The Frasers of Lovat are a line of Frasers, who are the reigning chiefs of the Clan Fraser. The Clan Fraser (Gaelic - Friseal, French Frasier) is a Scottish clan of Gaulish origin. ...

History

For the history of the Clan before the Scottish Wars of Independence, see Clan Fraser The Clan Fraser (Gaelic - Friseal, French Frasier) is a Scottish clan of Gaulish origin. ...

Clan Fraser of Lovat traces its heritage from Sir Simon Fraser, brother of Sir Alexander Fraser, Robert the Bruce's Chamberlain, whom Clan Fraser traces from. Sir Simon acquired the Bisset Lands around Beauly when he won the hand of its heiress, and these lands became the family home. Robert I, (Roibert a Briuis in medieval Gaelic, Raibeart Bruis in modern Scottish Gaelic and Robert de Brus in Norman French), usually known in modern English today as Robert the Bruce (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), was King of Scotland (1306 – 1329). ... The Clan Fraser (Gaelic - Friseal, French Frasier) is a Scottish clan of Gaulish origin. ... Beauly (pronounced Bewley; a corruption of Beaulieu), a town of traditional Inverness-shire, Scotland, on the Beauly, 10 m. ...

A record from 1367 describes Hugh Fraser as ‘Lord of Lovat and portioner of Ard’, the first known connection the Frasers had with Lovat land. By 1422 the Frasers of Lovat had extended their lands to include Stratherrick by Loch Ness, together with part of Glenelg. Events Battle of Najera, Peter I of Castile restored as King. ... Events August 31 - Henry VI becomes King of England. ... Loch Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a large, deep freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands () extending for approximately 37 km (23 miles) southwest of Inverness. ... Glenelg is the name of some places in the world: Glenelg, Scotland, the original place of that name. ...

Around 1422, the Frasers acquired lands at Stratherrick by Loch Ness, together with part of Glenelg. Although the exact date of creation is uncertain, some time between 1456 and 1464, Hugh Fraser was raised to the peerage as Lord Lovat or Lord Fraser of Lovat. Around 1511, the chiefs established their seat at Beaufort Castle, which is still inhabited by them. The present castle is relatively modern, but occupies roughly the same site as previous strongholds which were destroyed in the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Events August 31 - Henry VI becomes King of England. ... Loch Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a large, deep freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands () extending for approximately 37 km (23 miles) southwest of Inverness. ... Glenelg is the name of some places in the world: Glenelg, Scotland, the original place of that name. ... // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ... Events February - Christian I of Denmark and Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. ... Lord Lovat is a title in the Peerage of Scotland dating to 1458. ... 1511 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beaufort Castle can refer to several places: Beaufort Castle, Scotland, near Beauly a castle at Beaufort, Luxembourg Beaufort (Crusader castle) in Lebanon Beaufort Castle, France, near Anjou See also Beaufort disambiguation page This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

Around 1460 Hugh Fraser became the first Lord Lovat or Lord Fraser of Lovat. The chiefs made Beaufort Castle their seat in 1511, and it is still Fraser property today. Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Lord Lovat is a title in the Peerage of Scotland dating to 1458. ...

Battle of the Shirts

The Frasers fought a great clan battle against the MacDonalds of Clan Ranald in 1544, Blar-ne-Léine, the Battle of the Shirts, over the disputed chiefship of Clan Ranald. The Frasers backed a son of the 5th Chief, Ranald Gallda (the Stranger), which the MacDonalds found unacceptable. Prevented from battle by the Earl of Argyll, the Frasers were ambushed on their march home by 500 MacDonalds. Only five Frasers and eight MacDonalds are said to have survived the bloody engagement. Both the Lovat Chief, Lord Lovat and his son and heir were amongst the dead and were buried at Beauly Priory. Despite these attrocities, the Frasers were stronger than ever before within a hundred years. In 1540, John of Moidoart (Ian Mùideatach), Chief of the MacDonalds of Clanranald, fell foul of the Royal Government during King James Vs visit to the Hebrides, and was imprisoned, with other Chiefs of the Isles. ... Gillespie Roy Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll (c. ...

The '45

The infamous Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat was chief during The '45, and supported Bonnie Prince Charlie, contrary to his action during The Fifteen. At the Battle of Culloden, Frasers of Lovat made up the largest Centre Regiment of the Front line, with 400 men under Simon's son, Charles Fraser of Inverallachie. Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (c. ... Each Jacobite Rising formed part of a series of military campaigns by Jacobites attempting to restore the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland (and after 1707, Great Britain) after James VII of Scotland and II of England was deposed in 1688 and the thrones claimed by his... Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Silvester Maria Stuart (December 31, 1720 – January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. Charles was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart who was in turn the son of King James... This article is not about the Jacobite Orthodox Church, nor is it about Jacobinism or the earlier Jacobean period. ... Combatants Royal Army Jacobite Forces Commanders William Augustus Bonnie Prince Charlie Strength ca. ...

References

• Neil Grant. Scottish Clans and Tartans.Crescent Books, New York, 1987 ISBN 0517499010.

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