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| Clan Rollo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Crest: A stag's head couped Proper | |||
| Motto | La fortune passe partout (Fortune is everywhere) | ||
| Profile | |||
| Region | Lowlands | ||
| District | Perthshire | ||
| Chief | |||
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| David Eric Howard Rollo | |||
| The 14thLord Rollo | |||
| Seat | Pitcairns House | ||
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Clan Rollo is aLowlandScottish clan seated at Pitcairns House,Perthshire. The Chief of the Clan is styledLord Rollo.[1]
The nameRollo is derived from theOld NorseRolfr which wasLatinised asRollo.Rollo of Normandy, aViking chieftain, was the first notable bearer of the name. In Scotland, it first appears on record in a charter of 1141 that was granted byRobert de Brus.[1]
Historian Black in hisSurnames of Scotland lists numerous spelling variations for the name Rollo, and one Robert Rolloche received lands nearPerth fromDavid II of Scotland in 1369.[1] In 1380 John Rollock of the chiefly Rollo family, who was secretary to David, Earl of Palatine of Strathearn and brother ofRobert II of Scotland, received a charter from the king for the lands of Duncrub.[1] John's son, Duncan Rollo of Duncrub was the Auditor of State Accounts until he died in 1419.[1]
On 26 August 1511, William Rollo of Duncrub received a charter that erected his lands into a free barony.[1] He is believed to have died at theBattle of Flodden in 1513, along with his eldest son Robert.[1] The estates were inherited by Andrew Rollo who consolidated his position by marrying his cousin, Marion, who was heir to David Rollo of Manmure.[1] One of Andrew's younger sons, Peter, becameBishop of Dunkeld and a judge of theCourt of Session.[1] His grandson was Sir Andrew Rollo who was knighted byJames VI of Scotland.[1]
The Clan Rollo were supporters of the king during the civil war.[1] Their loyalty was rewarded byCharles II of Scotland who created Sir Andrew as Lord Rollo of Duncrub in January 1651 at Perth.[1] However Lord Rollo was fined £1,000 byOliver Cromwell who was in control of Scotland in 1654.[1] Lord Rollo's fifth son wasSir William Rollo who was a gifted soldier,[1] and a lieutenant of the royalist army leaderJames Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose.[1] He commanded the left wing of the royal army at theBattle of Aberdeen in 1644.[1] He also followed Montrose in his famous forced march across mountainous terrain which surprised the forces ofArchibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll and led to Argyll's defeat at theBattle of Inverlochy (1645).[1] Rollo was later beheaded atGlasgow in October 1645 after being captured at theBattle of Philiphaugh where the royalists were defeated by theCovenanters.[1]
Andrew Rollo, the third Lord Rollo supported theGlorious Revolution of 1688 that broughtMary II of England and her husband, thePrince of Orange to the throne.[1]
Despite the third Lord Rollo's support for the Prince of Orange, his sonRobert Rollo, was a staunchJacobite who attended the great hunt at Aboyne in August 1715, which was actually a secret council to plan the rising of that year.[1] Robert Rollo fought at theBattle of Sheriffmuir and surrendered, along with theMarquess of Huntly, chief ofClan Gordon, to General Grant of theClan Grant.[1] He was imprisoned but later pardoned in 1717.[1] Robert Rollo had seven children, and died peacefully at Duncrub in March 1758.[1]
Robert Rollo's eldest son,Andrew Rollo, 5th Lord Rollo was a professional soldier.[1] During theWar of the Austrian Succession he fought for the British at theBattle of Dettingen in 1743.[1]
In 1758 the fifth Lord Rollo commanded the British22nd Regiment of Foot.[1] During theSeven Years' War in the Americas, he fought under General Murray in the last campaign which securedCanada for the British.[1] In 1759 he captured the French Caribbean island ofDominica even though it was heavily fortified.[1] In 1760 he was raised to the rank of brigadier general.[1] He fought for two more years in theCaribbean.[1] During this time bothBarbados andMartinique fell to the British.[1] However, his health was severely affected by the climate, and he returned to England in 1762 and died atLeicester in 1765.[1]
The seventh Lord Rollo fought with distinction at the siege ofPondicherry inIndia where he commanded a force ofmarines.[1] John, eighth Lord Rollo, was an officer in the3rd Regiment of Foot Guards which is today theScots Guards.[1] The eighth Lord fought on the Continent between 1793 and 1795.[1]
The presentChief: David Eric Howard Rollo, The 14thLord Rollo of Duncrub,Baron Dunning ofDunning and Pitcairns, Chief of the Name and Arms of Rollo.[citation needed]
