Royalty of Scotland and Ireland - Page 5

**An Ard Ri** · #81 07-26-2011, 04:20 AM

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"Mac", as I understand it means for the man and ,"Mc" means for the woman. I have never heard of it's meaning if the child was legitimate? Can anyone comment on this. How wanderful, The Great McDonald's. Which line of McDonald? Keppoch, Ranald, Etc...

Brilliant posts & first class information Ancient Princess!

American Dane · #82 07-26-2011, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Ancient Princess

"Mac", as I understand it means for the man and ,"Mc" means for the woman. I have never heard of it's meaning if the child was legitimate? Can anyone comment on this. How wanderful, The Great McDonald's. Which line of McDonald? Keppoch, Ranald, Etc...

Ni/Nic is the female form

Ancient Princess · #83 07-26-2011, 04:34 AM

Thank you An Ard Ri for the kind post. Blessings to you, Thank you!

Ancient Princess · #84 07-26-2011, 04:36 AM

The great mystery of the Lost or Stolen Irish Crown Jewels and Brion Borus Sword will be my next ranting....See you all tommarrow as it is night here where I live. Deep Peace to you all....Ancient Princess

**An Ard Ri** · #85 07-26-2011, 05:37 AM

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Thank you An Ard Ri for the kind post. Blessings to you, Thank you!

You're welcome!

Are you interested in the Irish High Kings?

Renata4711 · #86 07-26-2011, 06:06 AM

On BBC4 there is/was a six-part programme on the Irish kings, by Fergal Keane.

**An Ard Ri** · #87 07-26-2011, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Renata4711

On BBC4 there is/was a six-part programme on the Irish kings, by Fergal Keane.

Thanks Renata4711,I take its over,I have BBC3 & 4 ,must have missed it...pity!

shari-aree · #88 07-26-2011, 08:41 AM

Thanks for that info.
I have to admit when I told my Mother-in-law (the McDonald's) she was not impressed with this info of 'Bastards' in the line!!! haha
Apart from this one tour guide telling my sister I had not heard it.
I don't know the Family line.
Mother in law has details going back 6 generations, including the name of the ships that the first of my Husbands family came out on.
James McDonald was from Perthshire.

If 'Mc' is from the females - does that mean that Mc (or Nic) was a surname past down children because Mum didn't marry ???? (could be where the 'bastard' bit came from???)

Thanks for reply's - I'll be checking in on this thread more often - you are all so enthusiastic, knowledgable & interesting!

Happy Posting

Ancient Princess · #89 07-26-2011, 11:45 AM

Shari-aree, I am positive Mac means male and Mc means female. I hope you never take a tour with that tour guide again, something tells me she was being a tad bit rude that day. Now I know some men changing from Mac to Mc as a matter of a shorter version to write their name also. Have you checked the Offical Clan Chiefs of MacDonald website, I would trust their information as they had to not only submit their information to the Honorable Lord Lyon Courts but it had to be examined as well and then at that time it is then approved. Be very careful of gleaning anything off of Wikipedia or someones version of a genealogy that has not had it done by a certifide genealogist or historian. Best Regards to you. Ancient Princess

Ancient Princess · #90 07-26-2011, 12:58 PM

The Irish Kings of Dalriada

(to 501 A.D.)

