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Hugh Fraser, 7th Lord Lovat

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Hugh Fraser, 7th Lord Lovat (1591-1645) was a Scottish landowner.

Hugh Fraser was the son of Simon Fraser, 6th Lord Lovat and Katherine Mackenzie, daughter of Colin Mackenzie of Kintail.[1]

He was known as the Master of Lovat until he succeeded his father in 1633. He was educated at the University of St Andrews.

In the autumn of 1634 a man cutting withies in the orchard of Lovat found an earthenware pot filled with gold coins and rings apparently from the sixteenth century. It was thought the treasure was brought to Lovat by Elizabeth Stewart, the bride of Hugh Fraser, 5th Lord Lovat, and had been stolen and hidden by her maid.[2]

He died at Lovat on 17 December 1645.[3]

Marriage and family

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Hugh Fraser married Isobel Wemyss (1588-1636), daughter of Sir John Wemyss in 1614 at Wemyss.[4] Their children included:

References

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  1. ^ Scots Peerage, vol. 5 (Edinburgh, 1908), pp. 529-530.
  2. ^ William Mackay, Fraser Chronicles (Edinburgh, 1905), pp. 268-71.
  3. ^ William Mackay, Fraser Chronicles (Edinburgh, 1905), p. 309.
  4. ^ William Mackay, Fraser Chronicles (Edinburgh, 1905), pp. 242, 258-9.
  5. ^ William Mackay, Fraser Chronicles (Edinburgh, 1905), p. 268.
  6. ^ William Mackay, Fraser Chronicles (Edinburgh, 1905), p. 277.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Lord Lovat
1577–1633
Succeeded by