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| − | [[occupation::Lord Chamberlain]]. | + | Born at [[place of birth::St Bartholomew-the-Less, London]], son of [[family::Thomas Bruce]]. [[occupation::Lord lieutenant]] of [[location::Huntingdonshire]] in 1681; of [[location::Cambridgeshire]] 1685. Appointed [[occupation::Lord Chamberlain]] of the household in 1685. |
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| − | Noted as a collector of [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] and antiquities. Library [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of | + | Noted as a collector of [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] and antiquities. Library [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of auction::London]], [[date of auction::19.5.1690]] (1275 lots). His will has no explicit mention of books; they would have been part of the residue of his estate, goods and chattels left to his wife, to dispose of amongst their children as she thought fit. |
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| − | *Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''. St Philip, 2010 | + | *[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D3385174 Will of Robert Bruce, The National Archives PROB 11/380/596]. |
| + | *Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''. St Philip, 2010. | ||
| + | *''Bibliotheca curiosa. Sive catalogus librorum in plurimis facultatibus'', [London, 1690], ESTC r175346. | ||
*Henderson, T. F., and Victor Stater. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/3757 "Bruce, Robert, second earl of Elgin and first earl of Ailesbury (bap. 1626, d. 1685), nobleman."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | *Henderson, T. F., and Victor Stater. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/3757 "Bruce, Robert, second earl of Elgin and first earl of Ailesbury (bap. 1626, d. 1685), nobleman."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:16, 24 May 2021
Robert BRUCE, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 1626-1685
Biographical Note
Born at St Bartholomew-the-Less, London, son of Thomas Bruce. Lord lieutenant of Huntingdonshire in 1681; of Cambridgeshire 1685. Appointed Lord Chamberlain of the household in 1685.
Books
Noted as a collector of manuscripts and antiquities. Library auctioned in London, 19.5.1690 (1275 lots). His will has no explicit mention of books; they would have been part of the residue of his estate, goods and chattels left to his wife, to dispose of amongst their children as she thought fit.
Sources
- Will of Robert Bruce, The National Archives PROB 11/380/596.
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
- Bibliotheca curiosa. Sive catalogus librorum in plurimis facultatibus, [London, 1690], ESTC r175346.
- Henderson, T. F., and Victor Stater. "Bruce, Robert, second earl of Elgin and first earl of Ailesbury (bap. 1626, d. 1685), nobleman." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.