Spouse(s) Beatrice de Teyden Coronation date 1194 Name William Brus, | Mother Euphemia of Aumale Noble family House of Bruce | |
Died July 16, 1212, Annandale, United Kingdom Parents Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale Children Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale Grandchildren Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale Grandparents Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale People also search for | ||
William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale (died 16 July 1212), was the second but eldest surviving son of Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale.
His elder brother, Robert III de Brus, predeceased their father, never holding the lordship of Annandale. William de Brus thus succeeded his father when the latter died in 1194.
William de Brus possessed large estates in the north of England. He obtained from King John, the grant of a weekly market at Hartlepool, and granted lands to the canons of Gisburn. Very little else is known about William's activities. He makes a few appearances in the English government records and witnessed a charter of King William of Scotland.
He married a woman called Christina, and had by her at least two sons and one daughter: