Lord MacDonell
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Lord MacDonell refers to the Lordship of MacDonell in the Jacobite Peerage
. On 9 December 1716, Alastair MacDonell of Glengarry, with remainder to his heirs male
, was created by James Francis Edward Stuart
a Lord and Peer
of Parliament
as Lord Macdonell. The current holder of the title is Aeneas Ranald Euan Macdonell, 13th Lord MacDonell, 24th titular chief
of Macdonell of Glengarry.
Jacobite peerage
After the deposition by the English parliament in February 1689 of King James II and VII from the thrones of England and Ireland , he and his successors continued to create peers and baronets, which they believed was their right...
. On 9 December 1716, Alastair MacDonell of Glengarry, with remainder to his heirs male
Primogeniture
Primogeniture is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings . Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females...
, was created by James Francis Edward Stuart
James Francis Edward Stuart
James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales was the son of the deposed James II of England...
a Lord and Peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
of Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
as Lord Macdonell. The current holder of the title is Aeneas Ranald Euan Macdonell, 13th Lord MacDonell, 24th titular chief
Scottish clan chief
The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. In early times, and possibly even today, clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the Scottish clan. From its perceived founder a clan takes its name. The clan chief is the representative of this founder, and...
of Macdonell of Glengarry.
Lords
- Alastair MacDonell, or MacDonald, 11th Chief of Glengarry, 1st Lord MacDonell, attainted 1690, fought at Sherriffmuir, again attainted 1716, died 1724.
- John MacDonell, 2nd Lord MacDonell, 12th Chief of Glengarry, son of 1st Lord, died 1754.
- Alastair MacDonell, 3rd Lord MacDonell, 13th Chief of GlengarryAlestair Ruadh MacDonnellAlestair Ruadh MacDonnell [or MacDonell] , chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, a Scottish Jacobite who has been identified by Andrew Lang as the secret agent "Pickle," who acted as a spy on Prince Charles Edward after 1750.He was the third Lord MacDonell in the Jacobite Peerage.The family were a...
, son of 2nd Lord, died 1761. - Duncan MacDonell, 4th Lord MacDonell, 14th Chief of Glengarry, son of 3rd Lord, died 11 July 1788.
- Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell, 5th Lord MacDonell, 15th Chief of Glengarry, son of 4th Lord, born 15 September 1771, died 17 January 1828.
- Aeneas Ranaldson MacDonell, 6th Lord MacDonell, 16th Chief of Glengarry, son of 5th Lord, born 29 July 1808, died 19 June 1852.
- Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell, 7th Lord MacDonell, 17th Chief of Glengarry, elder son of 6th Lord, born 1834, died 2 June 1862.
- Charles Ranaldson MacDonell, 8th Lord MacDonell, 18th Chief of Glengarry, 3rd son of 6th Lord, born 1838, died June 1868.
- Aeneas Ranald MacDonell, 9th Lord MacDonell, a descendant of the next younger brother of the 1st Lord, and a member of the Madras Civil ServiceMadras PresidencyThe Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
, born 1790, died October 1868. - Aeneas Ranald Westrop MacDonell, 10th Lord MacDonell, grandson of 9th Lord, born in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
5 December 1847, died in London 2 January 1901. - Aeneas Ranald MacDonell, 11th Lord MacDonell, CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, born SevenoaksSevenoaksSevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital...
, KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, 8 August 1875, emigrated to Ceylon, died 1941. - Air CommodoreAir CommodoreAir commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Aeneas Ranald Donald MacDonell CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
DFCDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
RAFRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, 12th Lord MacDonell, born BakuBakuBaku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Russian EmpireRussian EmpireThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, 15 November 1913, died 1 June 1999. - Aeneas Ranald Euan MacDonell, 13th Lord MacDonell, born 11 November 1941, educated at Bryanston and St John's College, CambridgeSt John's College, CambridgeSt John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
, Director of London & Scandinavian Metallurgical Co. Limited.