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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. 1280 – 14 October 1318), was a younger brother of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
The Scot Edward Bruce landed near the present town site in 1315 when he attempted to free Ireland from English rule. His death three years later ended all hopes of an independent Scots-Irish kingdom. Larne town developed as a holiday resort after 1900. In 1914 Ulster unionists… Read More
14 de out. de 2023 · Edward Bruce, a Scotsman, was the last High King of Ireland and reigned between 1315 and 1318. He died on this day, October 14, in 1318.
Edward Bruce ruled Ireland for a particularly short time: just two years, making it one of the shortest reigns in Irish history! The battles he won helped shape his legend. In history, he is portrayed as an able military leader with an ambitious vision for Ireland.
The Bruce campaign was a three-year military campaign in Ireland by Edward Bruce, brother of the Scottish king Robert the Bruce. It lasted from his landing at Larne in 1315 to his defeat and death in 1318 at the Battle of Faughart in County Louth.
Bruce, Edward ( p. 1274–1318), lord of Galloway, earl of Carrick, and king of Ireland, was a son of Robert Bruce, earl of Carrick in right of his wife, Marjorie; he was a younger brother of King Robert I of Scots.
8 de jun. de 2018 · Brother of Robert I king of Scots, earl of Carrick from 1313, titular king of Ireland (1315–18). Edward Bruce was an outstanding if savage soldier, but arrogant and over-ambitious. As soon as Robert I took the throne in 1306, Edward became one of his foremost commanders.
