Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury

Robert Bruce
Earl of Ailesbury
Reign	18 March 1664 – 20 October 1685
Spouse	Diana Grey
Issue Hon. Edward Bruce (1644/5 - 1662) Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury Hon. Henry Bruce (b. 1656?, d. young). Lady Diana Bruce (d. 15 July 1672) Mary Bruce (born 31 December 1657, buried 15 May 1711) Lady Christian (or Christiana) Bruce (born 1658) Lady Anne Bruce (1st Anne, b. ca. 1660, d. before 1717) Hon. Robert Bruce (1st Robert?, d. 1652). Hon. Charles Bruce (d. 1661). Hon. Bernard (or Barnard) Bruce (b. 1666, d. 1669). Arabella Bruce (d. young). Anne Charlotte Bruce (2nd Anne, bur. 13 March 1713) Henrietta Bruce; married Thomas Ogle. Hon. Robert Bruce (2nd Robert?, d. 1728). Hon. James Bruce (d. 1738). Christian Bruce (1st Christian?, d. young). Elizabeth Bruce (d. young).
Father	Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin
Born	ca. March 1626
Died	20 October 1685 Houghton House, Bedfordshire,

Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and 2nd Earl of Elgin, PC, FRS (ca. March 1626 – 20 October 1685) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1663 when he inherited his father's title as Earl of Elgin.

Bruce was the son of Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin. During his father's lifetime, Lord Bruce, as he was styled, was Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in the Convention Parliament in 1660 and the Cavalier Parliament in 1661, until he succeeded to his father's titles in 1663. The following year (18 March 1664) he was created Earl of Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill and Baron Bruce of Skelton for his services in procuring the English Restoration. He was Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire from 1660 with the Earl of Cleveland and solely from 1667 to his death.

In October 1678, Lord Ailesbury was invested as a Privy Counsellor (PC) and a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. He was Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and Hampshire from 1681 to his death. In 1685, he was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society and Lord Chamberlain on 30 July 1685.

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