Biography of Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland 1284-1327

1307 Battle of Loch Ryan and the Execution of the Bruce Brothers

On 28 Jul 1271 [her grandfather] Walter Burgh 1st Earl Ulster 1230-1271 (age 41) died at County Galway. His son [her father] Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl Ulster 1259-1326 (age 12) succeeded 2nd Earl Ulster.

In or before 1280 [her father] Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl Ulster 1259-1326 (age 21) and [her mother] Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster were married. She by marriage Countess Ulster. He the son of Walter Burgh 1st Earl Ulster 1230-1271. They were third cousins.

In 1284 Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland was born to Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl Ulster 1259-1326 (age 25) and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster.

In 1296 [her future husband] Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland (age 21) and Isabella Mar (age 43) were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of and Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar. He the son of Robert Bruce Earl Carrick 1243-1304 (age 52) and . He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

In 1302 Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland (age 27) and Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl Ulster 1259-1326 (age 43) and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster. He the son of Robert Bruce Earl Carrick 1243-1304 (age 58) and . He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 20 Sep 1305 [her brother-in-law] Nigel Bruce (age 29) was hanged at Berwick on Tweed [Map].

Coronation of Robert the Bruce

On 27 Mar 1306, Palm Sunday, [her husband] Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland (age 31) was crowned King Scotland at Scone Abbey [Map] by Bishop of St Andrews and Bishop Robert Wishart. Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland (age 22) was crowned Queen Consort Scotland. Christopher Seton (deceased) and Bishop David de Moravia were present. He was wearing royal robes and vestments previously hidden from the English by Bishop Robert Wishart.

The following day, 28 Mar 1306, Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland (age 31) was crowned by whose family held the hereditary right to place the crown on the King's head; she had arrived too late for the coronation the day before. The right was held by her brother (age 18) who was under-age and held by the English so she assumed the right in his place.

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Battle of Loch Ryan and the Execution of the Bruce Brothers

On 09 Feb 1307 the Battle of Loch Ryan was a victory of local forces, led by Dungal MacDowall, supporter of King Edward I, over a force consisting of 1000 men and eighteen galleys led by [her brother-in-law] Thomas Bruce (age 23) and [her brother-in-law] Alexander Bruce (age 22), brothers of [her husband] Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland (age 32), supported by Malcolm McQuillan, Lord of Kintyre, and Sir Reginald Crawford. Only two galleys escaped. Malcolm McQuillan was captured an summarily executed.

Thomas Bruce (age 23), Alexander Bruce (age 22) and Reginald Crawford were hanged (possibly hanged, drawn and quartered) at Carlisle, Cumberland [Map].

In 1315 Walter Stewart 6th High Steward (age 19) and [her step-daughter] Marjory Bruce (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland (age 40) and Isabella Mar. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 02 Mar 1316 King Robert II of Scotland was born to Walter Stewart 6th High Steward (age 20) and [her step-daughter] Marjory Bruce (age 20) at Paisley Abbey. His mother Marjory Bruce (age 20) died in childbirth. He a great x 3 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 05 Oct 1318 [her brother-in-law] Edward Bruce King Ireland (age 39) was killed.

On 05 Mar 1324 [her son] King David II of Scotland was born to [her husband] Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland (age 49) and Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland (age 40) at Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline.

On 05 Mar 1324 [her son] John Bruce was born to [her husband] Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland (age 49) and Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland (age 40) at Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline.

On 29 Jul 1326 [her father] Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl Ulster 1259-1326 (age 67) died at Altassel Priory. His grandson William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl Ulster (age 13) succeeded 3rd Earl Ulster.

Before 1327 [her son] John Bruce (age 2) died.

On 26 Oct 1327 Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland (age 43) died.

Death of Robert the Bruce

On 07 Jun 1329 [her former husband] Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland (age 54) died at Cardross Manor, Argyll. He was buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline. His son [her son] King David II of Scotland (age 5) succeeded II King Scotland. Joan of the Tower Queen Consort Scotland (age 7) by marriage Queen Consort Scotland.

[her daughter] Matilda Bruce was born to Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland and Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland.

Edward Bruce King Ireland and Isabella Strathbogie were married. She the daughter of John Strathbogie 9th Earl Atholl and . He the son of Robert Bruce Earl Carrick 1243-1304 and . He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

[her daughter] Margaret Bruce was born to Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland and Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland.