Chiefs of Clan Cameron
The following is an incomplete list of the chiefs of Clan Cameron of Lochiel, the senior chiefs of Clan Cameron. The chief is seated at Achnacarry Castle.
| No. | Name | Died | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| VII | John de Cameron | Said to have led the clan at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.[1] | |
| VIII | John Ochtery Cameron | Said to have led the clan at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333.[2] | |
| IX | Allan MacOchtery Cameron | Son of VIII. | |
| X | Ewen MacAllan Cameron | Son of IX; died without issue. | |
| XI | Donald Dubh Cameron | Son of IX. Rose up in support of MacDonald, Lord of the Isles at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411.[2] | |
| XII | Alan Allan MacIldny Cameron | Son of XI. Killed in battle in 1480 fighting the Mackintoshes and MacDonalds of Keppoch.[3] | |
| XIII | Ewen Cameron of Lochiel | 1547 | Son of XII. Executed for treason at Stirling in 1547. His sons did not ascend to Chief. |
| XIV | Ewen 'Beag' Cameron of Lochiel | 1554 | Also known as Ewen M'Conill M'Ewen. Grandson of XII. Descendents of Beag's illegitimate issue became the clan's Taylor sept. |
| XV | Donald Dubh MacDonald MacEwen Cameron | 1565 | Also known as Donald Dow M'Connel M'Ewen. Younger brother of XIV. Fought at The Battle of Corrichie in support of Mary, Queen of Scots. |
| XVI | Allan Cameron of Lochiel | 1647 | Son of XV's dead younger brother. Led the clan at the Battle of Glenlivet in 1594. Observed the Battle of Inverlochy, aged 83. |
| XVII | Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel | 1719 | Grandson of XVI. Was away in London when his clan fought at the Battle of Mulroy in 1668. |
| XVIII | John MacEwen Cameron of Lochiel | 1747/48 | Son of XVII. Fought at the Battle of Glenshiel and wounded at the Battle of Culloden. |
| XIX | Donald Cameron of Lochiel | 1748 | Also known as "the gentle Lochiel". |
| XX | John Cameron of Lochiel | 1748 | Son of XIX. Died unmarried, in exile in Flanders. His uncle was Dr Archibald Cameron of Locheil, executed in 1753 for treason. |
| XXI | Charles Cameron of Lochiel, 21st of Lochiel | 1776 | Another son of XIX. |
| XXII | Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel | 1832 | Son of XXI.[4] |
| XXIII | Donald Cameron, 23rd of Lochiel | 1858 | Son of XXII. MP. Fought with distinction at the Battle of Waterloo. Retired from the army upon his father's death in 1832. |
| XXIV | Donald Cameron, 24th Lochiel | 1905 | MP and Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria. |
| XXV | Sir Donald Walter Cameron, 25th of Lochiel | 1951 | Son of XXIV. |
| XXVI | Colonel Sir Donald Hamish Cameron of Lochiel | 2004[5] | |
| XXVII | Donald Angus Cameron of Lochiel | Son of XXVI. The current chief of Clan Cameron, and Lord Lieutenant of Inverness.[6] His daughter Lucy has Princess Anne, The Princess Royal as one of her godmothers.[7] |
References
- ↑ "The Battle of Bannockburn".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Battle of Harlaw".
- ↑ Stewart, John of Ardvorlich. (1974). The Camerons, A History of Clan Cameron. Published by the Clan Cameron Association. Printed by Jamieson & Munro Ltd. Stirling.
- ↑ "The Chiefs of Clan Cameron".
- ↑ "The Chiefs of Clan Cameron".
- ↑ "Cameron of Lochiel, Hereditary Chief of Clan Cameron".
- ↑ http://mypage.uniserve.ca/~canyon/godchildren.htm#Anne