Robert the Bruce

Bio

About Robert the Bruce

Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to restore Scotland to an independent kingdom and is regarded in Scotland as a national hero. Robert was a fourth-great-grandson of King David I of Scotland, and his grandfather, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during the "Great Cause". Birthdays.fyi indexes this profile with birthday, age, profession cluster, source links, and nearby people born on July 11.

Before fame

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Trivia

Scottish king (died 1329). This page is tagged with Music, Historical, Scottish, July 11.

Associated with

Robert the Bruce is associated in this archive with Music, Historical, Scottish, and the July 11 birthday index.

Source note

This profile is part of the July 11 birthday archive. It was last updated on July 10, 2026 and is prepared for source-level database review.