Alexander MacAlister was 8th of Loup, Chief of Clan MacAlister

Clan MacAlister

Clan MacAlister is a Scottish Clan and a branch of Clan Donald. The clan is the earliest branch to have split off from Clan Donald, claiming descent from Alasdair Mòr, son of Domhnall founder of Clan Donald. From Alasdair Mòr the clans takes its surname MacAlister; this surname is an Anglicisation...

 from 1647, after his father Godfrey Mac Eachann MacAlasdair, styled 7th of Loup, was hanged for treason with his father Eachann Mac Goraidh MacAlasdair

Eachann Mac Goraidh MacAlasdair

Eachann Mac Goraidh MacAlasdair , he became 6th of Loup, Chief of Clan MacAlister in 1636. He was hanged for treason at Whinny Hill, Kinlochkerran, Scotland in 1647.-Biography:Hector MacAlester became Chief of Clan MacAlister in 1636...

, 6th of Loup, Chief of Clan MacAlister and his uncle Coll Mac Eachann MacAlasdair, at Whinny Hill, Kinlochkerran, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 in 1647.

Biography

Alexander became chief of Clan MacAlister in 1647 after the execution of his father for treason at a young age.

He supported the deposed King James VII of Scotland and fought at the battle of Killiecrankie

Battle of Killiecrankie

-References:*Reid, Stuart, The Battle of Kiellliecrankkie -External links:* *...

 in 1689, in which the forces of King James VII were victorious against the Williamite

Williamite

Williamite refers to the followers of King William III of England who deposed King James II in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the support of English Whigs....

 forces led by Hugh Mackay

Hugh Mackay

Hugh Mackay was a Scottish general best known for his service in the Revolution of 1688.- Early military career :...

, however the leader of the Jacobite army John Graham

John Graham, 1st Viscount of Dundee

John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee , known as the 7th Laird of Claverhouse until raised to the viscounty in 1688, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, a Tory and an Episcopalian...

, Viscount of Dundee

Viscount of Dundee

The titles of Viscount Dundee and Lord Graham of Claverhouse in the Peerage of Scotland were created on 12 November 1688 for John Graham. The third viscount forfeited both titles in 1690.-Viscounts Dundee :...

 was killed. According to the traditional shanachies, he is said to have also brought, apart from his clan, members of the MacLachlans

Clan MacLachlan

Clan Maclachlan, also known as Clan Lachlan, is a Highland Scottish clan that historically centred on the lands of Strathlachlan on Loch Fyne, Argyll on the west coast of Scotland...

 from Morvern and Ardgour. It is not known whether he participated in the later defeats at the battle of Dunkeld

Battle of Dunkeld

The Battle of Dunkeld was fought between Jacobite clans supporting the deposed king James VII of Scotland and a government regiment of covenanters supporting William of Orange, King of Scotland, in the streets around Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Scotland, on 21 August 1689 and formed part of the...

 or battle of Cromdale

Battle of Cromdale

The Battle of Cromdale took place at the Haugh of Cromdale near Cromdale in Speyside on April 30 and May 1, 1690.-Background:After their defeat at the Battle of Dunkeld in 1689, the Highland clans had returned to their homes in low spirits. Sir Ewen Cameron assumed control over the army's remnant...

.

In 1690, he led a force over to Ireland

Ireland

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 and fought at the battle of the Boyne

Battle of the Boyne

The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thronesthe Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland...

 in support of King James II of Ireland against King William III of England

William III of England

William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...

, in which the forces of King James II were defeated.

His son Hector succeeded him.