Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat
Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (c.
1667 -
April 9,
1747,
London), Scottish
Jacobite, chief of the clan Fraser, was famous for his violent feuding and his changes of allegiances. 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
Scotland. Lovat was among the Highlanders defeated at the
Battle of Culloden and convicted of treason against the English Crown. He was beheaded on
Tower Hill in
London and the last man in England to be executed like this.
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