Bernard I de Bruce of Connington

Sir Bernard I de Bruce (died 22 November 1268), Lord of Connington and Exton was an English knight from Huntingdonshire and Rutland. He was a younger son of Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale and Isabella de Clare.

Arms of Bruce of Connington and Exton: Azure, a saltire and chief or.[1]

In 1264, fighting on the side of Simon de Montfort, he and his brother in law Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, negotiated the terms of the ransom of his father, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, who had been captured, along with Henry III of England and Lord Edward at the Battle of Lewes. Following the defeat of Monfort’s forces at the Battle of Evesham, in August 1265, Bernard was seized of his lands, however they were later returned to him.

He is recorded as having died on the Thursday after St Edmund's day (22 November) in 1268.[2]

Marriage and issue

He married firstly Alicia de Beauchamp, daughter of William de Beauchamp of Elmley and Isabel Mauduit, they had the following known issue.[3]

  • Bernard II de Bruce of Connington and Exton
  • John de Bruce of Thrapston

He married, secondly Constance de Morteyn, daughter of Ralph de Morteyn.

Citations
  1. McAndrew 2006, pp. 80-81.
  2. Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica 1874, p. 338.
  3. Richardson 2011, pp. 282-283.

References
  • McAndrew, Bruce A. (2006). Scotland's Historic Heraldry. Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843832614.
  • Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, Volume 1. Hamilton, Adams, and Company. 1874.
  • Richardson, Douglas (2011). Royal Ancestry, Volume II. ISBN 9781731391681.
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