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The Clan MacDonald of Glencoe also known as Clan Iain Arbrach were a sub-branch of the main Clan Donald of MacDonald. The Donald Clan Crest. ...
History  MacDonald of Glencoe crest The founder of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe was Iain Abrach MacDonald who was the son of Angus Og MacDonald the Chief of Clan Donald who fought with King Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The Donald Clan Crest. ...
Robert I, the Bruce, in a conjectural drawing Robert I, (Roibert a Briuis in medieval Gaelic, Raibeart Bruis in modern Scottish Gaelic and Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys in Norman French), usually known in modern English today as Robert the Bruce (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), was...
Combatants Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England Commanders Robert Bruce Edward II of England Strength about 9,000 17,000-20,000 Casualties unknown unknown The Battle of Bannockburn (June 23, 1314 – June 24, 1314) was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence. ...
The MacDonalds of Glencoe are best remembered as the victims of the Massacre of Glencoe where 78 unarmed MacDonalds; men, women and children were massacred by troops under Robert Campbell of Glenlyon from Clan Campbell. The Massacre of Glencoe occurred in Glen Coe, Scotland, early in the morning of 13 February 1692, during the era of the Glorious Revolution and Jacobitism. ...
Robert Campbell of Glenlyon Robert Campbell, 5th Laird of Glenlyon (b. ...
Campbell Clan Badge - In heraldry, a snarling Boars head may represent what are seen as the positive qualities of the boar, namely courage and fierceness in battle. ...
Tradition records that Iain's marraige to the MacEanruig or MacHenry the 'head man' in Glencoe brought the MacDonalds these Glencoe lands. Glencoe was however an ever hostile environment where people were obliged by the sparseness of the soil to raid and and lift cattle from their neighbours.
The MacDonalds alliance to the Stuart cause made them more unpopular with the government. This led to the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692 where 78 unarmed MacDonalds were killed. Many of the clan did escape the slaughter only to die in the surrounding hills and mountains due to lack of food and shelter as their houses had been burned down. The Coat of Arms of King James I, the first British monarch of the House of Stuart The House of Stuart or Stewart was a royal house of the Kingdom of Scotland, later of the Kingdom of England, and finally of the Kingdom of Great Britain. ...
The Massacre of Glencoe occurred in Glen Coe, Scotland, early in the morning of 13 February 1692, during the era of the Glorious Revolution and Jacobitism. ...
The massacre was orderd upon them because of the Chief's failure to sign an oath of allegiance to King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland. However MacIain had intended to sign the oath but savage snow storms prevented him. Even though his attempt was known to the governmet they decided an example needed to be made and the massacre went ahead anyway. William III of England (The Hague,14 November 1650 – Hampton Court, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the United Netherlands from 28 June 1672, King of...
The chief's sons escaped into the snow and although the clan was temporarily demoralised they fought in the 18th century for the House of Stuart during the Jacobite Uprisings of 1715 to 1716 at the Battle of Sherrifmuir and 1745 to 1746 at the Battle of Prestonpans. The Coat of Arms of King James I, the first British monarch of the House of Stuart The House of Stuart or Stewart was a royal house of the Kingdom of Scotland, later of the Kingdom of England, and finally of the Kingdom of Great Britain. ...
The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rebellion in England and Scotland. ...
Combatants British Army Jacobites Commanders John Cope Charles Edward Stuart Strength ca. ...
The clan's tartan is sold as MacIain/MacDonald of Glencoe but sometimes is often sold as MacDonald of Ardnamurchan through confusion of both clans being known as MacIains. MacDonald of Ardnamurchan crest Clan MacDonald of Ardnamurchan also known as MacIain of Ardnamurchan was a sub-branch of the main Clan Donald of MacDonald. ...
The clan no longer has a chief and they are represented by the High Chief of Clan Donald. The Donald Clan Crest. ...
Septs of the Clan - Septs of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe include the following. Other branches of the Clan MacDonald have different septs.
Henderson, Johnson, Kean, Keene, MacHenry, MacIan, MacKean, McCain, MacCain. A sept is a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. ...
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...
An armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan which does not currently have (a) a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms and therefore has no official position under Scots law and (b) a member of which is armigerous. ...
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