Bruce, Matilda (c. 1285–c. 1326)

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Bruce, Matilda (c. 1285–c. 1326)

Countess of Ross. Name variations: Matilda Ross; Maud Bruce. Born around 1285; died around 1326; interred at Fearn, Scotland; daughter of Robert Bruce, earl of Carrick, and Marjorie of Carrick (c. 1254–1292); sister of Robert I the Bruce (1274–1329), king of Scotland (r. 1306–1329); married Hugh Ross (d. 1333), 4th earl of Ross, around 1308; children: Euphemia Ross (d. 1387).

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