Clan MacDonald

Clan MacDonald coat of arms Motto : per mare per terras (at sea and on land) fraoch eilean (the heathery isle) portrait region Highlands and islands district Inner Hebrides and Ross-shire Plant badge Heide tensioner (Common heath)

Chief Godfrey James Macdonald of Macdonald 8th Baron Macdonald , Chief of the Name and Arms of Macdonald, High Chief of Clan Donald and 34th Chief of Clan Donald Historic seat Finlaggan Castle

Clan MacDonald clans Alexander, Beath, Beaton, Bethune, Bowie, Budge, Colson, Conn, Connall, Connell, Cram, Crum, Danalds, Darroch , Donald, Donaldson, Donillson, Donnelson, Drain, Galbraith, Galt, Gilbride, Gorrie, Gowan, Gowrie, Hawthorn, Hewison, Hewitt, Houstoun, Howison, Hudson, Hughson, Hutcheonson, Hutchinson, Hutchison, Isles, Kellie, Kelly, Kinnell, Leitch, Mac a 'Challies, MacBeth, MacBeath, MacBheath, MacBride, MacBride, MacBryde, MacCaishe, MacCall , MacCash, MacCeallaich, MacCodrum, MacColl, MacConnell, MacCook, MacCooish, MacCrain, MacCuag, MacCuish, MacCuitein, MacCurry, MacCutcheon, MacDaniell, Macdrain, MacElfrish, MacElheran, MacGorrie, MacGutry, MacHuton, MacGorrie, MacGutown, MacGowon , MacIan, Macilreach, Macilriach, Macilleriach, Macilrevie, Macilvride, Macilwraith, MacIsaac, MacKean, MacKellachie, MacKellaig, MacKelloch, MacKiggan, MacKinnell, MacLairish, MacLardie, MacLardy, MacLarty, MacLevie, MacLaverty, MacLarty, MacLevie, MacLaverty, MacLarty, MacMochdo , MacQuist an, MacQuisten, MacRaith, MacRorie, MacRory, MacRuer, Macrurie (Contester of the Lord of the Isles), MacRury , MacShannachan, MacSorley, MacSporran, MacSwan, MacWhannell, Martin, May, McCool, McReyolds, McRuer, Murchie, Murchison, Murdoch , Murdoson, Murphy, O'Drain, O'May, O'Shannachan, O'Shaig, O'Shannaig, Patton, Purcell, Revie, Reoch, Riach, Rorison, Shannon, Sorley, Sporran, Train, Whannel, Wheelans, Wheelens , Whillans, Whillens, Wilkie, Wilkinson, Wilkins, Willans, Willens

Clan branches MacDonald of Islay (historic chiefs) MacDonald of MacDonald (current chiefs) Macdonald of Sleat Macdonald of Clanranald MacDonnell of Glengarry MacDonald of Keppoch McDonnell of Antrim MacAlister MacDonald of Ardnamurchan MacDonald of Lochalsh MacDonald of Glencoe MacDonald of Dunnyveg MacDonald of Largie

Affiliated clans Clan Cameron Clan Stewart (17th and 18th centuries)

Rival clans Clan Campbell Clan Stewart (15th and 16th centuries)

MacDonald ("son of Donald"; also Clan Donald ) is the name of one of the largest Scottish clans . It comes mainly from the western Highlands and the Hebrides , such as Skye , Uist and other islands in the Inner Hebrides .

history

Tartan (MacDonald of the Isles)

The progenitor of the clan was Donald, a grandson of King Somerled of the Islands, who established a power base with his inheritance, Islay and the Kintyre peninsula . His son Angus mor reluctantly submitted to the Scottish crown in 1263; In 1354 John MacDonald von Islay even assumed the title Dominus Insularum / Lord of the Isles ("Lord of the Isles") and thus directly provoked the Scottish court. At that time, the MacDonalds were already the most powerful clan in Scotland and controlled large parts of the western coast or the offshore islands. Donald, the 2nd Lord of the Isles, allied himself with the King of England and claimed the title of Earl of Ross , a claim he wanted to enforce at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411 . The unclear outcome of the battle made him a vassal of the crown. In 1493, James IV dissolved the title of Lord of the Isles, which is now nominally linked to that of Prince of Wales .

The clan's name is omnipresent in Highlands history - from the Glencoe massacre , when British troops tried to wipe out an entire family as a punitive action, to Flora MacDonald , who helped the fugitive Bonnie Prince Charlie escape his pursuers. The clan's motto is Per mare per terras (“By sea and by land”).

Macdonald of Clanranald line

→ Main article : Clan Macdonald of Clanranald

Ranald, the younger son of the first Lord of the Isles , formed his own branch, the Clan Macdonald of Clanranald . The clan is known for its internal disputes, which mostly concerned the internal hierarchy. The MacDonalds of Clanranald remained loyal to the Stuarts during the 18th century civil wars , including the 13th Chief killed in 1715 at the Battle of Sheriffmuir ; in addition, Bonnie Prince Charlie began his Jacobite rebellion in Glenfinnan on Clanranald territory, from where he fled again after the uprising was put down. The family motto of the Macdonalds of Clanranald is My hope is constant in thee (“My hope in you is constant”, meaning God).

Nobility title

Members of the MacDonald clan have or had the following nobility titles:

• Lord of the Isles
• Earl of Ross (1424)
• Baron Macdonald (1776)
• Baron Macdonald of Earnscliffe (1891)
• Baron Macdonald of Gwaenysgor (1949)
• Baron Macdonald of Tradeston (Life Peerage 1998)
• Baron Macdonald of River Glaven (Life Peerage 2010)
• Baronet, of Sleat (1625)
• Baronet, of East Sheen (1813)

literature

• Alan Bold: Scottish tartans. Pitkin Pictorials, London 1978, ISBN 0-85372-245-5 , ( Pitkin "Pride of Britain" Books ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ George Way, Romilly Squire: Clans & Tartans. Harper Collins, Glasgow 2000, ISBN 0-00-472501-8 , p. 170.
2. ^ Frank Adam: The Clans, Septs & Regiments of the Scottish Highlands. Revised by Sir Thomas Innes of Learney. 8th edition, reprinted. Johnston and Bacon, Edinburgh et al. 1977, ISBN 0-7179-4500-6 , pp. 541-543.
3. ↑ Clan Donald - List of Family Names, Branches and Septs ( Memento of the original from August 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.