Lady Anne

Notes:

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Family/Spouse: Robert Munro, VI of Foulis. Robert (son of George Munro, V of Foulis and Katherine Stewart) was born about 1261 in Foulis Easter, , , Scotland; died in 1323 in Foulis Easter, , , Scotland; was buried in Fortrose, , Ross And Cromarty, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George married a daughter of Kenneth, Earl of Sutherland.

George was killed at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314 as he fought beside Robert Bruce of Scotland against King Edward II of England.

The following is from "The Munro Tree (1734)":

"George Munro of Fowlis married a Daughter of Kenneth Earle of Sutherland by whom he had a son George who succeeded he was killed in Defence of his King and Countire at the Battle of Bannockburn 1314."

"Individual casualties at Bannockburn are unattested, and lists purporting to name the 'clans' who fought there are quite unreliable."

The following is from "History of the Munros of Fowlis":

"...he [Robert Munro] raised his clan and accompanied the Earls of Ross and Sutherland to Bannockburn. In that memorable battle his eldest and apparently only son, George, was slain along with many more of Robert's followers...His only son George, who fell at Banockburn, had married a year before his death a daughter of the Earl of Sutherland, with issue--"

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Birth:
Foulis Castle

George married Agnes Sutherland in 1313. Agnes (daughter of Kenneth Sutherland, Earl Of Sutherland) was born in 1286 in , , , Scotland; died in in Foulis Easter, , , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Error alert: Guilford says George was the son of Robert De Munro "supposed to have married a daughter of the Earl of Sutherland." She also says that George was the grandson of Domnall Abunro, or Donald Munro, the founder ot the ancient Scottish Clan Munro.

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«i»George de Munro, evidently divided into several individuals in the later tradition, killed at the Battle of halidon Hill, 20 July 1333.
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("The Monroe Book" - by Dr. Joan Guilford)
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George was a steadfast supporter of the Bruce dynasty, and a firm upholder of the true interests of his native country, in opposition to the Balliol faction and their followers.

When King Edward III of England invaded Scotland in 1333, George Munro raised his clan and marched to Northumberland where he joined the Scottish army under the Regent Douglas. At the battle of Halidon Hill on 20 Jul 1333, the Munros formed part of the fourth division, or reserve, commanded by Hugh, Earl of Ross, who, while leading an attack on the wing of the English army commanded by Edward Balliol, was driven back and slain.

This repulse which proved so disastrous terminated in total defeat of the Scots, chiefly owing to the difficulties of the ground and their rash advance against the English troops. The Scottish army lost at the lowest computation fourteen thousand men, among whom, besides the Earl of Ross, were the Earls of Sutherlnd, Lennox, Atholl, and Carrick, and many other Scottish nobles. The Regent was mortally wounded and taken prisoner.

The Chief of the Munros was killed, fighting bravely at the head of his clan, many of whom fell on that fatal field, and the survivors, a sadly attenuated band, were led home by the Chief's brother, John, who, upon his return, took charge of his houng nephew's affairs and continued to do so during Robert's minority.

Ref. (1) says that Munro of Foulis is not named in surviving lists of the Scottish muster or casualties in the battle of Halidon Hill.

The Rohe reference says George was the son of Robert Munro VI of Foulis.

Error alert: The Paula Monroe reference incorrectly confuses the Battle of Pinkie with the Battle of Halidon Hill.

References:

(1) "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - Edinburgh (1978) - J

(2) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p. 10

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Died:
George died at the Battle Of Halidon Hill.

Family/Spouse: Lady Euphame Ross. Euphame (daughter of Hugh Ross, Earl Of Ross) was born in 1305 in , , , Scotland; died in 1334 in , , , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John answered the call when his brother, the Chief, raised the clan to oppose Edward III's invasion of Scotland to aid Edward Balliol, Edward's puppet King. He fought in the disasterous Battle of Halidon Hill, but fortunately escaped unhurt to lead the remaining Munros back to Ferrindonald. Because his brother, George, Chief of Clan Munro, fell in battle, John returned to become guardian of his nephew, George's heir.

John managed the estates carefully and redeemed portions of the ancestral possessions which had been morgaged by his ancestors.

Ref: "History of the Munros" by Alexander Mackenzie - p. 10-11

Ref: "History of the Munros" by A. Mackenzie - p. 10

"John, who became guardian to his nephew...

"At the battle of Halidon Hill...The Chief of the Munros [George Munro] was killed, fighting bravely at the head of his clan, many of whom fell on that fatal field, and the survivors, a sadly attenuated band, were led home by the Chief's brother, John, who fortunately escaped unhurt, and on his return took charge of his young nephew's affairs, and continued to do so during Robert's minority."

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Notes:

Robert was just a child when his father was killed at the Battle of Halidon Hill. His estates were carefully managed by his uncle, John, until Robert attained majority. John was able to redeem portions of the estate that had previously been mortgaged.

Robert is described as being "a man of abilities and economical habits of life."

He had a charter from William, Earl of Ross, of the lands of Pitlundie and others in which the rental was a pair of white gloves or three pennies Scots, if required, alternately.

In 1364, Robert obtained from William, Earl of Ross (and confirmed by King David II), a charter of confirmation of Easter Fowlis and other lands. Mackenzie claims that this charter mentions that these lands had belonged to his predecessors since the time of Donald, the founder of the family. R.W. Munro says the charter contains no such allusion to Robert's predecessors. This charter was confirmed by King David II later in the same year.

Some evidence suggests that Robert served as one of the Baron Bailies of the Earldom of Ross, a very important office in those feudal times. He was killed in an obscure skirmish in defense of the Earl, probably while acting as his Baron Bailie in the north. He was said to have been pursuing fugitives. Strangely and incongruously, he appears as Robert de Munro in Balnagowan charters of 1341, 1362, 1398 and 1372, despite his death date.

Robert is the first Munro chief for whom there is contemporary genealogical evidence.

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«i»Robert de Munro, appears in charters of the Rosses of Balnagowan, 1341, 1362, 1368. Said to have married, first, Jean, daughter of Hugh Ross of Balnagowan, but chronologically more likely to have been a sister of this Hugh, and daughter of Hugh, Earl of Ross.«/i»

("The Monroe Book" - by Dr. Jean Guilford)
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(1) "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - Edinburgh (1978) - K

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

(Medical):Robert was killed while assisting William, Earl of Ross in an obscure clan fight while in pursuit of a band of fugitives.

Birth:
Foulis Castle

Family/Spouse: Grace Forester. Grace (daughter of Forester, Of Costorfine) was born about 1332; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Lady Jean Ross in 1350 in Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. Jean (daughter of Hugh Ross, I of Balnagowan and Margaret Barclay) was born on 29 Nov 1329 in , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; died in 1366 in , , , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]