 Carmichael Crest: Always Prepared. Clan Carmichael is a Lowland Scottish clan. Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat...
Origins of the Name
The name Carmichael originally comes from lands in Lanarkshire which were granted to Sir James Douglas of Clan Douglas in 1321 and by his nephew to Sir John Carmichael between 1374 and 1384. Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ...
Clan Douglas Crest: Jamais arriere (Never behind) Clan Douglas is an armigerous Scottish clan from Selkirkshire and Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. ...
Battles and History The Carmichaels were strong supporters of the Clan Douglas during their struggles for ascendancy, and were with them, fighting the English at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 when the Scots defeated Henry 'Hotspur', Earl of Northumberland. Clan Douglas Crest: Jamais arriere (Never behind) Clan Douglas is an armigerous Scottish clan from Selkirkshire and Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. ...
The Battle of Otterburn took place on the 9 August 1388 or 15 August 1388, as part of the continuing border skirmishes between the Scottish and English. ...
The Carmichaels were part of the Scottish Army sent to aid the French against English invasion, and at the Battle of Beauge in 1421, so tradition relates, Sir John Carmichael unseated the English commander, Clarence, in so doing broke his spear. This event, according to tradition, gained the Carmichaels their crest of a broken spear.
Katherine, daughter of Carmichael of Meadowflat, became a mistress of James V of Scotland and bore him a son who thus became half-brother to the ill-fated Mary Queen of Scots. In 1546 Peter Carmichael of Balmedie was one of the murderers of the infamous Cardinal Beaton, and for his crime was sent to the 'galleys' where he shared penance with John Knox, 'father' of Protestantism in Scotland. James V (April 10, 1512 – December 14, 1542) was king of Scotland (September 9, 1513 – December 14, 1542). ...
Mary I of Scotland; known as Mary, Queen of Scots Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart or Stewart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was the ruler of Scotland from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567. ...
Cardinal David Beaton David Beaton (c. ...
Carmichaels were on both sides during Scottish Civil War and English Civil War. Lord Carmichael stood on side of King Charles I but two of his sons fought for the parliamentarians while the other two were Royalists. The brothers were reunited tragically at the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, where one of the royalist sons, John Carmichael was killed fighting against his own elder brothers, one of whom commanded the Clydesdale Regiment. Map of Scotland The Scottish Civil War The Scottish Civil War of 1644-47 was part of wider conflict known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which included the Bishops Wars, the English Civil War and Irish Confederate Wars. ...
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651. ...
Combatants Scottish Covenanters Parliamentarians Royalists Commanders Earl of Leven Earl of Manchester Lord Fairfax Prince Rupert of the Rhine Marquess of Newcastle Strength 7000 horse 500+ dragoons 14000 foot 30 - 40 guns 6000 horse 11000 foot 14 guns Casualties 300 killed 4000 killed 1500 prisoners The Battle of Marston Moor...
In 1647 Sir James Carmichael became Lord Carmichael and his son became Earl of Hyndford in 1701. The principle family became allied to the Clan Anstruther by the marriage of Lady Margaret, daughter of the 2nd Earl, to Sir John Anstruther whose descendants inherited the Carmichael lands on the death of the 6th Earl of Hyndford in 1817. This family then took the name Carmichael - Anstruther which they continued until the succession of the present chief who resumed the family name in 1980. The title Earl of Hyndford was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 for John Carmichael, Lord Carmichael, (Secretary of State for Scotland 1696-1707), who was created Lord Carmichael, Viscount of Inglisberry and Nemphlar and Earl of Hyndford on July 25 1701. ...
Clan Anstruther is a Scottish clan from Anstruther in Fife, in the east of Scotland. ...
Clan Chief The last direct male descendant of the senior branch of the family was Andrew Carmichael. He was the sixth Earl of Hyndford, 7th Lord Carmichael, 18th Baron and 23rd Chief of the Clan Carmichael who died unmarried in 1817.
The estate then passed to a direct descendant in the female line of the senior branch, while the chiefship passed to a direct male descendant of the Balmedie branch. In 1980, Richard Carmichael was a 32 year old aspiring accountant residing in New Zealand. Upon the death of his cousin Sir Windham Carmichael-Anstruther, the 25th Baron of Carmichael, he learned of his inheritance of the Barony of Carmichael.
The previous (29th) Chief, Evelyn George Carmichael of the Balmedie line, had died without issue in 1965 so that the chiefship had become dormant. Richard petitioned the Court of the Lord Lyon and was officially recognized in 1981 as both the 30th Chief of the Name and Arms, and the 26th Baron of Carmichael, by virtue of his being descended through the female line of James, second Earl of Hyndford and third Lord Carmichael. Thus, Richard reunited the Barony and the chiefship which had been separated since Andrew’s death in 1817.
Cadet Families Cadet families included those of Meadowflat in Lanarkshire and Balmedie in Fife. Many Carmichaels in Galloway became MacMichaels', and in Argyll some MacMichaels became 'Carmichaels', and it is this latter race only who are allied with the Appin Stewarts.
See also Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat...
The title Earl of Hyndford was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 for John Carmichael, Lord Carmichael, (Secretary of State for Scotland 1696-1707), who was created Lord Carmichael, Viscount of Inglisberry and Nemphlar and Earl of Hyndford on July 25 1701. ...
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