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Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet

1604 – 1666

Scottish-Swedish noble

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Lived 1604 – 1666 (aged 61–62). Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet was a Swedish and Scottish banker, merchant, sailor, gothenburg, scotland and sir John Maclean.

Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet, (1604 – 7 July 1666) also known as John Makeléer or Hans Makeléer in Sweden, was Lord of Gåsevadholm, Hageby and Hammarö. He lived in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was made a Baronet by Charles II of England and was made Lord of Gåsevadholm, Hageby, and Hammarö by Christina of Sweden in 1649.

Biography John was born in 1604 at Duart Castle, Mull, Argyll, Scotland. He was the son of Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief and Isabella Atcheson of Gosford, daughter of Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet. His full brother was Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas. Isabella was the daughter of Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet. John MacLean then became an officer in the Royal Navy.

Emigration and marriage He emigrated to Gothenburg, Sweden in 1620, where he had an uncle who worked as a merchant. Now known as John Makeléer or Hans Makeléer, he worked as a merchant, and married Anna Gubbertz (c.1595–1653) or Anna Quickelberry in 1629 in Gothenburg. Anna's sister was married to one of John's relatives, Jacob Makeléer (Jacob Macklier). Johan Makeléer, 2nd Baronet (1636–1696), of the Gothenburg Court of Justice. He married Anna Margareta Gordon. Eliza Makeléer, she was married to Major Cailenkerheilm. He was a Colonel in the service of the Swedish Empire and the Commandant at Neumünde. This is the Ruuth-Näslund-Winblad line. Maria Sophia Makeléer (1640–1721). Gustaf Adolf Makeléer (1641–1706) who was a Captain in the Swedish Army who married Sara Carlberg (1647–1701). Elsa Beata Makeléer (1643–1730) who married Major Marten Christensson.

Baronet In 1635 he loaned 1,150 thalers to Queen Christina of Sweden to supply her army at a time when the Royal treasury was depleted.

On 30 December 1655 he married Lilian Hamilton. After her death he married Anna Thompson. He died in 1666.

+John Hans Makeléer's ancestors in three generations John Hans Makeléer Father:Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief Paternal Grandfather:Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean Paternal Great-Grandfather:Eachuinn Og Maclean Paternal Great-grandmother:Janet, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll Paternal Grandmother:Margaret Cunningham of Glencairn Paternal Great-Grandfather:William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn Paternal Great-Grandmother:Janet, daughter of Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar Mother:Isabella Acheson of Gosford Maternal Grandfather:Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet Maternal Great-Grandfather:Captain Patrick Acheson Maternal Great-Grandmother:Martha Drummond Maternal Grandmother:Agnes Vernor or Margaret Hamilton Maternal Great-grandfather: Maternal Great-Grandmother:

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Important facts

Born
1604, Duart Castle
Birth century
Positions held
Maclean baronets
Also known as
John Makeléer, Hans Makeléer, Hans Macklier, Sir Iain Maclean of Dowart, John Maclean, John Makeleer
moreHans Makeleer, Lord of Gåsevadholm, Hageby, and Hammarö, Iain Dubh Maclean, 1st Baronet, Herre af Gåsevadholm

Family & relationships

Child
David Makeléer, 1st Friherre
Child
Johan Makeléer, 2nd Baronet
Parent
Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief

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Who was Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet?

Scottish-Swedish noble

When was Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet born?

Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet was born in 1604 in Duart Castle.

When did Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet die?

Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet died on 7 July 1666 in Gothenburg.

What was Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet's occupation?

Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet was a banker, merchant, sailor, gothenburg, scotland and sir John Maclean.

What nationality was Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet?

Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet was Swedish and Scottish.

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· Wikidata: Q5971007

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