William de Brus (fl. 1294)
William de Brus (fl. 1294), was an Anglo-Scottish knight. He was a younger son of Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale and Isabella de Clare.
He held the manor of Caldecote in mesne lordship and a fee of Great Catworth, [1] both in Huntingdonshire, whom he held them of his father.[2][3] William was summoned to provide military service in Scotland in 1295.
He is said to have married Elizabeth, daughter of Raymond de Sully.[4] They did not have any issue. Elizabeth married secondly William de Braose.
Citations[edit]
- ^ Blakely 2005, p. 82.
- ^ 'Parishes: Catworth', in A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3, ed. William Page, Granville Proby and S Inskip Ladds (London, 1936), pp. 28-35. British History Online.
- ^ 'Parishes: Caldecote', in A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3, ed. William Page, Granville Proby and S Inskip Ladds (London, 1936), pp. 136-139. British History Online.
- ^ Cumming Bruce 1870, p. 255.
References[edit]
- Blakely, Ruth Margaret (2005). The Brus Family in England and Scotland, 1100–1295. Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843831525.
- Cumming Bruce, Mary Elizabeth (1870). Family Records of the Bruces and the Cumyns: With an Historical Introduction and Appendix, from Authentic Public and Private Documents. W. Blackwood and Sons.