Maclean Baronets
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The Maclean Baronetcy, of Morvaren (or Morvern) in the County of Argyll, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 3 September 1631 for Lachlan Maclean
Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet
Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet of Morvern, the 17th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean. Lachlan was granted his Baronet title by Charles I and he became the Clan Chief on the death of his brother in 1626...
, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. His great-grandson, the fifth Baronet, was raised to the Jacobite Peerage
Jacobite peerage
After the deposition by the English parliament in February 1689 of King James II and VII from the thrones of England and Ireland , he and his successors continued to create peers and baronets, which they believed was their right...
of Scotland as Lord Maclean on 17 December 1716. The line of the first Baronet failed on his death in circa 1751. The late Baronet was succeeded by his kinsman, the sixth Baronet. He was the great-grandson of Donald Maclean of Brolas
Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas
Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas , was a Scottish Laird of Clan MacLean who fought in the battle of Battle of Inverkeithing. He was the first Laird of Brolas.-Early years:...
. He was succeeded by his kinsman, the seventh Baronet. He was the grandson of Hector Maclean
Hector MacLean
Wing Commander Hector MacLean AE* was a Battle of Britain fighter pilot.-Biography:MacLean was educated at Canford School, Dorset and the University of Glasgow, from where he graduated Bachelor of Laws in 1935....
, great-uncle of the sixth Baronet. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his half-brother, the eighth Baronet.
His great-great-grandson, the eleventh Baronet, served as Chief Scout
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of the Commonwealth
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, as Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire
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and as Lord Chamberlain
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to Queen Elizabeth II
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. In 1971 he was created a life peer
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as Baron Maclean, of Duart and Morvern in the County of Argyll, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. On his death in 1990 the life barony became extinct while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, the twelfth and (as of 2010) present holder of the title. He is the 28th Chief of Clan Maclean of Duart
Maclean of Duart
The Macleans of Duart or Maclean of Dowart are the main sept of the Scottish clan Clan Maclean, whose chief has his seat at Duart Castle, Isle of Mull.-History:Lachlan Lubanach Maclean was the first Maclean to occupy Duart Castle....
. The ancestral seat of the Maclean Baronets of Morvaren is Duart Castle
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on the Isle of Mull
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The Maclean Baronetcy, of Strachur and Glensluain in the County of Argyll, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 July 1957 for the diplomat, soldier, writer and Conservative
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politician Fitzroy Maclean. As of 2010 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1996.
Maclean Baronets of Duart and Morvern (or Dowart and Morvern) (1631)
- Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st BaronetSir Lachlan Maclean, 1st BaronetSir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet of Morvern, the 17th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean. Lachlan was granted his Baronet title by Charles I and he became the Clan Chief on the death of his brother in 1626...
(d. 1649) - Sir Hector Maclean, 2nd BaronetSir Hector Maclean, 2nd BaronetSir Hector Maclean, 2nd Baronet of Morvern was the 18th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1649 to 1651. He died without leaving a son as an heir.-Biography:...
(c. 1625–1651) - Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd BaronetSir Allan Maclean, 3rd BaronetSir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet of Morvern was the 19th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1651 to 1674. He married then had as his son: Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet.-Biography:...
(c. 1637–1674) - Sir John Maclean, 4th BaronetSir John Maclean, 4th BaronetSir John Maclean, 4th Baronet of Morvern was the 20th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1674 to 1716. In 1691 he lost Castle Duart to Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll. The castle wasn't recovered by Clan Maclean until 1912 by Fitzroy Donald Maclean, 221 years later.-Biography:He was born in 1670...
(d. c. 1719) - Sir Hector Maclean, 5th BaronetSir Hector Maclean, 5th BaronetSir Hector Maclean, 5th Baronet of Morvern was the 21st Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1716 to 1750. He was raised to the Jacobite Peerage of Scotland as Lord Maclean on 17 December 1716, a title to pass on his male heirs.-Biography:...
(c. 1704–1751) - Sir Allan Maclean, 6th BaronetSir Allan Maclean, 6th BaronetSir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet of Morvern was the 22nd Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1750 till his death in 1783. He was the 4th Laird of Brolas...
(d. 1783) - Sir Hector Maclean, 7th BaronetSir Hector Maclean, 7th BaronetSir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet of Morvern was the 23rd Clan Chief of Clan Maclean who died before he had any children, and the title passed to his half brother.-Biography:...
(d. 1818) - Sir Fitzroy Jeffreys Grafton Maclean, 8th Baronet (d. 1847)
- Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean, 9th Baronet (1798–1883)
- Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, 10th Baronet (1835–1936)
- Sir Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean, 11th Baronet (1916-1990) (created Baron Maclean in 1971)
- Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean, 12th Baronet (b. 1942)
Maclean Baronets, of Strachur and Glensluain (1957)
- Sir Fitzroy Hew Maclean of Dunconnel, 1st Baronet (1911-1996)
- Sir Charles Edward Maclean of Dunconnel, 2nd Baronet (b. 1946)
Further reading
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.