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Originally Posted by White Rabbit
Good gosh this is a silly assertion. I'd wager that 100% of 14th century Earls of England were Anglo-Normans (I can't think of any exceptions).
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Bruice was also an Scottish Earl (as wellas having Anglo-Norman antecedents).
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Ergo, your argument here is utterly vacuous and silly.
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Prove it.
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Indeed, Robert Le Bru was with the majority of the Scottish nobility at that time - Anglo-Normans.
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You are of course referring to the lowland nobles...........
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Btw, you do understand that the term "Anglo-Norman" specifically applies to those of Norman ancestry who were born in England or married English?
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So where does this apply to the Bruce? He married Isabella of Mar, daughter of the 7th Mormaer of Mar.
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Originally Posted by White Rabbit
This applies to Robert Le Bru.
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We Scots prefer to use the Latinate form "de Brus".