Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, nicknamed the Fox, was a Scottish Jacobite and Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat, known for his feuding and changes of allegiance. In 1715, he had been a supporter of the House of Hanover, but in 1745 he changed sides and supported the Stuart claim on the crown of Great Britain. Lovat was among the Highlanders defeated at the Battle of Culloden and convicted of high treason against the Crown, following which he was sentenced to death and subsequently executed. He became the last man in Britain to be beheaded.
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat
Dunvegan Castle circa 1790
Chateau St Germain en Laye
Mary of Modena with her son James
Clan Fraser of Lovat is a Highland Scottish clan and the principal branch of Clan Fraser. The Frasers of Lovat are strongly associated with Inverness and the surrounding area since the Clan's founder gained lands there in the 13th century.
Romantic depiction of a Fraser clansman by McIan
Traditionally, Frasers wear small branches of Iubhar (Gaelic), or Yew, in their caps.
Stone said to mark the spot where the Frasers fell at the Battle of Culloden, 1746.
Lovat Tartan