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Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was a Scottish nobleman. He succeeded his cousin Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury as Earl of Elgin in 1747.
The Earl of Elgin is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Bruce. [1] History. The family descended from the Bruces of Clackmannan, whose ancestor was Thomas de Bruys.
13 de abr. de 2024 · Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Jane Roberton, daughter of James Roberton ( principal Lord of Session) and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord Bedlay.
- Dunfermline, Scotland
- Martha Bruce, Countess of Elgin
- Scotland
- July 6, 1732
31 de jul. de 2021 · He was the second son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and his wife Martha Whyte, who were living in Fife, near Edinburgh. Apart from being a prominent nobleman in Scotland, Bruce was also a keen military man. He entered the British Army as an ensign in the Scots Guards in 1785.
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Janet Roberton, daughter of James Roberton (principal Lord of Session) and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord Bedlay On 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte (1739–1810), who ...
He was the second son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and his wife Martha Whyte, governess to Princess Charlotte of Wales. [2] [3] He succeeded his older brother William Robert Bruce, the 6th Earl, in 1771 when he was only five. [1] He was educated at Harrow and Westminster.
Charlestown was a planned village created by Charles Bruce, the 5th Earl of Elgin in the 1750s. Not only did he give it his name, he also gave it his initials. The original layout of the village, still visible, is in the form of the letters "CE", from his formal title of Charles Elgin.
