Lachlan 'Mor' Mackintosh, 16th of Mackintosh, 17th Chief of Clan Chattan

Lachlan Mor Mackintosh, 16th of Mackintosh (died 1606) was the chief of the Clan Mackintosh, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. He was also chief of the confederation of clans that was known as the Clan Chattan.

Early life

Lachlan Mor Mackintosh, 16th of Mackintosh was the second son of William Mackintosh, 15th chief and his wife Margaret Ogilvie. His elder brother William had died young and so Lachlan succeeded as chief. As Lachlan was only a child of seven years old when he succeeded, Donald Mackintosh, 3rd of Killachie was chosen as his tutor. Lachlan's family were apprehensive of trouble from George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and so sent Lachlan to Strathnaver to be cared for by Mackay of Strathnaver, chief of the Clan Mackay. However, while he was travelling north he was intercepted by Mackenzie of Kintail, chief of the Clan Mackenzie and taken to Eilean Donan where he was kept until he was old enough to marry Agnes, the daughter of Mackenzie of Kintail. In 1558, Lachlan was sent to Edinburgh to be educated and from 1560 to 1562 was also attached to the court.

The Regent Moray was assassinated in 1570 and as a result an "obligation" he had arranged to end the feud that had existed since 1431 between the Mackintoshes and the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch over the disputed lands of the Braes of Lochaber was not completed, and the feud therefore continued for more than a century.

A subsequent feud took place between Lachalan Mackintosh and the chief of the Clan Campbell of Cawdor over the lands of Ardersier where the Mackintoshes were tenants of Campbell. The lands originally belonged to the Bishop of Ross who had granted them to Robert Lesley who in turn had let them to various tenants. Lachlan wished to purchase the lands of Ardersier because they were close to his lands of Petty but Campbell wanted to keep them for himself. Lachlan carried out raids on Campbell's tenants to put pressure on him to sell the lands but Campbell would not let go and in the end Lachlan had to yield. A bond was signed on 17 June 1581 in which Lachlan renounced his claims to the lands of Ardersier. and who married Beatrix, daughter of Innes of Invermarkie. He was tutor during his nephew's minority. Malcolm Mackintosh, who married firstly, Janet, daughter of Glengarry and secondly, Christian, daughter of John Munro of Fearn. John Mackintosh, who married Christian Mackay, sister of Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay and granddaughter of George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness. Duncan Macknitosh, who married firstly, Beatrix, daughter of Angus Mackintosh of Termitt, with whom he had one son, and secondly, a daughter of Dunbar of Grangehill, with whom he had six sons. He was the founder of the Mackintosh of Aberarder cadet branch. Isabel Mackintosh, who married Sir Robert Campbell of Glenfalloch, 3rd Baronet of Glenorchy.