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Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat (c. 1667 – 9 April 1747, London), nicknamed the Fox (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Sionnach), was a Scottish Jacobite and Chief (Scottish Gaelic: Mac Shimidh Mòr) of Clan Fraser of Lovat, known for his feuding and changes of allegiance.
Apr 10, 2024 · Outlander fans may recognise Simon Fraser as the grandfather of Jamie Fraser, but the 11th Lord Lovat is best known as the last man to have been executed by beheading in Britain. Fraser was said...
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Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, lived from about 1667 to 9 April 1747. Known as "the Fox" and "the most devious man in Scotland", he became Chief of Clan Fraser and was a sometime Jacobite sympathiser. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
Apr 5, 2024 · Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat (born c. 1667—died April 9, 1747, London, Eng.) was a Scottish Jacobite, chief of clan Fraser, noted for his violent feuds and changes of allegiance.
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Simon Fraser of Lovat (19 October 1726 – 8 February 1782) was a son of a notorious Jacobite clan chief, but he went on to serve with distinction in the British army. He also raised forces which served in the Seven Years' War against the French in Quebec, as well as the American Revolutionary War.
Apr 11, 2021 · Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat, Chief of the Scottish Highlands' Fraser clan, was to be beheaded. A tragic accident in the crowd of people who watched the gruesome act began the saying we now use today.
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Aug 4, 2022 · Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat. THE Highlands of Scotland, being a country very mountainous, and almost inaccessible to any but the inhabitants thereof, whose language and dress are entirely different from those of the Low – country, do remain to this day, much less civilized than the other parts of Scotland, from whence many inconveniencies ...
