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Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury (later styled Aylesbury) and 2nd Earl of Elgin, PC, FRS (ca. March 1626 – 20 October 1685), was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1663, when he inherited his father's title as Earl of Elgin.
28 de abr. de 2022 · Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and 2nd Earl of Elgin, PC, FRS (ca. March 1626 – 20 October 1685) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1663 when he inherited his father's title as Earl of Elgin.
Robert Bruce, whose elder brother, Thomas, the 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, became a Jacobite exile, joined the Queen’s Royal regiment of Horse in 1688 as a volunteer against the Prince of Orange. 3 For most of his life he helped his nephew Charles, Lord Bruce, to manage the family properties and interest in Bedfordshire and Wiltshire.
On 18 March 1664, Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin in the Peerage of Scotland was created Baron Bruce, of Skelton in the County of York, Viscount Bruce, of Ampthill in the County of Bedford, and Earl of Ailesbury, in the County of Buckingham, all in the Peerage of England. [2]
Biography. As the senior and more prudent of Lord Ailesbury’s two surviving brothers, Robert Bruce took charge of the family’s affairs when Ailesbury went into exile in 1698, and later counselled and assisted his nephew Lord Bruce (Charles*).
Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury primary name: Bruce, Robert other name: (2nd Earl of) Elgin
Bruce, Robert, (d 1685), 1st Earl of Ailesbury 2nd Earl of Elgin This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually...
