![]() ![]() She married William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire, on 10 April 1608. Later writers have called her "Christiana" or "Christina".Īccording to a memoir of the early life of Princess Elizabeth, the daughter of King James and Anne of Denmark, Christian Bruce was a companion of the Princess at Coombe Abbey from 1604. ![]() ![]() "Christian" was not an unusual name in Scotland. According to her first biographer, she was called "Christian" because she was born on or near Christmas Day. Christian, Lady Cavendish, with her daughterĬhristian Cavendish, Countess of Devonshire ( née Bruce 1595-1675) was an influential Anglo-Scottish landowner and royalist.Ĭhristian Bruce was the daughter of Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Kinloss and Master of the Rolls, and Magdalen Clerk, whose Scottish residence was Culross House in Fife. ![]()
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