Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, FSA Scot (/ˈɛlɡɪn/ EL-ghin; 20 July 1766 – 14 November 1841), often known as Lord Elgin, was...
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Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine, KT, CD, JP, DL (born 17 February 1924), styled Lord Bruce before 1968, is...
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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, GCB, KCSI, PC, FSA Scot (20 July 1811 – 20 November 1863) was a British colonial administrator...
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Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (2 December 1599 – 21 December 1663), of Houghton House in the parish of Maulden in Bedfordshire...
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Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (later styled Aylesbury) and 3rd Earl of Elgin (26 September 1656 – 16 December 1741), styled Lord Bruce between 1663...
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Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury. On 18 March 1664, Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin in the Peerage of Scotland was created Baron Bruce, of Skelton...
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House of Commons from 1660 to 1663, when he inherited his father's title as Earl of Elgin. Robert Bruce was the son of Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin by...
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Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine, KT, CMG, TD, CD, JP (9 June 1881 – 27 November 1968) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier...
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shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum in London. The majority of the sculptures were created...
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Earl of Carrick, Robert the Bruce supported his family's claim to the Scottish throne and took part in William Wallace's revolt against Edward I of England...
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of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and the Earl's second son by his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of James Townsend Oswald. James Bruce, 8th Earl of...
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Lindsay-Crawford, 22nd Earl of Crawford 17 March 1794 – 1807 Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin 7 March 1807 – 1807 George Lindsay-Crawford, 22nd Earl of Crawford 20...
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Elgin (/ˈɛlɡɪn/ EL-ghin; Scots: Ailgin; Scottish Gaelic: Eilginn [ˈel(e)kʲɪɲ]) is a historic town (former cathedral city) and formerly a royal burgh in...
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Elgin (/ˈɛldʒɪn/ EL-jin) is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Chicago along the...
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Houghton House (section Bruce)
by Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin in memory of his 2nd wife, Lady Diana Cecil. The Bruce family resided in the house until Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin...
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Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin and was the mother of Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin. Anchitell Grey (died 1702), the compiler of the Debates of the House...
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In 1932 the Bannockburn Preservation Committee, under Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, presented lands to the National Trust for Scotland...
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was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin in 1862, a colonial administrator and diplomat who had served as Governor-General of Canada and India. The...
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Tweddell remains affair (category Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin)
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, arriving at Constantinople as ambassador, ordered Tweddell's collections to be sent to him. The subsequent fate of Tweddell's...
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October 1346), Sheriff of Elgin (1304-1305) was a 13th-14th century Scottish nobleman. He was a soldier during the First War of Scottish Independence....
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Robert I on 7 June 1329. Earl Thomas Randolph of Moray was named Guardian of Scotland placing considerable power within Nairn, Forres and Elgin. He was to...
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in August 1927 in Fife, the fourth child and second son of Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College,...
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19th century, when parts of the marble sculptures of its façade were removed by the British aristocrat Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and the Ottoman governor...
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Wright-Bruce, GCB (14 April 1814 – 19 September 1867) was a British diplomat. Frederick Bruce was the youngest of the three sons of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of...
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William Irvine (soldier) (category Scottish people of the Wars of Scottish Independence)
Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 174–175....
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Christian Bruce (died 1675), who married William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire. Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin (1599–1663) Robert Bruce, Baron of Skelton...
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Cumming-Bruce, a son of Thomas Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow and Lady Elma Bruce (a daughter of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin), in 1891. After...
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Clan Kennedy (section Origins of the clan)
Society of North America, Septs Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT...
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Elgin Cathedral, a historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, northeast Scotland, was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It was established in 1224 on land granted by...
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William Pleydell-Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone 1885–1886 Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin 1886 William Pleydell-Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone 1886–1891 Lord...
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