Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and 2nd Earl of Elgin

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Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and 2nd Earl of Elgin, PC, FRS (ca. March 1626 – 20 October 1685) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1663 when he inherited his father's title as Earl of Elgin.

Robert Bruce as a child, portrait at National Galleries Scotland

Marriage and Progeny

Robert Bruce married Lady Diana Grey, daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford and Lady Anne Cecil, on 16 February 1645. They had seventeen children, nine of which seem to have survived to adulthood:

• Hon. Edward Bruce (b. 1644/5, d. 1662)
• Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (b. 1656, d. 16 December 1741)
• Hon. Henry Bruce (b. 1656?, d. young)
• Lady Diana Bruce (d. 15 July 1672), married firstly, Sir Seymour Shirley, 5th Baronet, on 29 January 1666; married secondly, on 10 November 1671, John Manners, Lord Roos, who became Duke of Rutland after her death
• Lady Mary Bruce (b. 31 December 1657, bur. 15 May 1711), married Sir William Walter, 2nd Baronet
• Lady Christiana (or Christian) Bruce (b.1658), married firstly, on 4 June 1677 at Ampthill, John Rolle (d.1689), eldest son and heir apparent of Sir John Rolle of Stevenstone, Devon (d.1706), with whom she had two sons; married secondly, Sir Richard Gayer (or Geyer/Gere) of Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire (no issue).
  • Robert Rolle (c.1677-18 November 1710)
  • John Rolle (1679-1730)
• Lady Anne Bruce (1st Anne, b. ca. 1660, d. before 1717), married Sir William Rich, 2nd Baronet in 1672.
• Hon. Robert Bruce (1st Robert?, d. 1652)
• Hon. Charles Bruce (d. 1661)
• Hon. Bernard (or Barnard) Bruce (b. 1666, d. 1669)
• Lady Arabella Bruce (d. young)
• Lady Anne Charlotte Bruce (2nd Anne, d. 13 March 1713), married Sir Nicholas Bagenal of Newry, a grandson of Henry Bagenal
• Lady Henrietta Bruce, married Thomas Ogle
• Hon. Robert Bruce (2nd Robert?, d. 1728)
• Hon. James Bruce (d. 1738)
• Lady Christian Bruce (2nd Christian?, d. young)
• Lady Elizabeth Bruce (d. young)