Elizabeth de Burgh ¹

  General Notes:

Elizabeth de Burgh (c. 1284 \endash 27 October 1327) was the second wife and the only queen consort of King Robert the Bruce. Elizabeth was born sometime around 1284, probably in Down or Antrim in Ireland.[1] She was the daughter of one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the period, Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, who was a close friend and ally of Edward I of England. Not much is known about Elizabeth, despite her husband's status as one of the most famous Scottish kings and warriors. As is the case with most medieval women, records of Elizabeth are scarce, however it is clear that she was caught up in the political turmoil that unfolded between the Scottish and the English during the reign of her husband King Robert, having to move several times to keep safe and eventually being seized as a prisoner. ¹

Elizabeth married King Robert the Bruce Stewart I, King of Scotland, son of Robert de Brus 6th Lord of Annandale and Marjorie Countess of Carrick. (King Robert the Bruce Stewart I, King of Scotland was born on 11 Jul 1274 in Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland and died on 7 Jun 1329 in Manor of Cardross, River Leven, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.)