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Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie (20 January 1547 – August 1617) was a Scottish landowner and factor to the Earl of Orkney. He features in a number of traditional stories of Shetland. [1] Background. He was the son of John Bruce of Cultmalindie and Euphemia Elphinstone. [2] .
Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie lived from 20 January 1547 to August 1617. He was a deeply unpopular Sheriff of the Shetland Islands best known for building Muness Castle on the island of Unst. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
27 feb 2024 · Son of Sir John Bruce, of Cultmalindie and Euphemia Elphinstone. Husband of Lady Elizabeth Gray; Name Not Known and Helen Bruce, of Girvan Mains. Father of Sir Andrew Bruce, 1st of Muness; Scipio Bruce, of Meikleure; Margaret Fordyce; Helen Sinclair; Alexander Bruce of Cultmalindie and 4 others.
- August 1, 1617
Laurence Bruce b. 1547 d. 1617, m Helen Kennedy, about 1559, daughter of Alexander Kennedy of Girvan Mains. They had one son, Alexander and 4 daughters: Elizabeth, Helen, Marjory and Margaret. It is known that Laurence had many illegitimate children.
19 mag 2024 · It was built for Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie – a prominent figure during a turbulent time in Shetland. Accused of oppression of the Shetland people, Bruce is also portrayed as heroic in some legends.
In particolare Muness Castle fu edificato per volere di Laurence Bruce, fratellastro di Robert Stewart, Conte delle Orcadi, signore dello Shetland e figlio illegittimo di Giacomo V.
19 mag 2024 · Muness Castle began construction on orders of Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie in 1598. Bruce was half-brother of Robert Stewart, 1st E arl of Orkney, and his influence was linked to that of his more powerful sibling. From the late 1590s, Bruce had a series of disputes with his nephew, Robert’s son Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney.