The earliest beginnings of the Scottish people are also those of the MacKinnons. Around the time the Romans were in Britain (55 B.C. to 409 A.D.), there were two races occupying what is today Scotland: the Picts and the Britons. These Celtic peoples had successfully resisted the Roman legions, and what the Romans called Caledonia was never incorporated into the Empire. As a result, very little is known about these early inhabitants, apart from brief descriptions by Roman writers. As the Romans withdrew from Britain, these north islanders were faced with new invaders. These were the Scots from Ireland, and the Angles from Germany. It is with the Scots that we are concerned, for it is they who finally succeeded in conquering Scotland, uniting its peoples and giving them their line of kings. From these Scots we can also trace the descent of what became the Clan MacKinnon.
The Scots came from a kingdom in Ireland which was known as Dalriada. This kingdom corresponded roughly with the modern County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Very little is known about the kings of Dalriada apart from their names. These are found in two mediæval sources, the Book of Ballymote and the Pedigree of the Scottish Kings. The Book of Ballymote gives 38 names in its genealogy, all presented as the direct line of kings. It begins with the name Angus Turbech of Tara. Tara, incidentally, is the ancient hall of the High Kings of Ireland. It is on a hill in County Meath, Éire, and its mention in a list of Kings of Dalriada implies that the Dalriada, or "race of Riada," are descended from the High Kings. Angus was High King from 384 to 325 B.C., according to theAnnals of the Four Masters. The genealogy ends with the name of Fergus, the son of Erc. With Erc we are on firmer ground: he was a king of Dalriada who died around 501 A.D.. The Pedigree of the Scottish Kings contains 25 names, and differs somewhat from the Book of Ballymote. The last eight names, though, from Sen-chormac to Fergus, are the same. The two lists of the kings of Dalriada will be found in Table 1.The Dalriada crossed the North Channel from Ireland to Kintyre in Scotland, eventually establishing a kingdom around Argyll. The first record of this migration is in 258 A.D., when the Romans noted that Scots from the north attacked south as far as London. In time, the Dalriadan kingdom in Scotland overshadowed that in Ireland, and the kings made their home in Argyll, in its ancient capital of Dunadd. Around the year 500 A.D., the two sons of Erc, Fergus and Loarn, were kings of Dalriada in Scotland. It is from Fergus and Loarn that the MacKinnons claim descent.
Table 1
The Irish Kings of Dalriada
Book of Ballymote 1 Pedigree of the Scottish Kings
Angus Turbech of Tara
Fiachu Fer-mara
Ailill Erand
Feradach
Forgo
Maine
Arnail
Ro-Thrir
Trir
Ro-Sin
Sin
Dedad
Iar
Ailill Eogan
Eogan Eterscel
Eterscel Conaire Mor
Conaire Mor Admor
Daire Dornmor Coirpre
Coirpre Crom-chend Daire Dorn-mor
Mug-lama Coirpre Crom-chend
Conaire Coem Ellatig
Coirpre Riata Lugaid
Cindtai Mug-lama
Guaire Conaire
Cince Eochaid Riata
Fedlimid Lamdoit Fiachra Cathmail
Fiachu Tathmael Eochaid Antoit
Eochaid Antoit Achircir
Aithir Findfece
Laithluaithi Cruitlinde
Sen-chormac Sen-chormac
Fedlimid Fedlimid Ruamnach
Angus Buaidnech Angus Buidnech
Fedlimid Aislingthe Fedlimid Aislingech
Angus Angus Fir
Eochaid Muin-remor Eochaid Muin-remor
Erc Erc
Fergus Fergus

1 Genealogies from the Book of Ballymote, pp. 148-149, as quoted in Alan Orr Anderson, Early Sources of Scottish History: A.D. 500 to 1286, v. I, (Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1922). p. 153.2 Pedigree of the Scottish Kings, appended to version E of theChronicle of the Kings of Scotland in Skene'sPicts and Scots, pp. 133-134, as quoted in Ibid, p. 157.
3 Genealogies of the Kilmorie Mishnish MacKinnons, Ardra Raye McKinnon
4 Pictish list of Kings
5 Annals of the Four Masters
6 Colum Cille or St Columbas connection to MacKinnons

Ancient Princess · #91 07-26-2011, 03:46 PM

Claim of Right Act 1689

The Claim of Right is an Act passed by the Parliament of Scotland in April 1689. It is one of the key documents of Scottish constitutional law.

