Tour Scotland video of the Bruce memorial stained glass window on ancestry visit to to St Mungo's Parish Church on ancestry visit to Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. This window, The Good Shepherd, window is dedicated to William Duncan Bruce and his wife.
The Bruce surname, so celebrated in the history of Scotland, is of Norman French origin, and is a locational name either from an extensive fortress, built by Adam de Brus at Brix between Cherbourg and Valognes, Normandy. Robert, The Bruce, born 1274, died 1329, was crowned king of Scotland in 1306, and consolidated Scottish independence when he defeated the English forces of King Edward 11 at Bannockburn in 1314. His brother, Edward, was crowned King of Ireland in 1315. The Bruce family hold the titles of barons of Kinloss, barons of Aberdare, earls of Elgin, and earls of Kincardine.
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