William de Brus (fl. 1294) explained
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, both in Huntingdonshire, whom he held them of his father.[1] [2] William was summoned to provide military service in Scotland in 1295.
He is said to have married Elizabeth, daughter of Raymond de Sully. They did not have any issue. Elizabeth married secondly William de Braose.
References
- Book: Blakely, Ruth Margaret . The Brus Family in England and Scotland, 1100–1295 . Boydell Press . 2005 . 9781843831525.
- Book: Cumming Bruce, Mary Elizabeth . Family Records of the Bruces and the Cumyns: With an Historical Introduction and Appendix, from Authentic Public and Private Documents . W. Blackwood and Sons . 1870.
Notes and References
- http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hunts/vol3/pp28-35 '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.
- http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hunts/vol3/pp136-139 '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.