Contents

Background

In the Glorious Revolution, William of Orange landed with his army in England on 5 November 1688. King James VII of Scotland, who was also King of England and Ireland as James II, attempted to resist the invasion. He then sent representatives to negotiate, and he finally fled England on 23 December 1688.
Whilst the Convention Parliament in England declared that James, as King of England, had abdicated the Government, and issued an English Bill of Rights on 13 February 1689 offering the Crown of England to William and Mary, the Scots found themselves facing a more difficult constitutional problem. As James had not been present in Scotland during the crisis and had not fled from Scottish territory in December, it would be highly dubious to claim that he had 'abdicated' the Scottish throne.
Process

Therefore, a Convention of the Scottish Estates met to consider letters received on 16 March 1689 from the two contenders for the Crown. On 4 April they voted to remove James VII from office, drawing on George Buchanan's argument on the contractual nature of monarchy.
Later that month, the Convention adopted the Claim of Right and the Article of Grievances, enumerating what they saw as the contemporary requirements of Scottish constitutional law. It also declared that, because of his actions in violation of these laws, James had forfeited the Scottish throne. The effect of the Claim of Right was to "bolster the position of parliament within the Scottish constitution at the expense of the royal prerogative"
The Convention proceeded to offer the crown on the basis of these documents to William and Mary, who accepted it on 11 May 1689, and were proclaimed King and Queen of the Scots as William II and Mary II, though with subsequent controversy over whether the Claim of Right articles against Episcopacy were fully accepted by the new monarchy.
References

Lynch, Michael (1992). Scotland: A New History. Pimlico. p. 302. ISBN 0-7126-9893-0.

2 "Claim of Right". Wikisource. http://en.wikisource

Harris, Tim Revolution: The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy 1685-1720 Allen Lane (2006) pp401-402

External links

Official text of the Claim of Right Act 1689 as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database

Ancient Princess · #92 07-26-2011, 04:01 PM

Kingdom of Scotland in the 16th century

Parliament House in Edinburgh

Celtic Kingship

The political structure of Scotland was historically complex. During most of the existence of the Kingdom of the Scots, however, a single monarch or High King was recognized. Under the suzerainty of the High King, there were chieftains, and petty kings, and offices filled through selection by an assembly under a system known as tanistry, which combined an hereditary element with the consent of those ruled. Usually, the candidate was nominated by the current office holder on the approach of death, and his heir-elect was known as the tanist, from the Scottish Gaelic tànaiste.
Feudal Monarchy

After Macbeth was overthrown by Máel Coluim III in 1057, and during the reign of King David I, the influence of Norman settlers in Scotland saw primogeniture adopted as the means of succession in Scotland, as in much of Western Europe, and witnessed the development of a 'hybrid kingdom', one part of which was governed by a mixture of a feudal government, the other following traditional Celtic customary law. These early assemblies cannot be considered 'parliaments' in the later sense of the word.
Originally, Scots owed their allegiance primarily to their Clan chieftain, or to the laird, thus the High King consistently had to keep them of favorable disposition, or else risk armed conflict.

Ancient Princess · #93 07-26-2011, 04:44 PM

Primogeniture
In primogeniture (or more precisely male primogeniture), the monarch's eldest son and his descendants take precedence over his siblings and their descendants. Elder sons take precedence over younger sons, but all sons take precedence over all daughters. Children represent their deceased ancestors, and the senior line of descent always takes precedence over the junior line, within each gender. The right of succession belongs to the eldest son of the reigning sovereign (see heir apparent), and then to the eldest son of the eldest son. This is the system in the Commonwealth Realms, Spain, and Monaco.
Fiefs or titles granted "in tail general" or to "heirs general" follow this system for sons, but daughters are considered equal co-heirs, at least in modern British practice. This can result in the condition known as abeyance. In the medieval period, actual practice varied with local custom. While women could inherit manors, power was usually exercised by their husbands (jure uxoris) or their sons (jure matris).

Equal (or absolute) primogeniture
Fully equal primogeniture (or Absolute Primogeniture) is a law in which the eldest child of the sovereign succeeds to the throne, regardless of gender, and where females (and their descendants) enjoy the same right of succession as males. The Succession to the Crown Bill of 2004 proposed changing the line of succession to the British throne to absolute primogeniture.

