Edward Bruce
Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick (Norman French: Edward de Brus; Middle Irish: Edubard a Briuis; Modern Scottish Gaelic: Scottish Gaelic: Eideard or Iomhair Bruis; c. 1280 – 14 October 1318), was a younger brother of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. He supported his brother in the 1306–1314 struggle for the Scottish crown, then pursued his own claims in Ireland. Proclaimed High King of Ireland in 1315 and crowned in 1316, he was eventually defeated and killed by Anglo-Irish forces of the Lordship of Ireland at the Battle of Faughart in County Louth in 1318.
| Edward Bruce | |
|---|---|
Grave of King Edward de Bruce, located in Faughart cemetery | |
| High King of Ireland | |
| Reign | 1315–1318 |
| Predecessor | Brian Ua Néill |
| Born | c. 1280 Scotland |
| Died | 14 October 1318 Faughart, County Louth |
| Issue | Alexander de Brus, Earl of Carrick |
| Dynasty | Bruce |
| Father | Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale |
| Mother | Marjorie, Countess of Carrick |
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