Alexander Macdonald of Keppoch | |
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17th of Keppoch | |
![]() Portrait dated 1765, said to be of Alexander Macdonald, formerly owned by the descendants of a daughter of his cousin Major Donald Macdonald of Tir na Dis, near Spean Bridge[1][2] | |
Tenure | 1729–1746 |
Predecessor | Coll Macdonald, 16th of Keppoch |
Successor | Ranald Macdonald, 18th of Keppoch |
Born | c. 1695 |
Died | 16 April 1746 Drumossie Moor, Inverness |
Cause of death | Killed at Battle of Culloden |
Nationality | Scottish |
Residence | Keppoch House, Roybridge |
Wars and battles | 1715 Jacobite Rising Sheriffmuir |
Offices | Colonel, Macdonald of Keppoch's Regiment 1745-1746 |
Spouse(s) | Isobel Stewart |
Issue | Ranald (-1788); Alasdair (-1809); Angus 'Ban' (1725-1815) |
Parents | Coll Macdonald; Barbara Macdonald |
Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch (died 1746) was a Scottish Jacobite and clan chief who took part in both the 1715 and 1745 Jacobite risings. He was killed at the Battle of Culloden leading a regiment composed largely of members of his clan, the MacDonalds of Keppoch (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Dòmhnaill na Ceapaich).
Some genealogies give him the title 16th of Keppoch, following a previous dispute of succession.