Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord Fortrose
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Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord Fortrose (c.1718–1761) was a British politician and (by right of his ancestry) Chief of the Highland
Clan Mackenzie
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(died 1740) by his wife Mary, only daughter and heiress of Nicholas Kennet of Coxhow, Northumberland. His father had taken part in the Jacobite Rising of 1715 and had forfeited his estates and title under the Act of Attainder
of 1716.
during the Jacobite Rising of 1745
. He represented the constituencies of Inverness Burghs
between 1741 and 1747, and Ross-shire
between 1747 and 1761.
He died in London on 18 October 1761 and was buried in Westminster Abbey
.
. She died on 10 April 1751. Their children were:
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
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...
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Origins
Mackenzie was the eldest son of William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of SeaforthWilliam Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth
William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth was a Scottish nobleman.He who joined the Jacobite standard at Braemar, during the rising of 1715, and then, having raised 3000 men, was present at the battle of Sheriffmuir and was appointed lieutenant-general of the northern counties...
(died 1740) by his wife Mary, only daughter and heiress of Nicholas Kennet of Coxhow, Northumberland. His father had taken part in the Jacobite Rising of 1715 and had forfeited his estates and title under the Act of Attainder
Bill of attainder
A bill of attainder is an act of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without benefit of a judicial trial.-English law:...
of 1716.
Career
Mackenzie supported the GovernmentHouse of Hanover
The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
during the Jacobite Rising of 1745
Jacobite Rising of 1745
The Jacobite rising of 1745, often referred to as "The 'Forty-Five," was the attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart. The rising occurred during the War of the Austrian Succession when most of the British Army was on the European continent...
. He represented the constituencies of Inverness Burghs
Inverness Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverness Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
between 1741 and 1747, and Ross-shire
Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)
Ross-shire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
between 1747 and 1761.
He died in London on 18 October 1761 and was buried in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
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Family
Mackenzie married (11 September 1741) Mary, eldest daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of GallowayAlexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway was the son of James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway by Catherine, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton ....
. She died on 10 April 1751. Their children were:
- Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of SeaforthKenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of SeaforthKenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth FRS was a British peer and politician and Chief of the Highland Clan Mackenzie.-Origins:...
- Margaret Mackenzie, who married (4 June 1785) William Webb
- Mary Mackenzie, who married Henry Howard and died on 29 January 1826
- Agnes Mackenzie, who married J. Douglas
- Catherine Mackenzie, who married (1 March 1773) Thomas Griffin Tarpley
- Frances Mackenzie, who married Joseph Wall (later hanged for flogging soldiers to death)
- Euphemia Mackenzie, who married (2 April 1771) William Stewart of Castle Stewart and died on 14 February 1817