The current chief of the Highland, Scottish clan, Clan Maclean is Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean of Duart and Morvern Bt, CVO, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute, 28th clan chief and 12th Baronet of Morvern. The seat of the chiefs of Clan MacLean is Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull. Duart was given to Lachlan Lubanach Maclean as part of his wife's dowry. [1]
The following is a list of the previous chiefs of the Clan Maclean. [2]
Name | Dates and Notes | Designation |
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Sir Charles Maclean, KT, KBE, GCVO, 27th clan chief. Created Lord Maclean (Life Peer) in 1970. | b. 1916 – d. 1990. Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household; Lord Lieutenant of Argyll; Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth. | 11th Baronet Morvern |
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, CB, KCB of Duart and Morvern, 26th clan chief | b. 1835 – d. 1936; survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade. | 10th Baronet Morvern; Companion of the Order of the Bath (Civil) in 1897; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (Civil) in 1904 |
Sir Charles Maclean, 25th clan chief | b. 1847 – d. 1883 | 9th Baronet Morvern |
Sir Fitzroy Maclean 24th clan chief | b. 1818 – d. 1847 | 8th Baronet Morvern |
Sir Hector Maclean 23rd clan chief | b. 1783 – d. 1818 | 7th Baronet Morvern |
Sir Allan Maclean, 22nd clan chief | b. 1750 – d. 1783 | 6th Baronet Morvern |
Sir Hector Maclean, 21st clan chief | b. 1716 – d. 1750 | 5th Baronet Morvern |
Sir John Maclean 20th clan chief | b. 1674 d. 1716. Fought at the Battle of Killiecrankie. | 4th Baronet Morvern 1st Lord Maclean in the Jacobite Peerage |
Sir Allan Maclean 19th clan chief | b. 1651 – d. 1674. | 3rd Baronet Morvern |
Sir Hector Maclean, 18th clan chief | b. 1649 – d. 1651. Killed at the Battle of Inverkeithing. | 2nd Baronet Morvern |
Sir Lachlan Maclean, 17th clan chief | b. 1626 – d. 1649. Fought as a royalist under Montrose at the Battles of Inverlochy, Auldearn and Kilsyth. | 1st Baronet Morvern (creation of 1631) |
Hector Mor Maclean of Dowart, 16th clan chief | b.? – d. 1626 | |
Hector Og Maclean, 15th clan chief | b. 1583 – d. 1623 | Hector the Younger, 11th Laird of Duart |
Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, 14th clan chief | b. 1558 – d. 5 August 1598. Killed at the Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart. | 10th Laird of Duart |
Hector Og Maclean, 13th clan chief | b.1529 – d.? | Hector the Younger, 9th Laird of Duart |
Hector Mor Maclean, 12th clan chief | b. 1497 – d. 1568. He was kidnapped, with many other Chiefs at a dinner on board ship off Aros Castle. They were taken south to Edinburgh, where they were forced to agree to the terms of the Statutes of Iona, under which they lost much of their sovereignty over the islands. Hector himself was only released when he agreed to the destruction of all his ships. | Hector the Great, 8th Laird of Duart |
Lachlan Cattanach Maclean, 11th clan chief | b.1473 – d. 1523. Murdered. | Lachlan the Hairy, 7th Laird of Duart |
Lachlan Maclean, 10th clan chief | b.1450 – d.? | 6th Laird of Duart |
Hector Odhar Maclean, 9th clan chief | b.1428 – d. 1496. | Hector the Sallow, 5th Laird of Duart |
Lachlan Og Maclean, 8th Chief | b.1405 – d.? | Lachlan the Younger, 4th Laird of Duart |
Lachlan Bronneach Maclean, 7th clan chief | b.1379 – d.? | Lachlan the Fat-bellied, 3rd Laird of Duart |
Eachuinn Ruadh nan cath Maclean, 6th clan chief | b.1354 – d.1411. Commanded the right flank of the Lord of the Isles' army at the Battle of Harlaw and was killed in a duel with Alexander Irvine who was also killed | Red Hector of the Battles, 2nd Laird of Duart |
Lachlan Lubanach Maclean of Duart, 5th clan chief | b.1325 – d.? Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull was part of his wife's dowry. [1] | Lachlan the Cunning, 1st Laird of Duart |
Iain Dubh Macgilliemore Maclean of Morvern, 4th clan chief | b.1297 – d.? | Black John, the son of Gillechaluim |
Maolcaluim macGiliosa Maclean, 3rd clan chief | b.1271 – d.? | |
Malise mac Gilleain, AKA: Gillemor Macilean, 2nd clan chief | b.1245 – d.? | Malise, the son of Gillean |
Gilleain na Tuaighe, 1st clan chief | b. 1211 – d.? | Gillean of the Battleaxe |
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