Agnatic succession
Agnatic (or semi-Salic) succession, prevalent in much of Europe since ancient times, is the restriction of succession to those descended from or related to a past or current monarch exclusively through the male line of descent: descendants through females were ineligible to inherit unless no males of the patrilineage remained alive.
In this form of succession, the succession is reserved firstly to all the male dynastic descendants of all the eligible branches by order of primogeniture, then upon total extinction of these male descendants to a female member of the dynasty If a female descendant should take the throne, she will not necessarily be the senior heiress by primogeniture, but usually the nearest relative to the last male monarch of the dynasty by proximity of blood.

Appointment, election, tanistry and rotation
Order of succession can be arranged by appointment: either the incumbent monarch or some electoral body appoints an heir or a list of heirs before vacancy occurs. A monarchy may be generally elective, although in a way that the next holder will be elected only after it becomes vacant.
In history, quite often, but not always, appointments and elections favored, or were limited to, members of a certain dynasty or extended family. There may have been genealogical rules to determine who all are entitled to succeed, and who will be favored. This has led sometimes to an order of succession that balances branches of a dynasty by rotation.

Seniority
In seniority successions, a monarch's or fiefholder's next sibling, actually it means almost always brother, succeeds; not his children. And, if the royal house is more extensive, (male) cousins and so forth succeed, in order of seniority, which may depend upon actual age or upon the seniority between their fathers.

Partible inheritance
In some societies, a monarchy or a fief was inherited in a way that all entitled heirs had a right to a share of it. The most prominent examples of this practice are the multiple divisions of the Frankish Empire under the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties.

Proximity of blood
Proximity of blood is a system wherein the person closest in degree of kinship to the sovereign succeeds, preferring males over females and elder over younger siblings. This is sometimes used as a gloss for "pragmatic" successions in Europe; it had somewhat more standing during the Middle Ages everywhere in Europe. In Outremer it was often used to choose regents, and it figured in some of the succession disputes over the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was also recognized in that kingdom for the succession of fiefs, under special circumstances: if a fief was lost to the Saracens and subsequently re-conquered, it was to be assigned to the heir in proximity of blood of the last fief-holder.

Ultimogeniture
Ultimogeniture is an order of succession where the subject is succeeded by the youngest son (or youngest child). This serves the circumstances where the youngest is "keeping the hearth", taking care of the parents and continuing at home, whereas elder children have had time to succeed "out in the world" and provide for themselves.

Lateral or fraternal system of succession
Mandates principles of seniority among members of a dynasty or dynastic clan, with a purpose of election a best qualified candidate for the leadership. The leaders are elected as being the most mature elders of the clan, already in possession of military power and competence. Fraternal succession is preferred to ensure that mature leaders are in charge, removing a need for regents. The lateral system of succession may or may not exclude male descendants in the female line from succession. In practice, when no male heir is mature enough, a female heir is usually determined "pragmatically", by proximity to the last monarch, like Boariks of the Caucasian Huns or Tamiris of Massagetes in Middle Asia. The lateral monarch is generally elected after the leadership throne becomes vacant. In the early years of the Mongol empire, the death of the ruling monarchs, Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan, immediately stopped the Mongol western campaigns because of the upcoming elections.
In the East Asia, the Lateral succession system is first recorded in the pre-historical period starting with the late Shang Dynasty's Wai Bing succeeding his brother Da Ding, and then in connection with a conquest by the Zhou of the Yin Shang, when Wu Ding was succeeded by his brother Zu Geng in 1189 BC and then by another brother Zu Jia in 1178

matrilinear succession
(also known as Marumakathayam), practiced in Kerala by the Nair nobility and royal families, a man's wealth and title is inherited by his sister's children, and his own children receive their inheritance from their own maternal uncles. The Maharajah of Travancore is therefore succeeded by his sister's son, and his own son receives a courtesy title but has no place in the line of succession. Since Indian Independence and the passing of several acts such as the Hindu Succession Act (1956), this form of inheritance is no longer recognised by law. Regardless, the pretender to the Travancore throne is still determined by matrilinear succession.

