Lachlan Lubanach Maclean
Lachlan Lubanach Maclean of Duart (flourished 1370s) was the 5th Chief of Clan Maclean. He was the first Maclean to occupy Castle Duart.[1] His brother, Hector Reaganach Maclean was the progenitor of the Lochbuie Macleans.[2]
Biography
The date of the beginning of Lachainn Lubanach as fifth chief of MacLean, and successor to his father, Iain Dubh mac Gilliemore Maclean, is not known. It was probably before 1365.[3]
His feuds with the MacDougalls and Camerons were during that period after he became chief. John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, lived until 1386, when he was succeeded by his son Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles. Under Domhnall, as the second Lord of the Isles, Lachlan took due precaution to have his lands confirmed by charter, which occurred in 1390.[3]
He married Mary Mcdonald, the daughter of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles.[1][2] They had five sons:[3]
Lachlan Lubanach lived to a great age, but the date of his death is not known, but it must have been before 1405, for on January 28, 1405 of that year, at Dundonald, Hector was a witness to a charter confirmed by the king in favour of James Kennedy.
Lachlan Lubanach is generally regarded as the first Maclean of Duart because the oldest recorded charter in existence is in his favour. But that does not imply that he was the first possessor.[3]
A fictionalized legendary account of Lachlan's marriage and coming in possession of Duart was given by Fitzroy MacLean in The Isles of The Sea.
Ancestors
Lachlan Lubanach Maclean's ancestors in three generations
| Lachlan Lubanach Maclean |
Father:
Iain Dubh mac Gilliemore Maclean |
Paternal Grandfather:
Maolcaluim mac Giliosa Maclean |
Paternal Great-Grandfather:
Malise mac Gilleain |
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Paternal Grandmother:
Rioghnach of Carrick |
Paternal Great-Grandfather:
Gamail, Lord of Carrick |
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Daughter of Lord of the Braes of Lodiaber |
Maternal Grandfather:
Cumming, Lord of the Braes of Lodiaber |
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References
This article incorporates text from A history of the clan Mac Lean from its first settlement at Duard Castle, in the Isle of Mull, to the present period: including a genealogical account of some of the principal families together with their heraldry, legends, superstitions, etc, by John Patterson MacLean, a publication from 1889 now in the public domain in the United States.
- ^ a b "Duart Castle". Duart Castle. http://www.duartcastle.com/castle/castle_briefhistory.html. Retrieved 2009-03-06. "In 1350 Lachlan Lubanach, the 5th Chief, married Mary Macdonald, the daughter of the Lord of the Isles and she was given Duart as her dowry."
- ^ a b "One Clan, Two Families". Clan Maclean. http://www.maclean.org/clan-maclean-history/maclean-one-clan-2.php. Retrieved 2009-03-24. "Lachlan Lubanach and his brother Hector Reaganach were, respectively, the progenitors of the Duart and Lochbuie families but how these two acquired land in Mull is not known for certain, but they are certainly the first Macleans on the island.... On 13 May 1367, Lachlan MacGilli eoin received a mandate from the pope to marry Mary, the daughter of John de Yle, and, given the supreme importance of the matrilineal inheritance (inheritance through the female line), this gave Lachlan a particularly powerful link to his immediate overlord."
- ^ a b c d MacLean, John Patterson (1889). A History of the Clan MacLean from Its First Settlement at Duard Castle, in the Isle of Mull, to the Present Period: Including a Genealogical Account of Some of the Principal Families Together with Their Heraldry, Legends, Superstitions, Etc.. R. Clarke & Company. http://books.google.com/books?id=tQs2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA32&vq=Gilleain+na+Tuaighe&dq=%22Laird+of+Brolas%22&output=text&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0. "Lachlan LQbanach. Fifth Chief of MacLean. The date of the beginning of Lachainn Lubanach as fifth chief of MacLean, and successor to his father, John Dubh, is not known. 'It, in all probability, antedates 1365. His feuds with the MacDougalls and Camerons were during that period after he became chief. John, First Lord of the Isles, lived until 1386, when he was succeeded by his son Donald. Under the Second Lord of the Isles, Lachlan took due precaution to have his lands confirmed by charter, which occurred in 1390, as already noticed on page 29. He had five sons, Hector, his successor in Duard, John, Lachlan, Neil, and Somerled. He lived to a great age; the date of his death is not known, but it must have been before 1405, for on January 28th, of that year, at Dundonald, Hector was a witness to a charter confirmed by the king in favor of James Kennedy. [Registrum Magni Sigilli, Lib. IV., No. 56.] Lachlan Lubanach is generally regarded as the first MacLean of Duard. This is doubtless owing to the fact that the oldest recorded charter in existence is in his favor. But that does not imply that he was the first possessor."
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Gillean of the Battle Axe ( fl. 1250's) 1st Chief circa 1250's · Malise mac Gilleain (?–1300) 2nd Chief circa 1260 to 1300 · Malcolm Maclean, 3rd Clan Chief (fl. 1310's) 3rd Chief 1300 to circa 1350's · John Dubh Maclean, 4th Clan Chief (fl. 1350's) 4th Chief flourished in the1350's · Lachlan Lubanach Maclean of Duart (c.1350–c.1405) 5th Chief flourished 1390's · Red Hector of the Battles Maclean (c.1368–1411) 6th Chief from circa 1405 to 1411 · Lachlan Bronneach Maclean (fl. 1470's) 7th Chief flourished 1470's · Lachlan Og Maclean (c.1432–1484) 8th Chief flourished 1480's · Hector Odhar Maclean (?–1513) 9th Chief flourished in the 1490's · Lachlan Maclean, 10th Clan Chief (fl. 1510's) 10th Chief flourished 1510's · Lachlan Cattanach Maclean (c.1465–1523) 11th Chief (1515–1523) · Hector Mor Maclean, 12th Clan Chief (c1500–1568) 12th Chief flourished 1530's · Hector Og Maclean, 13th Clan Chief (fl. 1540's) · Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean (1558–1598) 14th Chief unknown to 1598 · Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief (c.1575–1623) 15th Chief from 1598 to 1623 · Hector Mor Maclean, 16th Clan Chief (c.1600–1626) 16th Chief from 1623 to 1626 * · Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet (c.1620–1649) 17th Chief from 1626 to 1649 · Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet (?–1651) 18th Chief from 1649 to 1651 * · Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet (1645–1674) 19th Chief from 1651 to 1674 · Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet (1670–1716) 20th Chief from 1674 to 1716 · Sir Hector Maclean, 5th Baronet (c.1700–1750) 21st Chief from 1716 to 1750 * · Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet (1710–1783) 22nd Chief from 1750 to 1783 * · Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet (c.1750–1818) 23rd Chief 1783 to 1818 * · Sir Fitzroy Jeffreys Grafton Maclean, 8th Baronet (c.1770–1847) 24th Chief from 1818 to 1847 · Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean, 9th Baronet (1798–1883) 25th Chief from 1847 to 1883 · Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, 10th Baronet (1835–1936) 26th Chief from 1883 to 1936 * · Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet (1916–1990) 27th Chief from 1936 to 1990 · Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean, 12th Baronet (1942– ) 28th Chief from 1990 to the present
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