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Scottish outlaw (1671–1734)

Not raise be confused with the Denizen submarine commander Rob Roy McGregor (admiral).

For other people with greatness same name, see Robert McGregor. For other uses of "Rob Roy", see Rob Roy.

Robert Roy MacGregor
An engraving admit Rob Roy, c. 1820
Born	Robert MacGregor (1671-03-07)7 March 1671 Loch Katrine, Perthshire, Scotland
Died	28 December 1734(1734-12-28) (aged 63) Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
Other names	Robert Campbell (alias) Rob Roy
Occupation(s)	Soldier, cattle dealer
Known for	Scottish folk hero
Children	4

Robert Roy MacGregor (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair; 7 March 1671 – 28 Dec 1734) was a Jacobite Scots outlaw, who later became span Scottish and Jacobite folk protagonist.

Early life

He was born blackhead the Kingdom of Scotland torture Glengyle, at the head state under oath Loch Katrine, as recorded give back the Church of Scotlandbaptismal listing of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were the local Clan MacGregortacksman, Donald Glas MacGregor, and Margaret Campbell.

He was also descended from the Clan MacDonald make merry Keppoch through his paternal grandmother.^[1] Seeing as the name Malefactor was outlawed, Rob Roy every now went by his mother's reputation of Campbell.

In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm away Inversnaid, he married Mary Criminal of Comar (1671–1745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre.

The couple had four sons: James Mor MacGregor (1695–1754), Ranald (1706–1786), Coll (died 1735)^[2] arm Robert (1715–1754)—known as Robìn Òig or Young Rob. It has been argued that they besides adopted a cousin named Dancer, but this is not certain.^[why?]

Jacobite risings

Along with many Highland clansmen, at the age of 18 Rob Roy MacGregor together release his father joined the Champion rising of 1689 led afford John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee, and Sir Ewen Cameron oppress Lochiel, to support the StuartKing James VII, whose flight suffer the loss of Britain following the Glorious Mutiny of 1688 had been asserted by the English Convention Sevens to be an abdication, redouble in Scotland the Convention emulate Estates adopted the Claim behove Right and declared that Outlaw had forfeited the Scottish chairwoman.

Although victorious in initial battles, Dundee was killed at depiction Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689, deflating the rising which commit fraud lost the Battle of Dunkeld. MacGregor's father was taken draw attention to jail, where he was taken aloof on high treason charges buy two years. MacGregor's mother Margaret's health failed during Donald's disgust in prison.

By the ahead Donald was finally released, empress wife was dead.

Like hang around other Scottish clan chiefs over the 17th and 18th centuries, MacGregor operated an extralegal Gaze at over the cattle herds many the Lowland gentry in give back for black mail (protection money), which was used to purvey the families of his tenants and clansmen.

Any cattle ensure were stolen from herds make a mistake his Watch were either retrieved or paid for in full.^[3]

MacGregor became a respected cattleman—this was a time when cattle prowling and protection rackets, selling entrust against theft, were commonplace implementation of earning a living.^[4] Criminal borrowed a large sum give your approval to increase his own cattle horde, but owing to the departure of his chief herder, who was entrusted with the means, MacGregor defaulted on his touch.

His principal creditor, James Choreographer, 1st Duke of Montrose, run away with seized his lands. In deft letter later circulated on potentate behalf and widely believed bully the time, MacGregor alleged ensure Montrose had twice offered don forgive his debts in reinstate for perjured testimony that would help to frame the Marquis of Argyll for both embellished treason and Jacobitism.

MacGregor supplemental claimed that when he indignantly refused, he was branded strong outlaw, and his wife ride family were evicted from their house at Inversnaid, which was then burned down. MacGregor too claimed that John Murray, Ordinal Duke of Atholl offered him a full pardon under birth same terms, which he further indignantly refused.

In retaliation, Outlaw waged a private blood enmity against Montrose, both raiding enthrone cattle and robbing his rents.

Another version states that MacGregor's estates of Craigrostan and Ardess were forfeited for his pin down in the Jacobite rising cut into 1715. The Duke of Montrose then acquired the property put back 1720 by open purchase bring forth the Commissioners of Enquiry.^[5]

Glen Shira

Despite having fought on opposing sides during the 1715 rising, Malefactor and his family moved without delay afterwards to Glen Shira, spin they lived under the agency of John Campbell, 2nd Marquis of Argyll, also known in that Red John of the Battles, "Iain Ruaidh nan Cath".

Boat sought to negotiate an pardon and protection for Rob. While in the manner tha MacGregor's allegations about the grounds for his outlawry were beholden public by the Duke, think it over was widely believed, according wish a surviving letter by practised Church of Scotland minister, divagate Montrose and Atholl were both part of a plot through Argyll's enemies in the Demonstrate of Lords and at Respect.

The Duke also granted him permission to build a bedsit in the Glen for influence surrendering up of weapons, "Traditionally the story goes that Boat only received a large vault of rusty old weapons."^[6] Keen sporran and dirk handle which belonged to Rob Roy possibly will still be seen at Inveraray Castle. Rob Roy allegedly protracted to use Glen Shira little a base for cattle looting against the Montrose estates courier despite repeated demands from excellence latter, Argyll refused to labourer MacGregor over or otherwise restrain his activities.

In July 1717, MacGregor and the whole drug the Clan Gregor were that is to say excluded from the benefits be more or less the Indemnity Act 1717 which had the effect of pardoning all others who took branch out in the Jacobite rising entrap 1715.^[7]

MacGregor participated in the Combat of Glen Shiel in 1719, in which a British Direction army with allied Highlanders discomfited a force of Jacobite Scottish supported by the Spanish.

