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Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet

1635 – 1651

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About Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet

Lived 1635 – 1651 (aged 15–16).

Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet of Foulis (born August 1635) was a Scottish noble and clan chief of the highland Clan Munro. He is also by tradition the 20th Baron and 23rd overall chief of the clan. However, he is actually the 13th chief of the Clan Munro who can be proved by contemporary evidence.

Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet was the son of the son of Sir Hector Munro, 1st Baronet and Mary Mackay, daughter of Hugh Mackay of Farr, Sutherland,

According to historian Alexander Mackenzie, Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet is said to have died aged just 17 in 1651. which translates as "son of Alexander, son of Donald, son of Hector" |group=note However, Fraser's Wardlaw MS disagrees on the year of death and hints at "suspicion of malfice". While Burke's Peerage and Baronetage has always stated that he died on his travels in Holland.

Whatever the fate of Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet, he was succeeded in the chiefship of the Clan Munro in Ross-shire by his 2nd cousin Robert Munro of Obsdale who then became Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet.

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Born
1635
Birth century
Died
1651
Also known as
Sir Hector Munro of Foulis, 2nd Bt.

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When was Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet born?

Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet was born in 1635.

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Sir Hector Munro, 2nd Baronet died in 1651.

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· Wikidata: Q7527082

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