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Robert Roy MacGregor (* 7. März 1671 in Glengyle am Loch Katrine; † 28. Dezember 1734 in Inverlochlarig Beg, Balquhidder), auch bekannt unter dem Namen Rob Roy, war ein schottischer Volksheld und Geächteter des frühen 18. Jahrhunderts. Leben
Robert Roy MacGregor (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair; 7 March 1671 – 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. Early life [ edit ] Rob Roy was born in the Kingdom of Scotland at Glengyle , at the head of Loch Katrine , as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling .
For centuries the ‘Wild MacGregors’, cattle rustlers and brigands, were the plague of the Trossachs in Scotland. The most famous, or infamous, member of the clan was Robert MacGregor, who acquired the name of ‘Roy’ early in life due to his mop of red curly hair.
He frequently signed himself Rob Roy (“Red Rob”), in reference to his dark red hair. Rob’s father, Donald MacGregor, a younger brother of the chief of the clan MacGregor, received a military commission from the deposed king James II after the Glorious Revolution (1688–89). Rob was a freebooter with uncertain loyalty to James and was ...
6. Mai 2024 · Outlaw and folk hero. Rob Roy MacGregor became a clan leader and, in 1701, acquired land on Loch Lomondside and at Balquidder, where he prospered as a legitimate cattle dealer. A...
Immortalised in written word and on the silver screen, Rob Roy is to many a 'Scottish Robin Hood'. Born Rob Roy MacGregor on the northern shores of Loch Katrine in 1671, during his life he was a soldier, a clan leader, a castle raider, an outlaw and ultimately a folk hero.
4. Juli 2023 · Born in 1671 in Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Rob Roy MacGregor was the third son of Lieutenant Colonel Donald MacGregor, brother of the chief of Clan MacGregor, who had earned his title in the army of King Charles II. For centuries the ‘Wild MacGregors’ were the plague of the Trossachs, earning their name and living through ‘cattle lifting ...
