Clan Bruce

The Scottish Clan Bruce comes from Kincardine ( Scottish Gaelic: Cinn Chàrdainn ) in Scotland. In the 14th century it was a royal dynasty and introduced two Scottish kings.

History

The name Bruce comes from the French ' de Brus ' or ' de Bruis '. That was the name of a place in Normandy, today Brix between Cherbourg and Valognes. The founder of the clan was Robert de Brus, a Norman knight who had come along with William the Conqueror to England.

The clan motto is Fuimus ( " We have been ").

Kings of the Clan

  • Robert I. (Robert The Bruce ), King of Scotland ( 1306-1329 )
  • David II, son of Robert I, King of Scotland (1329-1371)
  • Edward Bruce, brother of Robert I, High King of Ireland (1315-1318)

Clan families ( septs )

Airth, Bruwes, Bruss, Bruc, Bruys, Brues, Brice, Bruce, Bruice, Bruis, Bruze, Broce, Brois, Broiss, Brose, Broise, Brouss, Brus Bruse, Carlysle, Carruthers, Crosbie, Randolph, Stenhouse

Coat of Arms of Clan Chiefs

Tartan Bruce

Scottish Lowlands Fife Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin Family seat Clackmannan Tower Brix, Manche David II of Scotland Clan Boyd Clan Brodie Clan Broun Clan Cameron Clan Campbell Clan Chisholm Clan Cochrane Clan Colquhoun Clan Cumming Clan Davidson Clan Drummond Clan Erskine Clan Farquharson Clan Fergusson Clan Forbes Clan Forsyth Clan Fraser Clan Gordon Clan Grant Clan Hamilton Clan Hannay Clan Hay Clan Irvine Clan Keith Clan Lindsay Clan Macdonald of Clanranald Clan MacDougall Clan MacKay Clan MacKenzie Clan Mackintosh Clan MacLachlan Clan MacLean Clan MacLeod Clan Macmillan Clan Macnab Clan Macpherson Clan Menzies Clan Munro Clan Murray Clan Napier Clan Donnachaidh Clan Ross Clan Scott Clan Sutherland Clan Wallace
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