Ancient Princess · #94 07-26-2011, 05:36 PM

The United Kingdom of Great Britain, Scotland and Northern Ireland...

A member of parliament’s legislative motion, called a private member's bill or a member's bill in some parliaments, is a proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature. In most countries with a parliamentary system, most bills are proposed by the government, not by individual members of the...it is aimed at reforming the manner of succession to the British Monarchy

Monarchy of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords

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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist political party in the United Kingdom.Labour surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to...

Alfred Dubs, Baron Dubs is a Czech-born British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament.- Youth and education :...

on 9 December 2004, and withdrawn by him on 14 January 2005, after the Government said that it would block the Bill.

It would have involved three major measures: firstly, the change of the form of primogeniture
Primogeniture
Primogeniture is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings . Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females...

used from male-preferring ("feudal") to fully equal ("absolute") primogeniture — that is, that the eldest child would succeed regardless of gender; secondly, that the Acts of Union 1707
Acts of Union 1707

The Acts of Union were two Parliamentary Acts passed in 1706 by the Parliament of England, and in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland, which put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706, following negotiation between commissioners representing the parliaments...

Scotland

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England and Wales

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as well as other relevant legislation, be altered to remove the clauses forbidding the monarch or heirs from marrying any Catholic; and, thirdly, the revocation of the Royal Marriages Act 1772
Royal Marriages Act 1772
The Royal Marriages Act of 1772 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which prescribes the conditions under which members of the British Royal Family may contract a valid marriage, in order to guard against marriages that could diminish the status of the Royal House...

which requires descendants of King George II
George II of Great Britain

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(other than descendants of princesses who married foreigners) to obtain the Sovereign's consent to marry. However, the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England that was originally filed in 1700 and passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English throne on the Electress Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant heirs...

barring the monarch from being Catholic, would have still remained in force.

The line of succession to the British throne lists people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms in order of

It was unclear as to how the Bill would have affected the lines of succession
Order of succession
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To the other 15 Commonwealth Realm
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The Bill drew on the recommendations of the Fabian Society
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Commission on the Future of the Monarchy, which reported in 2003. Lord Dubs is a member of the Fabian Society's Executive Committee.

Ancient Princess · #95 07-26-2011, 05:53 PM

Does anyone know if the BBC History of the Irish Kings is out on DVD yet? Can not wait to see it, sounds wonderful. Who is the historian that the BBC has procured? Blessing to you all and will check in later with the ,"Great Mystery of the Lost Royal Jewels of Ireland and the Mighty Sword of Brion Boru", should be interesting to see what everyone thinks. Deep Peace and Blessings to you all...Ancient Princesss

Ancient Princess · #96 07-28-2011, 09:49 AM

Many sources claim we are descended from Griogar, said to have been the third son of Alpin, King of Scotland, who commenced his reign in 833. Alternatively claims have been made for descent from his eldest brother, Kenneth MacAlpine, but these are both impossible to trace. According to Buchanan of Auchmar, the Clan Gregor were located in Glenorchy as early as the reign of Malcolm Canmore (1057-1093). Hugh of Glenorchy appears to have been the first of the Chiefs who was so styled. Before this the Clan system, as we know it, was not in place.

Major Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor
7th Baronet, 24th Chief of Clan Gregor
(photo taken in 1996)

There were four principal Clan Gregor families descended from Gregor of the Golden Bridles. These were Glenstrae, Glencarnaig, Roro, and Glengyle. The Chiefs originally were of the Glenstrae branch which died out as a result of long persecution. Leadership then often switched from one to the other of the three remaining families.
Rob Roy MacGregor was never a Clan Chief but was considered a "Captain," leading the Clan in battle, and was Tutor to Gregor Macgregor, otherwise called James Graham of Glengyle or Glùn Dubh (Black Knee), after his father died leaving him the Chiefship of the Glengyle branch when he was just 10 years old. In clanship a Captain would be appointed as a military leader when the Chief was a minor or otherwise unsuited for the role.
In 1714 Alexander Drummond (or MacGregor) of Balhaldie (Bohaldy), of the Roro line was elected was Chief. He was succeeded by his son, William before 1743. William was created a baronet in the Jacobite peerage by James the Old Pretender. William's eldest son was Alexander born in 1758 and suceeded his father in 1765. The latter Alexander became a Captain in the 65th Regiment. In 1774, when the Act of Proscription against Clan Gregor was finally repealed, another election was organised and General John Murray Macgregor of Lanrick, descended from the Glencarnaig line, was acclaimed as the new Chief. He was elected while Alexander of Balhaldie was still alive and serving in the army in the West Indies. Alexander of Balhaldie raised an unsuccessful court action against Sir John Murray. [see note below by #18]
The current Chief is descended from the Glencarnaig line.

