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Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, c. 1667 – 9 April 1747, [a] was a Scottish clan chief and head of Clan Fraser of Lovat.Convicted of high treason for his role in the Jacobite rising of 1745, he was the last man in Britain to be executed by beheading.
Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, Master of Lovat and 15th Lord Lovat (9 July 1911 – 16 March 1995), was the son and eldest child of Simon Joseph Fraser, 14th Baron Lovat (25 November 1871 – 18 February 1933), and the Hon. Laura Lister (12 January 1892 – 24 March 1965).
In 1951, the Lord Lovat Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser was able to muster some 7,000 Frasers to the family seat at Beaufort Castle, [55] and in 1997, some 30–40,000 Frasers from 21 countries came to Castle Fraser over a period of four days for a worldwide Clan gathering.
The Lordship of Lovat has for some time been linked to the Chiefship of Clan Fraser of Lovat.The former family seat was Beaufort Castle in northern Scotland.The numbering of the Scottish Lordship used by Clan Fraser of Lovat differs from the legal numbering in that it ignores the attainder of 1747–1854, with the result that the 16th Lord is termed by them "18th Lord Lovat".
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 .
Lord Lovat is the son of Simon Fraser, Master of Lovat, and his wife, Virginia (née Grose).He is the grandson of the 15th Lord Lovat.He has two older sisters, Violet (b. 1972) and Honor (b. 1973), and one younger brother, John (b. 1984).
Simon Fraser, 6th Lord Lovat (1570–1633) was a Scottish courtier and landowner. Simon Fraser was the son of Hugh Fraser, 5th Lord Lovat and Elizabeth Stewart daughter of John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl. He was born on 13 April 1570.
Major General Simon Joseph Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat and 3rd Baron Lovat, KT, GCVO, KCMG, CB, DSO (25 November 1871 – 18 February 1933) [1] was a Scottish aristocrat, British Army officer, landowner, politician and the 23rd Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat.