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Robert the Bruce

1274 - 1329

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Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart am Brusach), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert the Bruce has received more than 15,247,637 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Robert the Bruce is the 793rd most popular politician (down from 460th in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 125th in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Politician.

Robert the Bruce is most famous for his victory over the English army at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert the Bruce ranks 793 out of 19,576Before him are Vladislaus II of Hungary, Zewditu, William III of the Netherlands, Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, İsmet İnönü, and Enrico Dandolo. After him are Tony Blair, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Eduard Bernstein, Walter Ulbricht, Tamar of Georgia, and Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1274, Robert the Bruce ranks 1After him are Eric VI of Denmark, Al-Dhahabi, Marino Faliero, Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Louis of Toulouse, Irene of Montferrat, and Catherine I, Latin Empress. Among people deceased in 1329, Robert the Bruce ranks 1After him are Khutughtu Khan Kusala, Mahaut, Countess of Artois, Edward, Count of Savoy, Cangrande I della Scala, and Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert the Bruce ranks 186 out of 8,785Before him are Humphry Davy (1778), Charlotte Rampling (1946), Elizabeth of York (1466), Henry III of England (1207), Geoffrey Chaucer (1343), and Peter O'Toole (1932). After him are Tony Blair (1953), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), Saint Ursula (400), Jason Statham (1967), Arthur Henderson (1863), and Ken Loach (1936).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Robert the Bruce ranks 38Before him are John, King of England (1166), James VI and I (1566), Edward V of England (1470), Anthony Eden (1897), Boudica (33), and Henry III of England (1207). After him are Tony Blair (1953), Arthur Henderson (1863), Charles II of England (1630), Henry I of England (1068), Edward the Elder (871), and Clement Attlee (1883).