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Sir Robert Munro

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  • Name Robert Munro 
    Title Sir 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I10074  Evert Louwe Goosen
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2021 

    Father George Munro,   b. Abt 1545, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1589, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Catherine,   b. Abt 1582, Milntown Castle, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jean Maver 
    Family ID F3898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2021 

    Family 2 Lady Jean Alexander 
    Family ID F3899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2021 

  • Notes 
    • 3rd Baronet of Foulis.
    • Was one of the most distinguished officers of his time. Robert fought under Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years' War in Europe where he rose to the rank of general. He later returned to Scotland and took part in the Bishops' Wars. In the 1640s Robert went to Ireland where he commanded the Scottish Covenanter army during the Irish Confederate Wars. However, in 1648 Monro was betrayed and captured by his enemy Oliver Cromwell who imprisoned him in the Tower of London. Robert was later released in 1654 but was only permitted to reside in Ireland where he died in about 1680.