Munro baronets of Foulis (1634)

The Munro baronetcy, of Foulis in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 7 June 1634 for Colonel Hector Monro, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever.^[1] On the death of his son, the 2nd Baronet, in 1651, the male line of the first Baronet failed and the title was inherited by Robert Munro, grandson of George Munro, uncle of the 1st Baronet.

The 6th Baronet represented Tain Burghs in the House of Commons and also fought at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745. He was killed at the Battle of Falkirk in 1746. The 7th Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Ross-shire and Tain Burghs.

The 9th Baronet fought in the Peninsular War and later commanded a division of the Colombian Army under Simón Bolívar. The eleventh Baronet served as Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty from 1899 to 1935. The presumed 16th Baronet did not prove his succession, with the same for the presumed 17th Baronet also, and the baronetcy Was considered dormant from 1996.For more information, follow this link. However, the 18th baronet appears to have successfully proven his claim in 2024. [1]

The Baronets were also Chiefs of Clan Munro until the death of the 11th Baronet in 1935 when the chieftaincy passed to his daughter and was separated from the baronetcy. From 1954, the baronets were styled "of Foulis-Obsdale" to distinguish their Arms and Designation from those of Munro of Foulis.^[2]