Chiefs of Clan Mackintosh
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The following table is a list of some of the previous chiefs of Clan Mackintosh
who were also chiefs of the Chattan Confederation
until 1938.
Clan MacKintosh
Clan Mackintosh is a Scottish clan from Inverness with strong Jacobite ties. The Mackintoshes were also chiefs of the Chattan Confederation.-Origins:...
who were also chiefs of the Chattan Confederation
Chattan Confederation
Clan Chattan or the Chattan Confederation is a confederation of 16 Scottish clans who joined for mutual defence or blood bonds. Its leader was the chief of Clan Mackintosh.-Origins:The origin of the name Chattan is disputed...
until 1938.
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| John Lachlan Mackintosh of Mackintosh, 31st chief | Resides in Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... , where he works as a History teacher at Nanyang Girls' High School. |
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| Lachlan Ronald Duncan Mackintosh, 30th chief | 1995 | |
| Lachlan Donald Mackintosh, 29th chief | 1957 | Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Royal Navy The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service... , commanded the destroyer, HMS Medea HMS Medea Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medea, or HMS Medee, after the Medea of Greek mythology, whilst another was planned:... in World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... . |
| Alfred Donald Mackintosh, 28th chief | 1938 | Officer in the Highland Light Infantry Highland Light Infantry The Highland Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. In 1923 the regimental title was expanded to the Highland Light Infantry ... and later commanding officer of 3rd (Militia) Battalion of the Cameron Highlanders Cameron Highlanders Cameron Highlanders may mean:* The Highlanders , infantry regiment in the Scottish Division of the British Army* The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces... . Convener of Inverness-shire Inverness-shire The County of Inverness or Inverness-shire was a general purpose county of Scotland, with the burgh of Inverness as the county town, until 1975, when, under the Local Government Act 1973, the county area was divided between the two-tier Highland region and the unitary Western Isles. The Highland... County Council, Lord Lieutenant of Inverness Lord Lieutenant of Inverness The Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness, is the British monarch's personal representative in an area which has been defined since 1975 as consisting of the local government districts of Inverness, Badenoch and Strathspey, and Lochaber, in Scotland, and this definition was renewed by the Lord-Lieutenants ... 1905 – 1938 |
| Alexander Aneas Mackintosh, 27th chief | 1875 | Commanded 10th Roy Bridge Company, 1st Administrative Battalion, Inverness-shire Rifle Volunteers Volunteer Force (Great Britain) The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement in 1859. Originally highly autonomous, the units of volunteers became increasingly integrated with the British Army after the Childers Reforms in 1881, before forming part of the... , known as Mackintosh's Company. Married a daughter of Sir Fredrick Graham of Netherby in 1875. |
| Alexander Mackintosh, 26th chief | Continued his father's trading business. Fought in the War of American Independence American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the... , saving a garrison on Lake Huron from starvation after running a gauntlet of fire from American riflemen on both sides of the River St Claire. Later returned to Scotland with his father where he succeeded as chief. |
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| Angus Mackintosh, 25th chief | 1833 | Succeeded his brother as chief. Set out to Detroit in 1777 after the American War of Independence and became a successful merchant in the Indian trade. In 1799 moved across the Detroit River into Upper Canada and built a house called Moy Hall near Sandwich. Married Archange St Martin, daughter of an officer of the French Army. Later returned to Scotland and died at Daviot House. |
| Alexander Mackintosh, 24th chief | 1827 | Succeeded his second cousin as chief. Eldest son of Duncan Mackintosh of Castle Leathers. Became a merchant in Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic... , built a house there called Moy Hall. Later returned to Scotland and built Daviot House on the bank of the River Nairn River Nairn The River Nairn is a river in the Scottish Highlands which rises in the Monadhliath Mountains and flows northeast through Strathnairn to enter the Moray Firth at Nairn. The headwaters of the Nairn, the Allt Mor and Cròm-allt Beag drop steeply down the western slopes of Carn Ghriogair, their... . |
| Aneas Mackintosh, 23rd chief | 1820 | Succeeded his uncle as chief. Raised a company of men for the 2nd Battalion of Frasers Highlanders under Simon Fraser, son of Lord Lovat Lord Lovat Lord Lovat is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for Hugh Fraser. The title descended in a direct line for nine sequential generations until the death of the ninth Lord in 1696. He was succeeded by his great-uncle, the tenth Lord... , to fight in the Wars of American Independence American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the... . Fought at the Battle of Brooklyn. Built the third Moy Hall in Scotland after the second one burnt down. |
