Hugh, Earl of Ross

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Family/Spouse: Maud Bruce. Maud (daughter of Robert Bruce) was born in 1282 in , , , Scotland; died on 22 Sep 1332 in , , , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margaret de Graham. Margaret was born est 1297; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Margaret Barclay. Margaret was born in 1300 in , , , Scotland; died in 1343 in , , , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Robert Stewart, II, King of Scots. Robert (son of Walter Stewart and Marjory Bruce, son of Marjory Bruce) was born est 1316; died in 1390. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Error alert: Some references say Euphemia was a half-sister of William, III Earl of Ross.

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Euphemia married Robert Stewart, II, King of Scotland in 1355. Robert was born on 2 Mar 1316; died on 19 Apr 1390. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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«i»Earl William Ross was the last of the medieval Celtic earls of Ross, of whom the Munros originally held their lands, and whose arms in the 14th century were three lions on a shield which was chargd on the breasts of a red eagle. The eagle had been adopted by the Ross clan to mark Buchan lands they had inherited from the Cummins and it was later added to the heraldic Galley of the Isles by the Macdonald chiefs who had inherited the earldom of Ross. The heraldic description of the armorial bearings is: on a shield or, an eagles's head erased, gules. The crest is an eagle on the perch, proper. Supporters are two eagles, proper.«/i»

(The Monroe Book - by Dr. J. S. Guilford)
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Because of the marriage og Robert Munro VIII of Foulis and Lady Jean Ross, who was a niece of Queen Euphemia of Scotland, the Munro coat of arms was changed from a lion rampant to a red eagle's head on a golden shield.

Ref: "History of the Munros" by A. Mackenzie - p. 12

"He [Robert Munro] married, first, Jean, daughter of Hugh Ross, I. of Balnagowan, on record in 1350 and 1366, by his wife, Margaret Barclay, niece of Queen Euphemia, the second wife of Robert II., King of Scotland, with issue--"

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Jean married Robert Munro, VIII of Foulis in 1350 in Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. Robert (son of George Munro, VII of Foulis and Lady Euphame Ross) was born in 1320 in Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; died in 1369 in , , , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(The following is from "The Munro Beacon" - Vol. 35, No. 3 - "Reign of the House of Stewart (Stuart)" - by Liam Paterson.)

«i»Robert III (1390-1406)
Robert may have inherited the Bruce's name but his birth name was John, a moniker he was said to have relinquished due to the unpopularity of John de Balliol in Scotland. If he was hoping to gain some of his illustrious forebear's strength and resolve along with his name, he appears to have been misguided. Weak physically due to a horse riding accident, he found himself in a position where his brother was the real power behind the throne. Desperate to ensure this his only surviving son, James would inherit the throne, he sent the boy to safety in France. Unfortunately James was kidnapped and imprisoned by the English King Henry IV. When he heard the news, Robert is said to have rapidly lost the will to live and died a few days later.«/i»
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Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Hugh had charters from William, Earl of Ross, of the lands of Katewell in 1369 and of lands in Lochbroom, Strathcarron and Strathoykell including Carbisdale in 1371. He also had charters from Euphame, Countess of Ross, of the lands of Contulich in 1379, and of the lands of Wester Foulis in 1394.

Hugh appears to have joined Donald, Lord of the Isles, in his contest with the Duke of Albany in the beginning of the fifteenth century concerning the Earldom of Ross. Donald claimed the Earldom in right of his wife, Lady Mary Leslie, daughter of Sir Walter Leslie and Euphemia Countess of Ross. In the course of this contest, the battle of Harlaw was fought on 24 Jul 1411.

After this battle, the Duke of Albany collected an army and marched north determined to bring Donald to obedience. He took the castle of Dingwall in 1412 and then proceeded to recover the whole of Ross. Donald was ultimately compelled to give up his claim to the Earldom of Ross.

Hugh and his father lived during the time of the capture and 18-year imprisonment of James I (1406-1426) and the 1411 invasion by Donald, Lord of the Isles, Chief of the great Clan Donald. The final upshot of these years, as far as the Munro Clan was concerned, was the demise of the Earldom of Ross in Jun 1476, it being declared forfeit to the Crown. Historically, the Munros had operated more or less at the bidding of the Ross Clan, but by 1476 the clan may be said to have come of age. Before 1476, all Munros who were not servants of the Church were vassals of successive Earls of Ross. The Munro Chiefs held their land "for faithful service rendered or to be rendered". At times it was not easy to reconcile this service with the wider loyalty they owed to the Scottish Crown. When the Earldom of Ross became forfeit, the Munro Chief held his lands directly from the Crown.

The Boggs reference adds a generation between Hugh IX and Robert VIII. She says the father of Hugh IX was also named Hugh but he fled from Scotland and never succeeded to the Barony. This Hugh that fled Scotland was supposedly the son of Robert Munro VIII of Foulis.

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«i»Hugh Munro, called "well-beloved cousin" by William, Earl of Ross, 1369. Married, first, Isabella Keith, mother of his son George, daughter of John de Keith and Mariot de Cheyne, descended from the Murrays, Lords of Duffus and apparently from the Earls of Orkney. Married, second, Margaret Murray, daughter of Nicholas, son of Kenneth, 4th Earl of Sutherland.«/i»

("The Munro Book" - by Dr. J. S. Guilford)
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Birth:
Foulis Castle

Died:
Katewell

Buried:
Hugh was buried at the Chanonry of Ross.

Family/Spouse: Isabella Keith. Isabella (daughter of John de Keith and Mary de Cheyne) was born about 1371; died about 1410. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margaret Murray. Margaret (daughter of Nicholas Murray) was born in 1362 in , , Moray, Scotland; died in 1425 in , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

Family/Spouse: George Douglas. George (son of William Douglas) was born about 1368; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(The following is from "The Munro Beacon" - Vol. 35, No. 3 - "Reign of the House of Stewart (Stuart)" - by Liam Paterson.)

«i»James I (1406-1437)
James's early life was spent mostly as a prisoner in the Tower of London, albeit treated as a member of royalty. Only in 1424 did he return to Scotland to be crowned king. He had been well educated during his time in England and he wanted to overhaul much of the country's infrastructure of church and state. Although generally sensible, his reforms did not go down at all well with the nobles and, inevitably, he was assassinated during a visit to a monastery in Perth.«/i»
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Family/Spouse: Lady Joan Beaufort. Joan (daughter of John Beaufort and Margaret De Holand) was born about 1407; died in 1445. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]