Alexander de Bruce Earl of Carrick [10530] 24
- Born: Bef 1317
- Marriage: Eleanor Douglas [10531]
- Died: 19 Jul 1333
Cause of his death was killed.
General Notes:
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Alexander de Bruce, 1st and last Earl of Carrick was born illegitimately before 1317.2 He was the son of Sir Edward de Bruce, 1st Earl and last of Carrick and Isabella of Strathbogie .1 He married Eleanor Douglas , daughter of Sir Archibald Douglas and Beatrice Lindsay .3 He died on 19 July 1333, killed in action, without male issue.1 Alexander de Bruce, 1st and last Earl of Carrick was created 1st Earl of Carrick [Scotland] circa 1330.2 He fought in the Battle of Halidon Hill on 19 July 1333.2 Citations 1. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VIII, page 402. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. 2. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 57. 3. Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 207. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
Alexander married Eleanor Douglas [10531] [MRIN: 4654], daughter of Sir Archibald Douglas [10532] and Beatrice Lindsay [57399].
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