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FRASER, Hugh 8th of Lovat, 1st Lord Lovat 1
- Born: About 1440
- Marriage (1): LYON, 1
- Died: About 1501
User ID: Z318.
General Notes:
"Several generations later, Hugh Fraser of Lovat (d. 1501) was created a Lord of Parliament as first Lord Lovat, about 1460. He was a son of Thomas Fraser of Lovat (d. 1455) by his wife Lady Janet Dunbar, daughter of Thomas, Earl of Moray."
from Electric Scotland
Hugh married LYON, daughter of John LYON 3rd Lord Glamis and Elizabeth SCRYMGEOUR.1 (LYON was born about 1446.)
Marriage Notes:
"After the death of Lord Hugh, surnamed Sanctus, succeeded his sone, Hugh, the 4 of that name, and the 8 Lord Fraser of Lovet, anno 1450. He went south at the call of King James 2, and was educat a while at Court by meanes of his uncle, Alexander Dunbarr, Earle of Murray, in great favour Avith the King, by whose advice he marryed Margret, daughter to John Lyon, Lord Glames, and at Edinburgh served heir to his father Lord Hugh, aimo 1458. This Margret was one of the Queens Marries, a woman of great witt and singular for currage and magnanimity, so that she was Lyon, nomine et re.
With her the Lord Lovat had issue 4 sones and 3 daughters:
his eldest sone, Hugh, bred at Court, with his relations the Lyons. King James 4 had great respect and favour for him, and, as he lived with him, so he diyed with him in the bloody battle of Floudon, Hathornden, the author of the history of the 5 King Jameses, saith that the Lord Lovat was slain with the King in that batle, litle difference it being the Master of Lovat for the Lord. The 2 sone, Thomas, who afterward succeeded Lord, of whom I shal treat at large afterward. The 3 sone was Alexander, educat with the monks of Beuly, and dyed young about 14 yeares of age, a most hopefull youth. His 4 sone, John, a man of great partes, educat at Oxford, where he got and passed his degrees, and after his return was Rector of Dingwall. The Lord Lovats eldest daughter, Margaret, died young, being a child ; his 2. daughter, Agnes,married to Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord of Kintail, of whom we
shall have enugh to say after wards. His 3. daughter, Janet, was married to Allan M'Kintosh, Laird of Torcastle, off whom there came a numerous ofspring, the house of Killachy Mackintosh, and his predecessors."
from Chronicles of the Frasers 1
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