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The Mackenzies trace their descent to Colin of Kintail (d. 1278), and their name is a variant of Mackenneth. Kenneth, the twelfth head of the clan, was made Lord Mackenzie of Kintail in 1609, and his son Colin, who succeeded his father as 2nd Lord Mackenzie in March 1611, was created earl of Seaforth in 1623.

Colin's successor was his half-brother George (d. 1651), who became the 2nd earl in 1633. George was alternately a royalist and a covenanter between 1636 and 1646, and was afterwards in Holland with Charles II, who made him Secretary of State for Scotland. His grandson, Kenneth, the 4th earl, followed James II to France and was with the dethroned king in Ireland. Sent by James in 1690 to head a rising in Scotland, he was captured and imprisoned, but in 1697 he was released and he died in Paris in January [1701]. The Covenanters are a radical Presbyterian movement that played an important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent in that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century. ... Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... The Secretary of State for Scotland (Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is the chief minister in the government of the United Kingdom with responsibilites for Scotland, at the head of the Scotland Office (formerly The Scottish Office). ... James II of England and VII of Scotland ( 14 October 1633–16 September 1701 ) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ...

His successor was his son William, who joined the Jacobite standard at Braemar in 1715, and then, having raised 3000 men, was present at the battle of Sheriffmuir and was appointed lieutenant-general of the northern counties. He also took part in the Jacobite enterprise of 1719, being wounded at Glenshiel. In 1716 he was attainted and his titles and estates forfeited; before his death in January 1740, he had been relieved of some of the penalties of his treason, although his titles were not restored. His son Kenneth (c. 1718-1761), who but for the attainder would have been the 6th earl, helped the English government during the rising of 1745, and was a member of parliament for some years. This article concerns the political movement supporting the restoration of the House of Stuart, not the earlier Jacobean period. ... for the former M/S Braemar, see M/S Regina Baltica Braemar (Scottish Gaelic, Braigh Mhàrr) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen, being closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee. ... The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rebellion in England and Scotland. ... The Battle of Glen Shiel occurred near the western coast of Scotland on June 10, 1719 between the British and an alliance of Jacobite Highlanders and Spaniards, resulting in a victory for the British forces. ... An attainder, in British law, is the ending of a persons civil rights after he has been sentenced to death or to outlawry, as an additional penalty. ... In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to ones nation. ... Each Jacobite Rising formed part of a series of military campaigns by Jacobites attempting to restore the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland (and after 1707, Great Britain) after James VII of Scotland and II of England was deposed in 1688 and the thrones usurped by his... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

His son Kenneth Mackenzie(c. 1744 - 1781) was created earl of Seaforth in 1771, but his peerage became extinct when he died in August 1781, although there were still heirs to the older earldom, which was under attainder, This earl raised the regiment of Highlanders, the 78th, known later as the 2nd battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders.

There were two later short-lived creations of Barons Seaforth, both for Mackenzies.

Earl of Seaforth (1623)

• Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth (d 1633)
• George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth (d 1651)
• Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth (d 1678)
• Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth (1661-1701)
• William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth (d 1740)

attainted and the peerage forfeited 7 May 1716

Earl of Seaforth (1771)

• Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth (1744-1781)

Peerage extinct on his death

Baron Seaforth (1797)

• Francis Humberston Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth (1754-1815)

Peerage extinct on his death

Baron Seaforth (1921)

• James Alexander Francis Humberston Stewart-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth (1847-1923)

Peerage extinct on his death

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