John Munro, 11th Baron of Foulis

John Munro of Foulis (died 1491) was a Scottish clan chief of the highland Clan Munro in Ross-shire, Scotland. He is by tradition the 11th Baron of Foulis and 14th overall chief of the clan. However, he is actually only the 4th chief of the Clan Munro who can be proved by contemporary evidence.

Lineage

John Munro of Foulis was the son of George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis who had been killed in 1452 at the Battle of Bealach nam Broig. A crown charter regranted to John the lands of Findon in the Earldom of Ormond in 1478.

Different sources give different dates of John Munro's death. The Martine MS written by George Martine in the late 17th century gives the date as 1490. The Munro Tree of 1734 gives the year as 1496. However contemporary documents, the Munro Writs of Foulis gives the date as 5 June 1491.

Family

John married Finvola, daughter of William Calder, Thane of Cawdor and chief of Clan Calder, who was also Crown Chamberlain "beyond the spey". John Munro and Finvola had two sons: William Munro, 12th Baron of Foulis (heir and successor as chief of the Clan Munro). Thomas Munro, described in a document dated 20 June 1499 but there is no further trace of him, according to historian Alexander Mackenzie. Historian R.W. Munro states that statements that John had a second son called Thomas are based on a Dunbar/Mackintosh agreement.