William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
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William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale (died 16 July 1212) 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 1194.
William de Brus possessed large estates in the north of England. He obtained from King John, the grant of a weekly market at Hartlepool
, and granted lands to the canons of Gisburn
. Very little else is known about William's activities. He makes a few appearances in the English government records and witnessed a charter of King William of Scotland
.
He married a woman called Beatrice de Teyden, and had by her at least two sons,
Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale
Robert II de Brus, le Meschin , was a 12th century Norman noble and 2nd Lord of Annandale...
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His elder brother, Robert III de Brus
Robert III de Brus
Robert III de Brus was the oldest son of Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale.He predeceased his father, and so did not inherit the lordship of Annandale, which passed to his brother, William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale...
, predeceased their father and never held the lordship of Annandale. William de Brus thus succeeded his father when the latter died in 1194.
William de Brus possessed large estates in the north of England. He obtained from King John, the grant of a weekly market at Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool is a town and port in North East England.It was founded in the 7th century AD, around the Northumbrian monastery of Hartlepool Abbey. The village grew during the Middle Ages and developed a harbour which served as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham. A railway link from...
, and granted lands to the canons of Gisburn
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...
. Very little else is known about William's activities. He makes a few appearances in the English government records and witnessed a charter of King William of Scotland
William I of Scotland
William the Lion , sometimes styled William I, also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough", reigned as King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214...
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He married a woman called Beatrice de Teyden, and had by her at least two sons,
- RobertRobert de Brus, 4th Lord of AnnandaleRobert IV de Brus, the Noble was a 13th century 4th Lord of Annandale.He was the son of William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale and Christina or Beatrice de Teyden.Robert IV married ca...
(his successor). - William.