Robert the Bruce wasnt a Scot

[JockStewart]

Robert the Bruce was of Norman descent arriving in Scotland in the 12th
Cent, so in no way was he from a scottish family.just like many immigrants to Scotland today even although born here they arent scots,

[Scottish_Republican]

His mother was as Scottish as they came, from an old Galloway family.

His father was born in Scotland, as was he, and he could speak Gaelic fluently.

[JockStewart]

But Bruce name came from Europe

[JockStewart]

Though his paternal ancestors were of Scot-Norman heritage (originating in Brieux, Normandy)[1], his maternal ancestors were Scottish-Gaels. He became one of Scotland's greatest kings, as well as one of the most famous warriors of his generation, eventually leading Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence against the Kingdom of England. He claimed the Scottish throne as a fourth great-grandson of David I of Scotland.

His body is buried in Dunfermline Abbey, while his heart is buried in Melrose Abbey. His heart was to be taken on crusade eventually to the Holy Land, but only reached Moorish Granada, where it acted as a talisman for the Scottish contingent at the Battle of Teba.

Otherwise his anscestors were immigrants

[kathyv]

Ultimately, isn't everyone descended from an immigrant from somewhere else?

[Scottish_Republican]

Originally Posted by JockStewart

But Bruce name came from Europe

Last time I checked, Scotland was part of Europe.

By the way, if Stewart is your real surname, then it would make you a Breton by your reckoning...

[Polwarth]

I suspect we 'know' Mr Stewart under other names....