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Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Janet Roberton, daughter of James Roberton (principal Lord of Session)〔(Elgin, 1633 ) at cracroftspeerage.co.uk (Cracroft's Peerage online). Retrieved 23 October 2012〕 and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord Bedlay〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Archibald Roberton )〕 On 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte (1739-1810, who later became governess to HRH Princess Charlotte of Wales. They had eight children:〔 *Lady Martha Bruce (b. 3 June 1760), died young *Lady Janet Bruce (b. 2 July 1761), died young *William Robert Bruce, Lord Bruce (b. 15 January 1763), died young *William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin (1764–1771) *Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766–1841) *Hon. Charles Andrew Bruce (1768–1810), Governor of Prince of Wales's Island *Hon. James Bruce (1769–1798), Member of Parliament *Lady Charlotte Matilda Bruce (28 May 1771 – March 1816), married Admiral Philip Charles Durham Elgin was Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons from 1761 to 1763 and a founding member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.〔 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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