| Angus Mackintosh, 22nd chief | 1770 | Succeeded his brother as chief. Held a commission in the British Black Watch regiment under King George II of Great Britain George II of Great Britain George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany... , however his clan supported the Jacobite cause under the leadership of his wife, Lady Anne Farquharson-MacKintosh Lady Anne Farquharson-MacKintosh Lady Anne Farquharson-Mackintosh was a Jacobite of the Clan Farquharson and the wife of Angus, Chief of the Clan MacKintosh.Born in 1723 to John Farquharson of Invercauld, chief of the Clan Farquharson and staunch Jacobite... while he was away on duty and Angus was not with his clansmen who fought as Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden Battle of Culloden The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government... . |
| William Mackintosh, 21st chief | 1740 | Succeeded his second cousin as chief, grandson of the 17th chief. Married Christian Menzies of Castle Menzies. |
| Lachlan Mackintosh, 20th chief | 1731 | Supported the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, was captured and imprisoned along with his kinsmen, Mackintosh of Borlum at the Battle of Preston (1715) Battle of Preston (1715) The Battle of Preston , also referred to as the Preston Fight, was fought during the Jacobite Rising of 1715 .... . Borlum escaped to France after five months in prison. He later returned to Scotland in 1719 and was present at the Battle of Glenshiel where the Jacobites were defeated by government forces. Lachlan Mackintosh was released from prison in 1716. |
| Lachlan Mackintosh, 19th chief | 1704 | Continued to dispute with the Camerons the lands of Glenoy and Loch Arkaig. Was captured by MacDonalds at the Battle of Mulroy Battle of Mulroy The Battle of Maol Ruadh was fought in August 1688 in the Lochaber district of Scotland between the Chattan Confederation led by the Clan Mackintosh against the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch and the Clan Cameron... in 1688 but was later rescued by the Clan Macpherson Clan Macpherson Clan Macpherson is a Highland Scottish clan from Badenoch, on the River Spey. It is a leading member of the Chattan Confederation.-Origins:... . Was presented with the sword used by Viscount Dundee who was killed at the Battle of Killiecrankie Battle of Killiecrankie -References:*Reid, Stuart, The Battle of Kiellliecrankkie -External links:* *... in 1689. The sword is now preserved in Moy Hall. |
| William Mackintosh, 18th chief | 1660 | Succeeded as chief aged nine. Later supported the King during the Civil War. Was made a Lieutenant under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose was a Scottish nobleman and soldier, who initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed... in 1644. Died soon after The Restoration of King Charles II. |
| Lachlan Mackintosh, 17th chief. | 1622 | Succeeded in minority under the tutorship of his uncle, William Mackintosh of Benchar who reunited the Chattan Confederation Chattan Confederation Clan Chattan or the Chattan Confederation is a confederation of 16 Scottish clans who joined for mutual defence or blood bonds. Its leader was the chief of Clan Mackintosh.-Origins:The origin of the name Chattan is disputed... under a bond of union in 1609. Lachlan Mackintosh was knighted by the King in 1617. |
| Lachlan Mor Mackintosh, 16th chief | 1606 | Succeeded as chief in 1550, aged seven, only son of William. Brought up by Donald Mackintosh, great grandson of Malcolm Beg Mackintosh, 10th chief. Said to have joined the Munros and Frasers in taking Inverness Castle Inverness Castle Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness, in Inverness, Scotland. The red sand stone structure evident today was built in 1836 by architect William Burn. It is built on the site of an 11th century defensive structure. Today, it houses Inverness Sheriff Court. There has been a... on behalf of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1562. Fought at the Battle of Corrichie against the Earl of Huntly, later fought in support of Huntly at the Battle of Langside Battle of Langside The Battle of Langside, fought on 13 May 1568, was one of the more unusual contests in Scottish history, bearing a superficial resemblance to a grand family quarrel, in which a mother fought her brother who was defending the rights of her infant son... . First chief to be buried at Petty, which became the hereditary burial ground for Mackintosh chiefs. Married a daughter of MacKenzie of Kintail. His younger son, William founded the Mackintosh of Borlum branch. |
| William Mackintosh, 15th chief | 1550 | Aged three when his father died, he was brought up by his uncle, the Earl of Moray Earl of Moray The title Earl of Moray has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland.Prior to the formal establishment of the peerage, Earl of Moray, numerous individuals ruled the kingdom of Moray or Mormaer of Moray until 1130 when the kingdom was destroyed by David I of Scotland.-History of the... which led to a feud between the Earl and the tutor Hector Mackintosh, son of Ferquhard Mackintosh, 12th chief. William became chief in 1540, however he was accused by Lachlan Mackintosh, the son of the man who murdered his father of conspiring to kill the Earl of Moray. William was sentenced to death in 1550 but after protests by Thomas Menzies, because of an unfair trial, William is said to have been taken into captivity by the Earl but was never seen again. |
| Lachlan Mackintosh, 14th chief | 1524 | Brother of William. Married Jean Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon of Lochinvar. Murdered by his nephew, John, son of his half brother, Malcolm in 1524. |
| William Mackintosh, 13th chief | 1515 | Succeeded his cousin Ferquhard Mackintosh as chief. Murdered by his second cousin John in 1515. |