The following list is only an approximation and is subject to frequent revisions. Most of the dates are estimated. There are a series of obits up to Gregor (John Murray) no. 12 who died in 1629. Thereafter the succession passed to his brother Patrick Roy who was alive in 1651. The records are rather vague about the succession of the descendants of Ewin the tutor which ended with Kilmanan.

Griogair of the Golden Bridles, b~1300; d~1360
Eoin cam (Ian of the One-Eye), son of Griogair, .b~1325; obit.1390
Eoin dubh, son of Eoin cam, b~1350; obit.1415
Gille-coluim (Malcolm "the lame lord"), son of Eoin dubh, b~1375; obit.1440
Padraig, son of Gille-coluim, b~1405; obit.1461
Eoin dubh, son of Padraig, b~1440 obit.1519 (his son Maol-coluim dsp 1498)
Eoin MacEoghan, gt-gt-gt-grandson of #3. Eoin dubh, b~1480; obit 1528
Alasdair ruadh of Glenstrae (Allister Roy), son of Eoin MacEoghan, b~1515; obit 1547
Eoin ruadh, son of Alasdair ruadh, b~1540; obit 1550
Griogair ruadh of Glenstrae 'The arrow of Glen Lyon', brother of Eoin ruadh,

b~1541; executed 1571
Alasdair ruadh of Glenstrae, son of Griogair ruadh, b~ 1569; executed 1604
Gregor, alias John Murray, nephew of Alasdair ruadh, b ~1599. last recorded 1639 (sold Glenstrae to Glenorchy in 1624)
Patrick Roy, brother of Gregor, b~1600; d~1650s
James, son of Patrick Roy d~ 1670s (?)
Gregor, son of Malcolm, g-son of Ewin the tutor, d~ 1680s
Archibald of Kilmanan, cousin of Gregor, d~ 1704
Alexander MacGregor or Drummond of Balhaldie (Bohaldy) - Roro - elected in 1714, d.1743
William Macgregor Drummond of Balhaldie succeeded his father 1743. d. ~1765
[Alexander MacGregor Drummond of Balhaldie, b1758, succeeded 1765.]

Alexander of Balhaldie was not elected and was living outside Scotland. Had he been more dynamic the opportunity for Sir John to campaign for the chiefship might not have arisen. There were also disputes about the seniority and right of the original Balhaldie in 1714. Alexander unsuccessfully sued Sir John Murray in 1795. Note the numbering suggests that Sir John Murray did not accept the succession of William in 1743.

Sir John Murray (Macgregor) of Lanrick (Glencarnaig branch), elected chief in 1775. Baronetcy created in 1795

Sir Evan John Macgregor 1785-1841, 2nd Baronet of Lanrick, founder of the Clan Gregor Society in 1822 Obtained royal license to resume the name MacGregor in 1822.

Sir John Athole Bannatyne Macgregor of MacGregor, 3rd Baronet, 1810-1851

Sir Malcolm Murray Macgregor of MacGregor, 4th Baronet, b.1834, d.1879

Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor, RN, 5th Baronet. b.1873

Brigadier Sir Gregor MacGregor of MacGregor, 6th Baronet. b.1925, d.2003

Major Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor, 7th Baronet.

