Edward Bruce
Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick (Norman French: Edward de Brus; Middle Irish: Edubard a Briuis; Modern Scottish Gaelic: Scottish Gaelic: Eideard or Iomhair Bruis; c.– 14 October 1318), was a younger brother of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. He supported his brother in the 1306-1314 struggle for the Scottish crown, then pursued his own claims in Ireland. Proclaimed High King of Ireland in 1315 and crowned in 1316, he was eventually defeated and killed by Anglo-Irish forces of the Lordship of Ireland at the Battle of Faughart in County Louth.
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| Full name at birth | Edward Bruce
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| Claim to fame | High King of Ireland, Robert the Bruce's brother.
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| Date of birth | 1280
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| Place of birth | Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
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| Date of death | 14 October 1318
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| Age | 38 (age at death)
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