Edward Bruce

Edward Bruce (c. 1280–1318), Earl of Carrick, was Robert the Bruce's younger brother and a chief captain in the Scottish wars of independence. He fought at Bannockburn in 1314, and in 1315 landed at Larne in Ulster to open a second front against England; with Irish backing he was proclaimed High King of Ireland and crowned the next year.

His three-year campaign ended in defeat and death at the Battle of Faughart on 14 October 1318. His illegitimate son Alexander later inherited Carrick.