What is wrong with the father in Braveheart?

Wallace did support Robert the Bruce for the throne and Bruce’s father (Robert the 16th Bruce) did suffer from leprosy, which is why he couldn’t make a claim for the throne (but he did not engineer Wallace’s capture as depicted in the film).

Did Robert the Bruce’s father have leprosy?

Robert the Bruce had leprosy: 3D scanning reveals diseased face of 700-year-old father of Scottish independence. The face of a heroic Scottish King has emerged from the shadows for the first time in 700 years.

What was wrong with Robert The Bruces face?

The exhumed skull, even 490 years after his death, was whole and as healthy-looking as anyone’s. Some analysts have speculated that four missing front teeth as shown in the cast would suggest a deformation that was common in leprosy.

Who is Robert the Bruce’s dad in Braveheart?

Robert de Brus, 6th Lord
One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England….Robert the Bruce.

Robert I
Father	Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
Mother	Marjorie, Countess of Carrick
Religion	Catholicism
Guardian of Scotland (Second Interregnum)

Did Robert the Bruce suffer from leprosy?

He is said to have been ill prior to his death in 1329, with some accounts suggesting he had leprosy. For his skin tones, Prof Wilkinson said they produced two versions; one without leprosy and one with a mild representation of leprosy.

Why was Robert the Bruce’s heart buried separately?

Robert had requested that his heart be taken on a tour of the Holy Land and presented before God at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre before ultimately being buried at Melrose Abbey in Roxburghshire.

Did Robert the Bruce actually betray William Wallace?

Robert The Bruce Never Betrayed William Wallace Robert the Bruce did bide his time while Wallace was in hiding, until he proclaimed himself King of Scotland in 1306, the year after Wallace was captured by the English and executed.

Where is Robert the Bruce’s body buried?

Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Melrose Abbey, Melrose, United Kingdom
Robert the Bruce/Place of burial

What Colour of eyes did Robert the Bruce have?

light brown eyes
Professor Wilkinson added: “In the absence of any DNA, we relied on statistical evaluation of the probability of certain hair and eye colours, conducted by Dr MacGregor and his team, to determine that Robert the Bruce most likely had brown hair and light brown eyes.”