Alexander Fraser, 4th Lord Lovat
Alexander Fraser, 4th Lord Lovat (1527 – 1557/1558) was a Scottish peer and Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat from 1544 until 1557.
Alexander Fraser, 4th Lord Lovat | |
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| Born | 1527 |
| Died | 1557/1558 |
| Title | Lord (Fraser) of Lovat |
| Predecessor | Hugh Fraser, 3rd Lord Lovat |
| Successor | Hugh Fraser, 5th Lord Lovat |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Campbell |
| Parent(s) | Hugh Fraser, 3rd Lord Lovat; Anna Grant (d. c.1536) |
He succeeded to the chiefship in July 1544, aged seventeen, after his father Hugh Fraser, 3rd Lord Lovat and elder brother Simon were killed in the battle of Loch Lochy.[1] He was made the legal ward of Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney (d. 1558), who was a relative of his mother's. In 1555 he waited on Mary of Guise when she came to Inverness to hold assizes. He died of rheumatism in 1557.
Marriage and family
Lovat married Janet Campbell, daughter of Sir John Campbell of Castle, a son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll.[2] Their children included:[3]
- Hugh Fraser, 5th Lord Lovat
- Thomas Fraser of Knockie and Strichen
- James Fraser of Ardochy
- Anna Fraser, who married John Fraser of Dalcrosa, also called John Mor MacVaister
References
- "MORE LIKE LIONS THAN MEN: The Battle of Loch Lochy, 1544 | Ross Cowan". web.archive.org. 6 March 2017.
- https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst2357.html
- John Anderson, Historical account of the family of Frisel or Fraser, particularly Fraser of Lovat (Edinburgh, 1825), p. 83.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
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| Preceded by Hugh Fraser |
Lord Lovat 1554–c.1558 |
Succeeded by Hugh Fraser |
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