George Munro, X of Foulis

1410 - 1452  (42 years)

• Name	George Munro  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	X of Foulis
  Born	1410	, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   [8]
  	Foulis
  Gender	Male
  Died	1452	Lochbroom, , Ross-Shire, Scotland
  Person ID	I13	Munro
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Hugh Munro, IX of Foulis,   b. 1352, Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 1425, Evanton, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Isabella Keith,   b. Abt 1371,   d. Abt 1410  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Family ID	F1576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Isobel Ross,   b. Abt 1412,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. George Munro,   b. Abt 1430,   d. 1452, Lochbroom, , Ross-Shire, Scotland  (Age ~ 22 years)   2. William Munro,   b. Est 1432,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Munro,   b. Abt 1434,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F1336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Christian McCulloch, of Plaids,   b. Abt 1414, , , , Scotland ,   d. , , , Scotland
  Married	Abt 1445	, , , Scotland
  Children	+ 1. John Munro, XI of Foulis,   b. Abt 1437,   d. 1490, Katewell, , , Scotland  (Age ~ 53 years) + 2. Hugh Munro, I of Coul,   b. Abt 1452, , , , Scotland ,   d. Abt 1492  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2009
  Family ID	F3893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George is said to have been served heir on 17 Oct 1410 to Isobeth Keith, his mother, in certain Caithness lands. He succeeded as Baron of Foulis in 1425 and had a charter from King James I of all his lands dated at St. Andrews on 22 Jul 1426. This charter greatly extended the lands of the Munro Clan. The extension was granted by charters from Euphemia, daughter of William, Earl of Ross, who on her father's death inherited the Earldom. George's death at the battle of Beallach-nam-Brog, was brought about by a strange series of events. Euphemia Leslie, Countess Dowager of Ross, lived at Dingwall. She wanted to marry Alexander Mackenzie of Kintail, but Alexander was not willing for several reasons. (1) She was not able to add to his estates. (2) She was a turbulent woman and had been in prison. (3) Alexander had already planned to marry Macdougall's daughter. Euphemia invited Alexander to her court in Dingwall to try one more time to get him to marry her and when he refused, she "converted her love to hatred" and made him her prisoner. She also, somehow, got possession of a gold ring that was to serve as a token between Alexander and Macaulay, the Governor of Ellandonnan. Macaulay had strict orders not to allow anyone to enter the castle without showing the gold ring. Euphemia sent the ring by messanger to Macaulay saying that Alexander was about to marry Euphemia and that he should come to Dingwall. Macaulay, seeing the ring, believed the story and left the castle which was immediately occupied by Euphemia's men. Macaulay was able to communicate with Alexander, who told Macaulay that to secure his release, he should capture Walter Ross of Balnagown, who was one of Euphemia's close relatives, and then make an exchange. Macaulay returned to Kintail, collected a band of men and made the capture. The Earl of Ross immediately advised Hugh, Lord Lovat, of the illegal seizure of his relative, and his Lordship promptly dispatched to the north two hundred men who were joined by Ross's vassals, the Munros of Fowlis, and the Dingwalls of Kildun. They immediately went in pursuit of Macaulay to rescue Balnagown. Macaulay sent Balnagown away under guard and resolved to fight his pursuers in a spot that was between Ferrindonald and Lochbroom. A sanguinary conflict ensued, more than usually aggravated and exasperated by a keen and bitter recollection of previous feuds and ancient animosities. The Kinlochewe men were almost extirpated in the fight. The manhood of the race of Dingwall was literally extinguished, one hundred and forty of their men having fallen, while there were slain eleven Munros of the house of Fowlis that were to succeed one after another; so that the succession fell to a child then lying in his cradle. George Munro of Foulis was found among the dead. During the battle, the Highlanders defended themselves from the arrows of their enemies by tying their shoes to their chests with their belts. Because of that, the place was named Bealach-nam-Brog, or the Pass of the Shoes. After his success at Bealach-nam-Brog, Macaulay moved toward Ellandonnan and discovered a detail of men bringing provisions to the castle. He captured the detail and had his own men put on their clothes and carry the provisions. Using this trick, they were allowed into the castle where they easily retook it from the defenders. In time, Alexander Mackenzie of Kintail and Walter Ross of Balnagown were exchanged and both released. ********** «i»The tenth Baron of Foulis was George who married a daughter of McCulloch of Plaids. He was killed in 1452 at the Battle of Beallachnam-Brog as was his eldest son. He married, second, Christian McCulloch by whom he had son Hugh of Coul who succeeded to the Barony. It is with George that two lines separate to account for William of Lexington through Hugh, George's third son, and to John of Bristol, Rhode Island and Hugh of Long Island, presumed brothers, through John, his second son... George Munro, heir to his mother, 17 Oct. 1410; killed at Beallachnam-Brog, 1452. Tenth Baron of Foulis in the traditional numbering, possibly actually fifth Baron. «/i»("The Monroe Book" - by Dr. J. S. Guilford)«i» «/i»********** Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

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