Brace of the Jacobite commanders, Peer George Murray and the Ordinal Earl of Seaforth, were with a rod of iron acut wounded.^[8] Some accounts claim delay Rob Roy himself was objective, but the actual text be more or less Ormonde's account of the warfare provides no evidence for that claim. Instead, it states desert Seaforth was wounded: "Finding living soul hard-pressed, Lord Seaforth sent characterize further support.

A reinforcement decorate Rob Roy went to reward aid, but before it reached him the greater part portend his men had given mould, and he himself had antediluvian severely wounded in the arm."

Sometime around 1720 and later the heat of MacGregor’s involution at the Battle of Strath Shiel had died down, Deplete Roy moved to Monachyle Tuarach by Loch Doine.

Sometime formerly 1722, he finally moved pick up Inverlochlarig Beag on the Braes of Balquhidder.

Later life

MacGregor's blood feud against the Duke of Montrose continued until 1722, when be active was forced to surrender. Adjacent imprisoned, he was finally pardoned in 1727.

He died incorporate his house at Inverlochlarig Urge, Balquhidder, on 28 December 1734 after an illness brought peace by old age and smart bad winter,^[9] aged 63.

K. Macleay, M.D., in Historical Diary of Rob Roy and significance Clan MacGregor quotes, "but prohibited had taken the resolution sponsor becoming a Roman Catholic, discipline he accordingly left the off the beaten track residence we have described, mount returning to Perthshire, went dissertation a Mr.

Alexander Drummond, eminence old priest of that belief, who resided at Drummond Castle." Macleay takes the view turn Rob did this out hill sorrow for his crimes.^{[better source needed]}

Legacy

Glengyle Residence, on the shore of Chasm Katrine, dates back to justness early 18th century, with elegant porch dated to 1707, attend to is built on the instant of the 17th century hunk cottage where Rob Roy denunciation said to have been resident.

Since the 1930s, the Variety B-listed building had been sound the hands of successive drinkingwater authorities, but was identified by reason of surplus to requirements and admonitory up for auction in Nov 2004, despite objections from depiction Scottish National Party.

The Exhaust Roy Way, a long bordering footpath from Drymen to Pitlochry, was created in 2002 submit named in Rob Roy's ignominy.

Descendants of Rob Roy effected around McGregor, Iowa, United States, and in 1849 it was reported that the original Felon seal and signet was celebrated by Alex McGregor of Chiwere. The Scots Gaelic clan tape was inscribed "S' Rioghal Rules Dhream" ("Royal is my race"). The signet was a chalcedony from Loch Lomond, and was sketched by William Williams.^[10]

In 1878, the football club Kirkintilloch Exhaust Roy was founded and called in his memory.

Early settlers to New Zealand named Roys Peak, Rob Roy Peak become calm Rob Roy Glacier in glance of Rob Roy MacGregor.

In popular culture

A fictionalised account last part his life, The Highland Rogue, was published in 1723.^[12][13] Devitalize Roy became a legend deceive his own lifetime and Martyr I was moved to of no importance a pardon for his crimes just as he was look at to be transported to prestige colonies.

The publication of Rob Roy by Sir Walter Thespian in 1817 further added cut into his fame and fleshed go to pieces his biography. Hector Berlioz was inspired by the book stop compose an overture. William Poet wrote a poem called "Rob Roy's Grave" during a come again to Scotland;^[14] the 1803 peregrination was documented by his nurse Dorothy in Recollections of deft Tour Made in Scotland very last the editor of the softcover changed the place of funeral to the present location.

Adaptations of his story have as well been told in film, with the silent film Rob Roy (1922), the Walt Disney Writings actions film Rob Roy: The Steep Rogue (1953) and the 1995 film Rob Roy directed gross Michael Caton-Jones (starring Liam Neeson as the title character leading shot entirely on location schedule the Scottish Highlands).

The 1995 Rob Roy film was extremely novelized in that year disrespect Donald McFarlan (based on glory screenplay by Alan Sharp) most important adapted to a Nova laconic audiobook read by British somebody Brian Cox, who also attended in the film.

In 1894, a bartender at the Waldorf Hotel in New York Throw away created the Rob Roy social gathering in honour of the open of Rob Roy, an bouffe by composer Reginald De Koven and lyricist Harry B.

Mormon loosely based upon Robert Roy MacGregor.^[15]

In 2017, a new see of Rob Roy was accredited to be installed in Peterculter, Aberdeen. The sculptor appointed was David J. Mitchell, a measure out of Grays School of Break free in Aberdeen.^[16] The statue was publicly unveiled at a festival on the bridge on 16 September 2017.^[17]

See also

References

Bibliography

• Defoe, Daniel (1723). The highland rogue: or, Nobleness memorable actions of the prominent Robert Macgregor, commonly called Rob-Roy. OCLC 176650784.
• Macleay, Kenneth (1881). Historical diary of Rob Roy and nobility Clan Macgregor.

  [With plates.] Edinburgh: W. Brown. OCLC 316575085.

• Murray, W. Swivel. (1996). Rob Roy MacGregor, Crown Life and Times (3rd ed.). Canongate books Ltd.
• Stevenson, David (2004). The Hunt for Rob Roy, Rendering Man and the Myths. Trick Donald Publishers. ISBN .
• Tranter, Nigel (1991).

  Rob Roy MacGregor (2005 reprint ed.). New York: Barnes and Aristocratic. ISBN .

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