Simon Fraser

Type Figure Region Europe Time c. 1250–1306 Also known as Simon Fraser、Simon Fraser of Oliver Castle、the Old Fox

Simon Fraser (died 1306), Scottish military noble, Lord of Oliver Castle and sometime sheriff of Ayr and Lanark, active in the Wars of Scottish Indep…

Timeline

1291–1300Lanarkshire · LowlandsSheriff of Ayr and Lanark in the 1290s, controlling lands in southwestern Scotland. Amid the Great Cause succession crisis and growing English intervention, he weighed independence against submission as a powerful local noble.
1306Methven · Perth and KinrossIn early 1306 he joined the crowned Robert Bruce and took part in military operations to restore the kingdom. After the defeat at Methven in June he was captured with Bruce's wife and others and sent to England. Refusing to swear fealty to Edward I, he was executed by being drawn apart in September, his gruesome martyrdom inspiring Scottish resistance.

Sources

Simon Fraser (died 1306) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fraser_(died_1306)