Ancient Princess · #97 07-28-2011, 10:47 AM

The Mackays in Scotland were based in Strathnaver in modern Sutherland. Although the exact origin of Clan Mackay is unknown, it is generally accepted that they belonged to the early Norse population of Scotland, although, given their geographical proximity to the Norse immigrants, it is likely that the two races later intermarried. The most popular and accepted theory as to the origins as being Norweigen and in 1325 the chieftainship of the Clan Mackay was there established.

In 1314 the a Mackay fought under Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn where they helped defeat the English.Later in the 14th century, in 1371 two Mackay chieftains were murdered, father and son, at Dingwall Castle by Nicholas Sutherland of Duffus, head of one of the junior branches of Clan Sutherland. Much bloodshed followed, including a retaliatory raid on Dornoch in 1372. The cathedral was once again set on fire and many Sutherland men were hanged in the town square. After this, the feud quietened down as both sides were called away to fight against the English.
15th century and clan conflicts

A Victorian era romantic illustration of a MacKay clansman by R. R. McIan.

In 1403 the Battle of Tuiteam Tarbhach was fought between Clan MacKay and Clan MacLeod of Lewis. This battle was fought at Tuiteam-tarbhach in the south-west Sutherland, where it meets Ross. Angus MacKay of Strathnaver married the sister of the MacLeod of Lewis. MacLeod found that his sister had been mistreated, and on his way home he decided to despoil Strathnaver and Brae-Chat in Sutherland. In the ensuing battle, MacLeod was killed. In 1411 the Battle of Dingwall took place in which Clan Donald defeated Clan MacKay. The two clans afterwards fought together on the same side at the Battle of Harlaw and chief Angus Dubh MacKay married a daughter of Donald of the Isles.In 1425 Angus Dubh MacKay spoils Moray.
In 1426 Battle of Harpsdale took place where Chief Angus Dubh MacKay, with his son Neil, entered Caithness with hostile intent, and lays waste the land. The inhabitants of Caithness assembled and fought Angus Dubh at Harpsdale, where there was great slaughter on both sides. Soon afterwards King James I came to Inverness, intending to pursue Angus Dow MacKay. Angus submitted himself to the King's mercy, and gave his son Neil as a pledge of his future obedience. The King accepted, and sent Neil MacKay to remain in captivity on the Bass Rock, in the Firth of Forth; he was afterwards called Neil Bhasse or Whasse.
In 1431 the Battle of Drumnacoub took place. Angus Dubh MacKay defeated Angus Moray near Tongue in Sutherland. Angus married Elizabeth, sister to Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles. Her dowry was 100 fighting men from Lochaber. Their sons were known as the Abrach MacKays and inherited Elizabeth's coat of arms whose supporters were bears.
In 1438 the Battle of Ruoig-Hansett took place: The men of Caithness were overthrown at Sandside Chase by Neil Bhasse MacKay after his release from the Bass Rock. He skirmished with some of the inhabitants of that province at a place called Sanset, where he overthrew them with slaughter on either side. This conflict was called Ruaig-hanset, that is the Chase at Sanset. Neil Bhasse died shortly afterwards. In 1464 the Battle of Blare Tannie took place, fought by Clan Keith, assisted by the MacKays, against Clan Gunn. The inhabitants of Caithness assembled an army and met the MacKays and Keiths at Blair-tannie in Caithness. There ensued a cruel fight, with slaughter on both sides. The Keiths and MacKays were victorious.
In 1486 the Battle of Tarbat took place. The Clan Mackay and Clan Ross had long been at feud, again and again the Rosses had suffered molestation of their lands by their enemies and when at last, driven to desperation and thoroughly infuriated, they gathered their forces and marched against the MacKays, they were in the mood to teach them a severe lesson. The MacKays, with Angus MacKay of Strathnaver at their head, were defeated by the Rosses and sought shelter in the church of Tarbat where many were slain. The church was set on fire and Angus MacKay and many of his clansmen were burnt to ashes.This was followed by the Battle of Auldicharish: To take revenge on Clan Ross, chief Ian MacKay, helped by a force from Clan Sutherland, marched south invading the territory of Clan Ross and began laying waste to it. Chief Alistair Ross gathered his force of 2000 men and engaged in a long and desperate battle with the invading forces. In the end the battle went against the Rosses with the MacKays and Sutherlands gaining the upper hand. The Ross chief was killed along with many of his clan.In 1493 - The MacKays invade the Rosses again, and take much spoil.

