Robert Bruce 1626-1685
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Robert BRUCE, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 1626-85
Biographical Note
Lord Chamberlain.
Books
Noted as a collector of manuscripts and antiquities. Library auctioned in London, 19.5.1690 (1275 lots).
Sources
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010
- Henderson, T. F., and Victor Stater. "Bruce, Robert, second earl of Elgin and first earl of Ailesbury (bap. 1626, d. 1685), nobleman." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.