Robert Bruce | |
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Earl of Ailesbury | |
![]() Portrait by Henri Gascar | |
Tenure | 18 March 1664 – 20 October 1685 |
Predecessor | Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin |
Successor | Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury |
Other titles | 2nd Earl of Elgin Viscount Bruce of Ampthill Baron Bruce of Skelton |
Born | ca. March 1626 |
Died | 20 October 1685 Houghton House, Bedfordshire, |
Nationality | Scottish |
Residence | Houghton House |
Spouse(s) | Lady Diana Grey |
Issue | Hon. Edward Bruce Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury Diana Bruce, Lady Roos Mary Bruce, Lady Walter Christiana Bruce, Lady Rolle Anne Bruce, Lady Rich Hon. Robert Bruce (d. 1652) Hon. Charles Bruce Hon. Bernard Bruce Anne Charlotte Bruce, Lady Bagenel Henrietta Bruce-Ogle Hon. Robert Bruce (d. 1728) Hon. James Bruce |
Parents | Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin Anne Chichester |
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.