Clan Rose
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Clan Rose is a highland Scottish clan. Their motto is "Constant and True" and their family castle is Kilravock Castle, built in 1460. The current clan chief is Anna Elizabeth Guillemard Rose, 25th of Kilravock.
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[edit] History
[edit] Origins of the Clan
The clan Rose was formed in the early 13th century in Nairn, in Kilravock County, Scotland. The name Rose originates from the Norman family 'de Ros' who settled in Scotland in the middle of the 13th century.
[edit] 14th Century
In 1390 the Rose family records and charters were destroyed when Elgin Cathedral, where they were kept was burned down by the notorious Wolf of Badenoch. All records relating to the family were lost. however from this point onwards records of Clan Rose are complete. The Clan Rose had an alliance with the Clan Chisholm.
[edit] 17th Century & Civil War
The Clan Rose supported the Covenanters during the Civil War. They fought against James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose at the Battle of Auldearn in 1645.
[edit] 18th Century & Jacobite Uprisings
During the Jacobite Uprisings the Clan Rose supported the British government. At the outbreak of the 1715 Jacobite Uprising Aurther Rose was killed leading a detachment of the clan to seize Inverness. During the 1745 to 1746 Jacobite Uprising the commander of British government forces, the Duke of Cumberland stayed at the Roses town house in Nairn, however that same night the Jacobite leader Charles Edward Stuart was entertained by the people of Kilravock in the Roses lands.
After the Jacobite Uprisings the chief's daughter, Anne Rose married Sir Harry Munro who was the chief of the Clan Munro.
[edit] Clan Seat
The Roses of Kilravock were diplomatic in their relations with neighbours and they lived peacefully compared to other clans. The Barons of Kilravock intermarried with the first families of the North and in 1460 the present Kilravock Castle was built on the banks of the River Nairn, where it is still inhabited by the family today.
[edit] Clan Chief
The Rose family is one of the few in Scotland where the chiefship has descended in an unbroken line to the present day.
