Marjorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland
1296 - 1316 (19 years)-
Name Marjorie Bruce [1, 2, 3] Title Princess of Scotland Birth 15 Dec 1296 Aryshire, Scotland 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female FSID GB1F-XR8 Death 2 Mar 1316 Refrewshire, Scotland [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Burial 2 Mar 1316 Refrewshire, Scotland [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8] Person ID I8552 footsteps Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father Robert Bruce, King of Scotland , b. 11 Jul 1274, Aryshire, Scotland d. 7 Jun 1329, Dumbartonshire, Scotland (Age 54 years) Relationship natural Mother Isabella of Mar, Queen , b. Abt 1280, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 1302, Dumbartonshire, Scotland (Age < 21 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1290 Family ID F4525 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward Of Scotland , b. 1293, Aryshire, Scotland d. 9 Apr 1326, Linlithgowshire, Scotland (Age 33 years) Marriage 1315 Aryshire, Scotland Children + 1. Robert Stewart, 35th King of Scotland , b. 2 Mar 1316, Refrewshire, Scotland d. 19 Apr 1390, Aryshire, Scotland (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F4321 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Notes
Marjorie was the daughter of Robert de Brus, earl of Carrick and lord o f A n n a n dale, and his first wife, Isabel of Mar, a daughter of Donald of M a r , 1 0 t h earl of Mar.
At the time her father was coronated at Scone on 27 March 1306, Lady Ma r j o r i e became a princess of Scotland.
The Lady Marjorie, then twelve years of age, was first ordered by King E d w a r d t o suffer a fate similar to that of her Aunt Mary and Isabel, Cou n t e s s o f Buchan. She was to be kept in a cage made of wood and iron whi c h w o u l d be suspended from the Tower of London, and not allowed to spea k o r b e s p o ken to by anyone except the Constable of the Tower.
Edward later revoked this decree (presumably because Marjorie was so yo u n g ) a n d instead had her sent to the Gilbertine nunnery at Watton in Yo r k s h i re. The following year the Priory petitioned the king for the cost o f k e e p i ng the daughter of Robert de Brus, and was alloted the sum of 3d . p e r d a y a nd one mark per annum for a robe and other necessaries for t he y o u n g w oman. Marjorie spent eight years in captivity at the nunnery, u n t i l f i nally being released in 1314 in exchange for English prisoners f r o m t h e B attle of Bannockburn. The escort sent by King Robert to meet t h e d i s t inguished prisoners being released at the border and see them sa f e l y h o me was led by the young knight who had recently distinguished hi m s e l f a t Bannockburn, Sir Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland.
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