Malcolm Mackintosh, 10th Chief of Mackintosh and 11th of Clan Chattan

Malcolm Beg Mackintosh (died 1457) was the tenth chief of the Clan Mackintosh, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. He was also chief of the confederation of clans known as the Clan Chattan.

Ancestry

Malcolm Beg Mackintosh, 10th of Mackintosh was the son of William Mackintosh, 7th of Mackintosh and his second wife late in life, Margaret MacLeod. Malcolm had succeeded as chief of the Clan Mackintosh because Ferquhard Mackintosh, 9th chief had abdicated as chief of the clan and his three sons were consequently cut off from the succession. They took surnames other than Mackintosh and left descendants of their own. From his shortness of stature, Malcolm received the cognomen "Beg".

Clan warfare

Malcolm Beg Mackintosh, 10th of Mackintosh supported Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411 against Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany in dispute over the Earldom of Ross. There is a tradition that Malcolm Beg Mackintosh and Hector Maclean, chief of the Clan Maclean, were both killed at the battle in a duel with each other and this is supported by 15th-16th century historian Hector Boece. However, according to 19th-century historian Alexander Mackintosh-Shaw the evidence is against this and that Malcolm Beg Mackintosh actually died in 1457 which was forty-five years after the Battle of Harlaw, quoting charters granted to Malcolm in 1443, 1447 and 1456 to back this up, and also the Mackintosh's own manuscript history. Mackintosh's men who had formed part of the royal army that opposed Dòmhnall Ballach Mac Dhòmhnaill of Clan Donald, had been sent to Ardnamurchan and so were not in the subsequent Battle of Inverlochy in 1431. The castle later passed from the de Raits to the Mackintoshes and then to the Clan Campbell of Cawdor. In 1442, with no hands. and many later accounts follow Gordon with this. However, the Mackintosh's own 17th century Kinrara manuscript does not agree with this. The Mackintosh manuscript shows that Malcolm Beg Mackintosh was not present at the battle and that it was one of his grandsons who was also called Malcolm Mackintosh who had pursued the Munros, but that this Malcolm Mackintosh had not actually been involved in the battle either, subsequently marrying Janet Munro, sister of John Munro of Milntown who had led the Munros on this expedition.

According to Alexander Mackintosh-Shaw, Malcolm Beg Mackintosh died in 1457.

Family

Malcolm Beg Mackintosh, 10th of Mackintosh had married Mora, daughter of MacDonald, 1st of Moydart and had the following children:

Duncan Mackintosh, 11th of Mackintosh (heir and successor). Lachlan, surnamed "Badenoch", who died in 1493 leaving descendants including William Mackintosh, 13th of Mackintosh and his brother Lachlan Beg Mackintosh, 14th of Mackintosh. Alan Mackintosh, 1st of the Mackintosh of Killachie cadet branch. Malcolm Mackintosh or Gillichallum, who was killed at the Battle of Craig Cailloch against the Camerons in 1441. He left two sons: Malcolm Og Mackintosh who had apparently pursued the Munros prior to the Battle of Clachnaharry in 1454 and subsequently married the sister of John Munro of Milntown, and Dougal Mor or "Mac Gillichallum". Muriel, married Sir Duncan Grant of Freuchie. Mora, married Hucheon Rose of Kilravock. Janet, married Patrick Mac Ian Roy, half-brother of Sir Duncan Grant. Margaret, married Hector Mac Tearlich, chieftain of Clan Tearlach (the Macleans of Dochgarroch and Clan Chattan). Moniach, married Alexander Fraser.