Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury

Robert Bruce
Earl of Ailesbury
Portrait by Henri Gascar
Tenure18 March 1664 – 20 October 1685
PredecessorThomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin
SuccessorThomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury
Other titles2nd Earl of Elgin
Viscount Bruce of Ampthill
Baron Bruce of Skelton
Bornca. March 1626
Died20 October 1685
Houghton House, Bedfordshire,
NationalityScottish
ResidenceHoughton House
Spouse(s)Lady Diana Grey
IssueHon. 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
ParentsThomas 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.


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