Jeanie (Jenny) Cameron
Deceased Person
1695 – 1773
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Who was Jeanie (Jenny) Cameron?
Jeanie (Jenny) Cameron or was a hero of the Jacobite Risings in Scotland under Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745. She was noted for her beauty, charm and manners. Her biography may be a compilation of three different people – Jeanie Cameron who raised troops for the Jacobites; Jenny Cameron, mistress of Charles Stuart; and Jenny Cameron, a milliner from Edinburgh. There was significant female support for the Stuart cause, with women providing money, hospitality and acting as spies.
The legend of Jeanie Cameron is remembered in the Scottish ballad, Bonnie Jeanie Cameron.
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