| Ferquhard Mackintosh, 12th chief | Whilst under his father's chieftaincy, joined Alexander MacDonald of Lochalsh during a raid on Ross in 1491 in a feud against the Clan MacKenzie Clan MacKenzie Clan Mackenzie is a Highland Scottish clan, traditionally associated with Kintail and lands in Ross-shire.-Origins:The Mackenzies, a powerful clan of Celtic stock, were not among the clans that originated from Norman ancestry. Descendants of the long defunct royal Cenél Loairn of Dál Riata, they... . Was imprisoned along with MacKenzie of Kintail in Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC, although the nature of early settlement is unclear... in 1495. Ferquhard is said to have escaped but was later captured and imprisoned again until being released after the Battle of Flodden in 1513 where the King was killed. |
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| Duncan Mackintosh, 11th chief | 1496 | |
| Malcolm Beg Mackintosh, 10th chief | Son of William Mackintosh, 7th chief. Said to have supported Donald of the Isles at the Battle of Harlaw Battle of Harlaw The Battle of Harlaw was a Scottish clan battle fought on 24 July 1411 just north of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. It was one of a series of battles fought during the Middle Ages between the barons of northeast Scotland against those from the west coast.... in 1411 where 16th century historian, Sir Robert Gordon states that Mackintosh of Mackintosh was killed but this is thought not to have been Malcolm Beg Mackintosh. Malcolm is said to have been present at the dinner where the Comyns were killed in the Castle of Nairn 1424. Malcolm is also said to have fought in against the Camerons in 1441 where his son Gillichallum Mackintosh was killed. Malcolm Beg Mackintosh may have been killed at the Battle of Clachnaharry Battle of Clachnaharry The Battle of Clachnaharry was a Scottish clan battle that took place in the year 1454. It was fought between the Clan Munro and the Clan Mackintosh on the south bank of the Beauly Firth at Clachnaharry, on the outskirts of Inverness.... in 1454. |
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| Ferquhard Mackintosh, 9th chief | Abdicated from his clan and gave up the claims of his sons to succeed as chiefs after just two years as chief. He kept only the lands of Kyllachy and Corrnuvoy in Strathdearn, which his family held for the next two hundred years. | |
| Lachlan Mackintosh, 8th chief | 1407 | Fought in battle against the Clan Cameron Clan Cameron Clan Cameron is a West Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches. The Clan Cameron lands are in Lochaber and within their lands is the mountain Ben Nevis which is the highest mountain in the British Isles. The chief of the clan is customarily referred to as... in 1370. To old to fight at the Battle of the North Inch Battle of the North Inch The Battle of the North Inch was a staged battle between the Chattan Confederation and the "Clan Kay" in September 1396... in 1396, where the men of Chattan were led by Shaw Mackintosh. |
| William Mackintosh, 7th chief | 1368 | Began the feud with the Clan Cameron and fought against the English at the Battle of Neville's Cross Battle of Neville's Cross The Battle of Neville's Cross took place to the west of Durham, England on 17 October 1346.-Background:In 1346, England was embroiled in the Hundred Years' War with France. In order to divert his enemy Philip VI of France appealed to David II of Scotland to attack the English from the north in... in 1346. |
| Angus Mackintosh, 6th chief of Clan Mackintosh and 7th chief of the Clan Chattan Chattan Confederation Clan Chattan or the Chattan Confederation is a confederation of 16 Scottish clans who joined for mutual defence or blood bonds. Its leader was the chief of Clan Mackintosh.-Origins:The origin of the name Chattan is disputed... |
1345 | Brought up by his uncle, Alexander of Isla. Fought against the English at the Battle of Bannockburn Battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Bannockburn was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence... in 1314, under Randolph, Earl of Moray. His lands of Meikle Geddes, Rait Castle and Inverness Castle were taken by the Clan Comyn. Married Eva, the daughter of Gilpatric Dougal Dall, the 6th chief of Clan Chattan. After Gilpatric's death Angus became chief of both Clan Mackintosh and Clan Chattan. |
| Ferquhard Mackintosh, 5th chief | 1274 | Fought in support of Alexander III of Scotland Alexander III of Scotland Alexander III was King of Scots from 1249 to his death.-Life:... against the Norwegians. Killed in a duel in 1274. |
| Shaw Mackintosh, 4th chief | 1265 | Son of Ferqhuard, 3rd chief's brother. Acquired the Castle of Rait and the lands of Meikle Geddes. |
| Ferquhard Mackintosh, 3rd chief | 1220 | Brought up by his kinsman, Malcolm, Earl of Fife in an agreement with Bishop Moray. Quoted as Senschal of Badenoch. |
| Shaw Mackintosh, 2nd chief | 1210 | Received confirmation of his father's lands from King William. Made Chamberlain of the Crown Revenues. |
| Shaw MacDuff, 1st chief | 1179 | Shaw MacDuff is said to have taken the name Mackintosh and was made keeper of Inverness Castle Inverness Castle Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness, in Inverness, Scotland. The red sand stone structure evident today was built in 1836 by architect William Burn. It is built on the site of an 11th century defensive structure. Today, it houses Inverness Sheriff Court. There has been a... . Son of the 3rd Earl of Fife, said to descend from Ferchar Fader son of Ferndach Ferchar Fota Ferchar Fota was probably king of the Cenél Loairn of Dál Riata, and perhaps of all Dál Riata. His father is named as Feredach mac Fergusa and he was said to be a descendant in the 6th generation of Loarn mac Eirc.... , King of Dál Riata Dál Riata Dál Riata was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western coast of Scotland with some territory on the northeast coast of Ireland... who died in 697. |