I Adam de Brus

1103 - 1143  (40 years)

• Name	Adam de Brus
  Title	I
  Birth	1103	Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  RENOUNCED+FEALTY+TO+SCOTTISH+KING+DAVID+I+	Abt 1137
  	Adam's father Robert Brus, 1st Lord of Skelton held property in both England and Scotland. When civil war erupted over the succession of Stephen of Bloise as King, the Brus' had to chose sides. Adam and his father renounced their allegiance to King Davi
  FOUGHT+IN+OPPOSITION+TO+HIS+YOUNGER+BROTHER+IN+THE+BATTLE+OF+THE+STANDARD	22 Aug 1138	Northallerton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  	When the armies of King David I of Scotland met those of King Stephen of England in the Battle of the Standard, Adam (and his father) found himself fighting against his younger brother Robert. Robert II was captured by his father and brother.
  Burial	Mar 1143	Guisborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  Death	20 Mar 1143	Skelton, Yorkshire, England
  Alternate+Death+	20 Mar 1166	Yorkshire, England
  	unproven
  Clan Name	Bruce
  DID+NOT+INHERIT+SCOTTISH+PROPERTIES+OR+TITLE	Although Adam was the oldest son, he did not inherit all the properties and titles, when he and his father renounced their fealty to Scotland in 1137, the property and title of Lord of Annandale were renounced as well. Adam's younger brother Robert beca
  Title of Nobility	Cleveland, England, United Kingdom
  	Lord of Cleveland
  Title of Nobility	Second Lord of Skelton
  _FSFTID	99WS-8Q5
  Person ID	I28101	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	1st Lord of Annandale Robert de Brus,   b. 1086, Yorkshire, England d. 11 May 1141, Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Agnes de Surdeval,   b. 1076, Yorkshire, England d. 1170, Skelton, Yorkshire, England (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F11560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes d’Aumâle,   b. 1105, Holderness, Yorkshire, England d. 1170, Skelton, Yorkshire, England (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. II Adam de Brus,   b. Abt 1134, Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, England d. 11 Mar 1196, Skelton, Yorkshire, England (Age 62 years)   2. William de Brus,   b. 1136, Skelton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom d. 12 Feb 1236 (Age 100 years)   3. William de Brus,   b. 1141, Yorkshire, England d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F10851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023