John Hans Makeléer

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John Hans Makeléer
Born John MacLean
1604
Duart, Scotland
Died July 7, 1666 (aged 62)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality Scottish
Swedish
Occupation Scottish Naval Officer
Merchant in Gothenburg, Sweden
Title Iain Dubh Baronet
Spouse Anna Gubbertz
Children David Makeléer (1645-1708)
Parents Hector MacLean, Lord of Dowart

John Hans Makeléer, Iain Dubh Baronet (1604 – July 7, 1666) aka John MacLean, Iain Dubh Baronet (also known as Hans Macklier or Johan Macklier in Sweden) was a Scottish Naval Officer and merchant in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was raised to nobility in May of 1649 with the title "Iain Dubh Baronet".[1][2]

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[edit] Birth

John was born in 1604 in Duart, Mull, Argyll, Scotland.[3] He was the son of Hector MacLean, Lord of Dowart (c.1570-1630) and Isabella Atcheson of Gosford.[4] Isabella was the daughter of Archibald Atcheson of Gosford. John's siblings were: Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas who married Florence MacLean, his cousin; and Isabelle MacLean. John MacLean then became an officer in the Royal Navy.

[edit] Emigration and marriage

He emigrated to Gothenburg, Sweden, where he had an uncle that worked as a merchant.[5] He changed his name to John Hans Makeléer, and worked as a merchant in 1629. He married Anna Gubbertz (c.1595-1653) in 1629 in Gothenburg. Anna's sister was married to one of John's relatives, Jacob Makeléer (Jacob Macklier).[6] [7] They had fifteen children, with ten surviving to adulthood. They include:

  • Carl Leonard Makeléer (1633-1663)
  • Catharina Makeléer (1637-1709)[7]
  • Anna Makeléer (1638-1646)
  • Lunetta Makeléer (1639-1693) who married Joakim Cronman (c.1630-1703), a soldier who died in the Battle of Neumünde in Latvia during the Great Northern War. [8] [9][10]
  • Maria Sophia Makeléer (1640-1721)[11]
  • Gustaf Adolf Makeléer (1641-1706) who was a Captain in the Swedish Army who married Sara Carlberg (1647-1701)
  • Elsa Beata Makeléer (1643-1730)
  • David Makeléer (1645-1708) who was the first governor of Älvsborg County, Sweden from 1693 to 1708 [12]

[edit] Iain Dubh Baronet

In May of 1649 John received the title Iain Dubh ("Black John") Baronet, signifying his descent from the 3rd Clan Chief, Iain Dubh MacGillemore ("Black John, son of Gilmore i.e. servant or votary of Mary") Maclean. After his wife, Anna Gubbertz died, John married Lilis Hamilton and after her death he married Anna Thompson.[2] [13] [14]

Jonas Berg and Bo Lagercrantz write:

On November 15, 1649, James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, arrived in Gothenburg from Copenhagen, and stayed with a Scottish merchant, James Maclean, who had been raised to the nobility in May of 1649, under the name Makeléer. Maclean, or Makeléer had been an officer in the British Royal Navy before settling in Gothenburg in 1629. He had always been a warm supporter of the House of Stuart. [15]

[edit] Second marriage

On December 30, 1655, he married Lilian Hamilton.[6]

[edit] Death

He died in 1666.[2][16]

