Robert IV de Brus, the Noble (ca. 1195 – 1226-1233) was a 13th century 4th Lord of Annandale

Lord of Annandale

The Lord of Annandale was a sub-comital lordship in southern Scotland established by David I of Scotland by 1124 for his follower Robert de Brus...

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He was the son of William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale

William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale

William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale was the second but eldest surviving son of Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale.His elder brother, Robert III de Brus, predeceased their father and never held the lordship of Annandale. William de Brus thus succeeded his father when the latter died in...

 and Christina or Beatrice de Teyden.

Robert IV married ca. 1219 Isabella

Isobel of Huntingdon

Isobel of Huntingdon was the daughter of David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon and Matilda of Chester. She married Robert Bruce, 4th Lord of Annandale and through her came the claims firstly of her son in 1290 and later in the beginning of 14th century of her great-grandson Robert Bruce, 7th...

, the second daughter of David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon

David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon

David of Scotland was a Scottish prince and Earl of Huntingdon. He was a claimant to the Scottish throne.-Life:He was the youngest surviving son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, a daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, and Elizabeth of Vermandois. His...

, by which marriage he acquired the manors

Lord of the Manor

The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...

 of Writtle

Writtle

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 and Hatfield Broadoak, Essex

Essex

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 in England

England

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. They had his heir and successor, and a daughter:

• Robert V de Brus.
• Beatrice de Brus, married Hugh de Neville.

He died sometime between 1226 and 1233, and was buried in Gisborough Priory

Gisborough Priory

Gisborough Priory is a ruined former Augustinian priory in the town of Guisborough, now in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1119 as the Priory of St. Mary by Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, an ancestor of the...

 or in Sawtry Abbey

Sawtry Abbey

Sawtry Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located between Sawtry and Woodwalton in Cambridgeshire, England. The abbey was founded in 1147 by Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Northampton, who was the grandson of Earl Waltheof and Judith, the niece of William the Conqueror who held the manor when the Domesday...

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