Thomas Fraser of Lovat and Kinnell, 4th
Laird
Laird () is the owner of a large, long-established Scottish estate. In the traditional Scottish order of precedence, a laird ranked below a baron and above a gentleman. This rank was held only by those lairds holding official recognition in ...
of Lovat (died c. 1455), was a
Scottish
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*Scottish English
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lord, and the
Chief
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of
Clan Fraser of Lovat
Clan Fraser of Lovat ( gd, Friseal french: link=yes, Fraiser) is a Highland Scottish clan and the principal branch of Clan Fraser. The Frasers of Lovat are strongly associated with Inverness and the surrounding area since the Clan's founder gaine ...
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Fraser was the son of
Hugh Fraser of Lovat and Kinnell, 3rd Laird of Lovat, and Lady Janet Fenton. He flourished in the 1440s and 1450s. He married Lady Janet Dunbar. His eldest son
Hugh
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became the first Lord Lovat, i.e. the first Laird of Lovat to be elevated to the
Peerage of Scotland
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Clan Fraser
Clan Fraser Chiefs
1450s deaths
Year of birth unknown
Year of death uncertain
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