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Robert the Bruce

1274 - 1329

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Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart am Brusach), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to restore Scotland to an independent kingdom and is regarded in Scotland as a national hero. Robert was a fourth-great-grandson of King David I, and his grandfather, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during the "Great Cause". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert the Bruce is the 974th most popular politician (down from 793rd in 2019), the 274th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 186th in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Politician.

Robert the Bruce is most famous for his victory over the English army at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert the Bruce ranks 974 out of 19,576. Before him are Lazar of Serbia, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Shunzhi Emperor, Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, and William Jennings Bryan. After him are Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, Justinian II, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, John II of Portugal, Abdullah Gül, and Giorgio Napolitano.

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Among people born in 1274, Robert the Bruce ranks 1. After him are Eric VI of Denmark, Al-Dhahabi, Catherine I, Latin Empress, Louis of Toulouse, Marino Faliero, Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, and Irene of Montferrat. Among people deceased in 1329, Robert the Bruce ranks 1. After him are Khutughtu Khan Kusala, Edward, Count of Savoy, Mahaut, Countess of Artois, Cangrande I della Scala, and Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert the Bruce ranks 274 out of 8,785. Before him are Helen Mirren (1945), Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (1912), William Henry Bragg (1862), Jane Birkin (1946), and William Adams (1564). After him are Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477), Rodney Robert Porter (1917), Owain Glyndŵr (1359), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), John Venn (1834), and George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1504).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Robert the Bruce ranks 65. Before him are Boudica (33), Henry III of England (1207), Horace Walpole (1717), John A. Macdonald (1815), Randal Cremer (1828), and Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836). After him are Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477), Owain Glyndŵr (1359), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1504), Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), and Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341).

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