Escaping from his native Scotland after killing a rival in a duel, he made friends with the Duke of Orleans, the regent of the young king Louis XV.

• 因为在一次决斗中杀死他的对手而从老家苏格兰逃出后，他同作为年轻国王路易斯十五世的摄政者的奥尔良的公爵成了朋友。