceDavid IIHigh King of IrelandEdward BruceNormandyFranceWilliam the ConquerorNorman Conquest of EnglandBattle of HastingsRobert de Brus, 1st Lord of AnnandaleKing David IEmpress MatildaStephenBattle of the StandardRobert de Brus, 5th Lord of AnnandaleIsobel of HuntingdonDavid of Scotland, 8th Earl of HuntingdonWilliam the LionRobert Bruce, 5th Lord of AnnandaleTanistAlexander IIIJohn BalliolMargaretGuardians of ScotlandEdward I of EnglandBritish IslesBattle of DunbarIsabella of MarWars of Scottish IndependenceBerwick-upon-TweedCapitulation of IrvineBattle of Stirling BridgeBattle of FalkirkAnnandaleCarrickJohn ComynWilliam WallaceGreyfriars Church, DumfriesPope Clement VScone, PerthshireBattle of DalrighCeltic jewelleryBrooch of LorneBattle of the Pass of BranderBattle of BannockburnThomas BruceKing Robert IIAuld AllianceBattle of Neville's CrossEdinburgh CastleHouse of StewartKinloss AbbeyBarony of MuirtonLord KinlossMaster of the RollsEarl of ElginEarl of KincardineThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of ElginOttoman EmpireParthenonElgin MarblesGovernor GeneralProvince of CanadaViceroy of IndiaEarls and Marquesses of AilesburyEarls of CardiganEarls of ElginEarls of KincardineBlairhallLord Bruce of KinlossGeorge Bruce of CarnockBaron Bruce of WhorltonCarnockBroomhallEarl of AilesburyBaron Bruce of SkeltonBaron Brudenell of StontonEarl of CardiganLord Bruce of TorryRobert BruceThomas BrudenellAlexander BruceRobert BrudenellBaron Bruce of TottenhamCharles BruceGeorge BrudenellWilliam BruceGeorge Brudenell, later MontaguDuke of MontaguMarquess of MonthermerJames BrudenellThomas Brudenell-BruceMarquess of AilesburyEarl BruceViscount SavernakeCharles Brudenell-BruceWilliam Robert BruceBaron ElginGeorge Brudenell-BruceErnest Brudenell-BruceJames BruceHenry Brudenell-BruceVictor Alexander Bruce