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Personal data Mary de Brus 

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Household of Mary de Brus

(1) She is married to Sir Neil Campbell.

They got marriedSource 2


Child(ren):

  1. Iain Campbell  ± 1313-1333


(2) She is married to Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie.

They got married about 1316.Source 3


Child(ren):



Notes about Mary de Brus

Mary Bruce (c. 1282 - 1323) was the younger sister of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. During the First War of Scottish Independence, she was captured by the English and imprisoned in a cage at Roxburgh Castle for about four years. She was the daughter of Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, and Marjorie, Countess of Carrick.[1]

Along with the king's other female relatives (Christina Bruce, Marjorie Bruce, his wife Elizabeth de Burgh and supporter Isabella MacDuff), she was captured and handed over to the English by the Earl of Ross. By order of King Edward I of England, she was then held prisoner in an iron or wooden cage exposed to the public view at Roxburgh Castle. Isabella MacDuff was imprisoned in a similar cage at Berwick Castle.[2][3] She was transferred to assumably better conditions in 1310. This was not necessarily a humane move, it has been suggested that by this stage Bruce was gaining strength, she was potentially a valuable hostage, and the English did not want her dying of exposure. There was also a high likelihood of her being rescued from Roxburgh.

She was eventually released in 1314, in exchange for English noblemen captured at the Battle of Bannockburn.

Family
She married, firstly, Sir Neil Campbell, one of her brother's loyal supporters, and had the following known issue:[4]

Iain (or John[4])
Dougal[4]
Duncan (?)[4]
She married, secondly, Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie and had the following known issue:

John of Touchfraser
William of Cowie and Durris.

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    Sources

    1. FamilySearch LDS, Bruce and Campbell Family Tree from John Leitch (b. 1849) and Ann Rattray (B. 1848) Parents James Rattray and Margaret Campbell, m. 23 November 1845, Dalgety Parish
      Bruce and Campbell Family Tree from John Leitch (b. 1849) and Ann Rattray (B. 1848)

      Parents James Rattray and Margaret Campbell, m. 23 November 1845, Dalgety Parish
    2. Web Site Information, Sir Neil Campbell, 2nd Lord of Lochow
      Sir Neil Campbell, 2nd Lord of Lochow

      Eldest son and heir of Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Lord of Lochow, Cailein Mòr "Colin the Great".

      Born: ?

      Married 1st: He married, firstly, unknown daughter Crawford, daughter of Andrew Crawford, before 1303.

      Children by first wife:

      1. Sir Colin Campbell later 3rd Lord of Lochow. b. c 1282, d. b 2 May 1343

      Married 2nd: He married, secondly, Margaret Cameron between 1303 and 1312, possibly the widow of Hubert de Multon, and had by her issue:

      Children by second wife: No issue.

      Married 3rd: He married, thirdly, Lady Mary Bruce, daughter of Robert Bruce, Lord of Annandale, and Earl of Carrick (in right of his wife), by Margaret dtr of Neil, 2nd Earl of Carrick, sister of King Robert I, circa 1312.

      Children by third wife:

      1. Dougal Campbell, living 1323, had issue:
      2. Douglas Campbell
      3. Duncan Campbell Macdonnachie of Inverawe, progenitor of the Campbells of Inverawe.
      4. John Campbell of Moulin, b. c 1313, d. 19 Jul 1333, created Earl of Atholl ca 1320, m Joanna dtr of Sir John Menteith of Rusky and widow of Malise, Earl of Strathern, and was a Knight at the Battle of Halidon Hill 19 July 1333 leaving no issue. His widow m. 3rd Sir Maurice Moray of Drumsagard (on whom the Earldom of Strathearn was conferred 1343/34 and who d 17 Oct 1346) and m 4th ante Nov 1347 William Sutherland, 4th Earl of Sutherland (d 1370). She was alive in 1367.

      Died: c.1316

      Tenure: September 1294 - 1316

      Other Titles: 3rd of Menstrie, Chief of Clan Campbell, a.k.a: Mac Cailein Mòr "Son of Colin the Great" Campbell

      Preceded by: Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Lord of Lochow

      Succeeded by: Sir Colin Campbell 3rd Lord of Lochow

      Note: Sir Neil Campbell 2nd Lord of Lochow joined Robert the Bruce in 1296 and fought for him in almost every action between Methven and Bannockburn. He was also known as Nigel Campbell. He was appointed Knight of Lochow circa 1285. In 1296 he joined Robert the Bruce in the struggle against the English. Robert the Bruce granted him, his (third) wife and their son John, all of the lands of David de Strathbogie, 11th Earl of Atholl. He lived at Lochow, Argyllshire, Scotland. On 26 April 1315 he was one of the great Barons of Parliament which met to fix the succession to the Crown.
    3. Web Site Information, Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie
      Alexander Fraser of Touchfraser and Cowie (died 11 August 1332) was a member of the Scottish nobility who served as the Lord Chamberlain of Scotland and also as the Sheriff of Stirling and Sheriff of Kincardine.[1] He was a descendant of the Clan Fraser members deriving from Oliver Castle. Alexander died at the Battle of Dupplin Moor.

      Alexander was the son of Andrew Fraser of Touchfraser and Beatrix le Chen and the grandson of Richard Fraser of Touchfraser. He was the Lord Chamberlain of Scotland between 1325 and 1329.
      Lands

      King Robert the Bruce conferred vast lands including the Barony of Cowie, Barony of Cluny and Barony of Kinnaird upon Alexander Fraser, who was his chamberlain at least as late as 1319.[2] The major transport routes over these lands in the Middle Ages were two ancient trackways known as the Elsick Mounth[3] and Causey Mounth.[4]
      Family

      He married in c.1316 Mary, widow of Sir Nigel Campbell, the daughter of Sir Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale and Marjorie, Countess of Carrick and had the following known issue:

      John of Touchfraser
      William of Cowie and Durris

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