[edit] Timeline

  • 1604 Birth in Scotland[2]
  • 1629 Emigration to Sweden at age 25[2]
  • 1629 Marriage to Anna Gubbertz
  • 1633 Birth of Carl Leonard Makeléer
  • 1635 (circa) Birth of David Makeléer
  • 1637 Birth of Catharina Makeléer[7]
  • 1638 Birth of Anna Makeléer
  • 1639 Birth of Lunetta Makeléer
  • 1641 Birth of Gustaf Adolf Makeléer
  • 1643 Birth of Elsa Beata Makeléer
  • 1649 Received the title "Iain Dubh Baronet" in May
  • 1649 Visit of James Graham
  • 1653 Death of first wife, Anna Gubbertz
  • 1655 Married second wife, Lilian Hamilton
  • 1666 Death in Sweden[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dubh simply means black in the Scottish Gaelic language, and is an adjective often applied to people.
  2. ^ a b c d e f MacLean, James Noël MacKenzie (1971). The Macleans of Sweden. The Ampersand. ISBN 0900161000. 
  3. ^ Fontaine, Laurence (1996). History of Pedlars in Europe. Duke University Press. ISBN 082231794X. “Hans Macklier, who was born in Scotland and died in Gothenburg in 1666 had an uncle who was a merchant in Stockholm ...” 
  4. ^ MacLean. Retrieved on 2007-08-26. “Sir Lachlan’s elder son, still another Hector Og, married a daughter of the eleventh chief of Kintail, and their son Lachlan was the first baronet of Duart. By a second marriage, with a daughter of Sir Archibald Acheson of Gosford, he had another son, Donald of Brolas, whose son Lauchlan became M.P. for Argyllshire, and whose descendants were to inherit the chiefship as sixth and successive baronets.”
  5. ^ Smout, Thomas Christopher (1986). Scotland and Europe, 1200-1850. ISBN 0859761126. “... regard to sources is somewhat better when an immigrant Scot happened to be ennobled, as not a few of them were. This was the case with Hans Macklier ...” 
  6. ^ a b Ailes, Mary Elizabeth (2002). Military Migration and State Formation. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0803210604. “On December 30, 1655, Lilian Hamilton married Johan Macklier, a prominent Scottish merchant who traded out of the port at Gothenburg. ...” 
  7. ^ a b c (2004) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198614004. “In 1651 he married Catherine Makeléer (b. 1637), the daughter of the Scottish merchant John Maclean (d. 1666), who was based at Göteborg and had become a ... He married James's wife's sister, Anna Gubbertz (d. 1653), in 1629 and had fifteen children with her, though only ten survived to adulthood. ...” 
  8. ^ Lewenhaupt, Adam. Karl XII's officerare: Biografiska anteckningar. 
  9. ^ Joakim was the son of Hans Detterman Cronman (1590-after1645) aka Lord Hans Detterman Nobil Cronman, of Liveland, Latvia; and Ursula Kordes (1600-1675). He had the following siblings: Johan Detterman Cronman (1618-?); Vilhelm Cronman (c1617-1656); Anna Catharine Cronman (1620-1688); Christina Cronman (c1625-1687) who married Joakim George Fredrick Von Rohr (c1625-1687) who died in the Battle of Narva; Elisabeth Cronman (1630-1687); and Joakim Cronman (1638-?). Joakim married Lunetta Makeléer (1639-1693). Lunetta was the daughter of John Hans Makeléer who was a merchant in Sweden. Together they had the following children: Anna Catharina Cronman I (1658-1661) who married Frans Von Knorring; Ursula Cronman (1660-1745) who married Christoffer Fredrik Von Grothenhielm (1655-1705); Johan Cronman (1662-1737) who was killed in action; Anna Catharina Cronman II (1662-1685) who married Hans Christoffer Von Rohr I (1626-1700) who was killed in action in the Battle of Narva; and Hedvik Elisabeth Cronman (1663-1699) who married Henrik Aminoff (1653-?).
  10. ^ Cronman. Retrieved on 2007-08-26. “Joakim Cronman, died 5 March 1703 at the citadel of Neumünde, married 9 August 1657 Gothenburg Lunetta Makeleer (buried 22 February 1693 at Reval), daughter of Johan or Hans Makeleer and Anna Gubbertz.”
  11. ^ Bull, Edvard. Norsk biografisk leksikon. “D. var gift med Maria Sophia Makeléer (egentlig Maclean), f. 1640, d. 1721, datter av Sir John M. av ...” 
  12. ^ Counties of Sweden. Retrieved on 2007-08-26. “20 Dec 1693-1708 David Makeléer (b. 16.. - d. 1708)”
  13. ^ Bulloch, John Malcolm (1935). Scottish Notes and Queries. “About 1620 John Maclean amassed a large fortune in Gothenburg, advanced the progress of this rising town, Sweden's main bulwark against Danish invasion, and was made a Swedish noble, taking the name of Makeleer. ...” 
  14. ^ Bruce, Duncan A. (1998). The Mark of the Scots: Their Astonishing Contributions to History, Science. ISBN 0806520604. “One of the first to arrive was John Maclean, one of the principle builders of the city, who made himself a large fortune in the process. He was ennobled by Queen Christiana in 1649 under the name Makeleer and was royal banker to the queen. His son, also John, was president of the Göteburg Court of Justice” 
  15. ^ Berg, Jonas; Lagercrantz, Bo (1962). Scots in Sweden. “On 15th November 1649 James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, arrived in Gothenburg from Copenhagen, and stayed with a Scottish merchant, James Maclean, who had been raised to the nobility in May 1649, under the name Makeléer. Maclean, or Makeléer had been an officer in the British Royal Navy before settling in Gothenburg in 1629. He had always been a warm supporter of the House of Stuart.” 
  16. ^ John Hans Makeléer. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.

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