Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet
Scottish clan chief
About Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet
Lived 1600 – 1649. Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet was a Scottish.
Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet of Morvern, (c. 1600 – 18 April 1649) was a Scottish nobleman and the 17th Chief of Clan Maclean. He was granted his Baronet title by Charles I and he became the Clan Chief on the death of his brother in 1626. He fought as a Royalist under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms at the Battle of Inverlochy, Battle of Auldearn and Battle of Kilsyth. From his rule onward, all Maclean clan chiefs are successive Baronets of Movern.
Biography He was the second son of Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief. His mother was the daughter of Colin Mackenzie of Kintail. He became Clan Chief at the death of his brother in 1626. He was originally contacted by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll at the beginning of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1644–1651), but he sided with the Royalists. Isobel Maclean (circa 1630-?), who married Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel (1629–1719) Mary Maclean, who married Sir Lachlan "Mor" Mackinnon (28th clan chief) Marian Maclean, who died young and unmarried Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet (c1640-1651), his heir and successor Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet (1645–1674)
He had ruled for twenty three years before his own death in 1649. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet.
Ancestors +Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet's ancestors in three generations Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet Father:Hector Og Maclean 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:Janet MacKenzie of Kintail Maternal Grandfather:Colin Mackenzie of Kintail Maternal Great-Grandfather:Kenneth Mackenzie of Kintail Maternal Great-Grandmother:Elizabeth, daughter of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl Maternal Grandmother:Barbara Grant Maternal Great-grandfather:John Grant of Grant Maternal Great-Grandmother:Lady Marjory Stewart
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Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet was born in 1600.
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Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet died on 18 April 1649.
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