Ancient Princess · #98 07-28-2011, 12:11 PM

Here is Ardra Raye MacKinnons line through King Alpins first son Kenneth I of Alpin.
King Kenneth I 74th of Pictish Alba & Scotland (810 - 859) is your 31st great grandfather to Ardra Raye McKinnon (Kilmorie Mishnish Line)

Constantine I of Scotland (836 - 877)
Son of King Kenneth I 74th

Donald II of Scotland ( - 900)
Son of Constantine I

Malcolm I of Scotland (880 - 954)
Son of Donald II

Kenneth II of Scotland ( - 995)
Son of Malcolm I

Malcolm II of Scotland (954 - 1034)
Son of Kenneth II

Princess Bethoc of Scotland (984 - 1045)
Daughter of Malcolm II

King Duncan I of Scotland (1001 - 1040)
Son of Princess Bethoc & Crinan of Dunkeld had five children
1 Duncan I
2 Margaret of Northumbria
3 Donald of Moray
4 Melmare of Atholl
5 Malcolm III

Prince Malcolm Ceann Mor Dunkeld of Scotland (1031 - 1093)
Son of King Duncan I

King David I of Scotland (1085 - 1153)
Son of Prince Malcolm Ceann Mor Dunkeld

Prince David Huntington (1144 - 1219)
Son of King David I

Countess Isabel De Huntington (1197 - 1251)
Daughter of Prince David

Robert II of Annadale De Brus or De Bruce (1210 - 1295)
Son of Countess Isabel

Robert III De Brus or De Bruce (1243 - 1304)
Son of Robert II of Annadale

King Robert IV Bruce (1274 - 1329)
Son of Robert III

Marjorie Bruce (1296 - 1316)
Daughter of King Robert IV

King Robert II of Scotland Stewart (1316 - 1390)
Son of Marjorie

Robert Duke of Albany Stewart (1341 - 1449)
Son of King Robert II of Scotland

Sir Robert 1rst Lord of Lorn Stewart (1383 - 1451)
Son of Robert Duke of Albany

John 2nd Earl of Lorn Stewart (1400 - 1463)
Son of Sir Robert 1rst Lord of Lorn

Isabel Elizabeth Stewart (1437 - 1510)
Daughter of John 2nd Earl of Lorn

Archibald 2nd Earl of Argyle Campbell (1459 - 1513)
Son of Isabel Elizabeth

Katherine Campbell
Daughter of Archibald 2nd Earl of Argyle

Catherine of Coll McLean (1576 - )
Daughter of Katherine

Sir & Chief Lachlan Mor of Kilmorie Line of the Royal older line of Mackinnon*** (1628 - 1706)
Son of Catherine of Coll

Chief Ian Na of Mishnish Royal of Kilmorie Mackinnon*** (1659 - 1750)
Son of Sir & Chief Lachlan Mor of Kilmorie Line

Lt John of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie Mackinnon*** (1735 - 1774)
Son of Chief Ian Na of Mishnish Royal

Major John of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie Mackinnon*** (1752 - )
Son of Lt John of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie

Hugh I of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie Mackinnon*** (1803 - 1885)
Son of Major John of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie

William Alexander of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie MacKinnon*** (1822 - 1912)
Son of Hugh I of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie

William Edwin of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie MacKinnon*** (1863 - 1951)
Son of William Alexander of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie

William Clarence of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie MacKinnon*** (1889 - 1959)
Son of William Edwin of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie

Ardra Raye of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie McKinnon*** (1937 - )
Daughter of William Clarence of Mishnish and Royal Kilmorie

Ancient Princess · #99 07-28-2011, 12:15 PM

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