Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet of Foulis (b. August 1635) was a Scottish
noble and clan chief
of the highland Clan Munro
. He is also by tradition the 20th Baron and 23rd overall chief of the clan. However he is actually the 13th chief of the Clan Munro who can be proved by contemporary evidence.
Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet was the son of the son of Sir Hector Munro, 1st Baronet
and Mary Mackay, daughter of Hugh Mackay of Farr, Sutherland, chief of the Clan Mackay
. Hector's father the 1st Baronet had died in 1635, the year Hecotor the 2nd Baronet was born and his more powerful cousins, the Munros of Lemlair and Munros of Obsdale were in majority.
Sadly Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet is said to have died aged just 17 in 1651. However different sources give different details of the circumstances surrounding his death.
The Munro MS history written by George Martine between 1673 and 1697 states that Hector died at his uncle Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay
's house in 1651, in Durness
, Sutherland
. However Fraser's Wardlaw MS disagrees on the year of death and hints at 'suspicion of malfice'. While Burke's Peerage and Baronetage has always stated that he died on his travels in Holland.
Whatever the fate of Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet, he was succeeded in the chieftanship of the Clan Munro in Ross-shire
by his cousin Robert Munro of Obsdale. See: Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
noble and clan chief
Scottish clan chief
The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. In early times, and possibly even today, clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the Scottish clan. From its perceived founder a clan takes its name. The clan chief is the representative of this founder, and...
of the highland Clan Munro
Clan Munro
-Origins:The main traditional origin of the clan is that the Munros came from Ireland and settled in Scotland in the 11th century and that they fought as mercenary soldiers under the Earl of Ross who defeated Viking invaders in Rosshire...
. He is also by tradition the 20th Baron and 23rd overall chief of the clan. However he is actually the 13th chief of the Clan Munro who can be proved by contemporary evidence.
Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet was the son of the son of Sir Hector Munro, 1st Baronet
Sir Hector Munro, 1st Baronet
Sir Hector Munro, 1st Baronet of Foulis was a Scottish soldier, noble and clan chief of the highland Clan Munro. He is also by tradition the 19th Baron and 22nd overall chief of the clan...
and Mary Mackay, daughter of Hugh Mackay of Farr, Sutherland, chief of the Clan Mackay
Clan MacKay
Clan Mackay is an ancient and once powerful Scottish clan from the far north of the Scottish Highlands, but with roots in the old kingdom of Moray. They were a powerful force in politics beginning in the 14th century, supporting Robert the Bruce. In the centuries that followed they were...
. Hector's father the 1st Baronet had died in 1635, the year Hecotor the 2nd Baronet was born and his more powerful cousins, the Munros of Lemlair and Munros of Obsdale were in majority.
Sadly Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet is said to have died aged just 17 in 1651. However different sources give different details of the circumstances surrounding his death.
The Munro MS history written by George Martine between 1673 and 1697 states that Hector died at his uncle Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay
Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay
Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay , known as Sir Donald Mackay, 1st Baronet, from 1627 to 1628, was a Scottish peer and soldier.-Biography:Mackay was the eldest son of Huistean Du...
's house in 1651, in Durness
Durness
Durness is a huge but remote parish in the northwestern Highlands of Scotland, encompassing all the land between the Moine to the East and the Gualin to the West...
, Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
. However Fraser's Wardlaw MS disagrees on the year of death and hints at 'suspicion of malfice'. While Burke's Peerage and Baronetage has always stated that he died on his travels in Holland.
Whatever the fate of Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet, he was succeeded in the chieftanship of the Clan Munro in Ross-shire
Ross-shire
Ross-shire is an area in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. The name is now used as a geographic or cultural term, equivalent to Ross. Until 1889 the term denoted a county of Scotland, also known as the County of Ross...
by his cousin Robert Munro of Obsdale. See: Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet
Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet
Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet of Foulis, 21st Baron and 24th chief of the Clan Munro was a 17th century Scottish soldier and politician.Robert succeeded to the head of his house upon the death of his cousin, Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet of Foulis who died at just 17 years of age. As the eldest...
.