| Name |
Robert De Brus |
| Title |
Endowed his second son Robert with Lordship of Annandale |
| Suffix |
1st Lord Of Annandale |
| Birth |
1070 |
Normandie, France  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
1100 |
England |
| Grants |
1103 |
Castleton, Yorkshire, England |
- In 1103 Henry I granted Robert de Brus I twenty-four carucates of land in Eskdale, Yorkshire. It was here at Castleton that Robert is believed to have established his first caput, later transferring it to Skelton.
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| Accomplishment |
1119 |
Guisborough, Yorkshire, England |
- In 1119 Robert de Brus founded the Priory of St Mary, an Augustinian priory in Guisborough, now known as Gisborough Priory. He himself would eventually be buried there, as well as other De Brus family members.
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| Grants |
Abt 1124 |
Annandale, Scotland |
- In repayment for his friendship and support, King David I endowed Robert with the Lordship of Annandale
|
| Military |
1124 |
- Robert de Brus rode north with Prince David MacMalcolm to claim the throne of Scotland, helping him become King David I.
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| Military |
Abt 1137 |
- Robert owed fealty to both Scotland and England. When civil war erupted over the succession of Stephen of Bloise as King, Robert had to chose sides. He and his oldest son Adam renounced their allegiance to King David I and supported King Stephen of Englan
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| Military Service |
- Robert, and his eldest son Adam, joined the English army, while his younger son, Robert, with an eye on his Scottish inheritance, fought for David. taking the English side at the Battle of the Standard in 1138.
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| _AMTID |
132543207803:1030:194851487 |
| _FSFTID |
9MCW-H9P |
| _UID |
8AC716814E234A1C8E2CFEE376F47081B52F |
| Death |
11 May 1141 |
Skelton, Borough of Redcar and Cleveland, England, Royaume-Uni |
| Burial |
Aft 11 May 1141 |
Saint Mary's Priory, Gisborough, Yorkshire, England |
| Person ID |
I99673 |
World of Hyde |
| Last Modified |
16 Aug 2023 |
| Family 1 |
Agnes De Sourdeval, b. 1070, Yorkshire, England d. 14 Dec 1155, Skelton, Yorkshire, England (Age 85 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Hugh De Brus d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Adam De Brus, Lord Of Skelton Lord Of Cleveland, b. 1103, Castleton, Yorkshire, England d. 20 Mar 1143, Skelton, Yorkshire, England (Age 40 years) |
| | 3. Second Lord of Annandale Robert De Brus, 2nd Lord Of Annandale, b. 1105, Castleton, Yorkshire, England d. 1194, Skelton, Yorkshire, England (Age 89 years) |
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| Family ID |
F31548 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Feb 2024 |
1070 - 1141 (71 years)
