Russell Crowe Discovers Ancestral Connection to Last Man Beheaded in England

The Oscar-winning actor traces his lineage back to Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat, known for 'laughing his head off' at his execution in 1747.

Russell Crowe has discovered he is a direct descendant of Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat, who was the last man to be executed by beheading in England in 1747.
Crowe's ancestor, known as the 'Old Fox', was executed for high treason after his involvement in the 1745 Jacobite rising.
Simon Fraser is said to have laughed on his way to the execution, coining the phrase 'laughing his head off'.
Crowe has also traced his lineage back to Luigi Ghezzi, his great-great-great grandfather on his mother’s side, who immigrated to New Zealand in 1864.
Crowe's ancestry includes Māori, Scottish, English, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish bloodlines, but the source of his Irish ancestry remains unknown.