Hector Mor MacLean, 16th Clan Chief | |
|---|---|
| 16th Clan Chief 12th Laird of Duart | |
| In office 1623–1626 (3 years) | |
| Preceded by | Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief, father |
| Succeeded by | Sir Lachlan Maclean, 17th Chief and 1st Baronet, brother |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hector Mor MacLean circa 1600 |
| Died | 1626 |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret MacLeod, eldest daughter of Sir Roderick MacLeod |
| Parent(s) | Sir Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief Janet Mackenzie of Kintail |
| Relatives | Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet 17th Clan Chief, brother Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas, brother John Hans Makeléer, brother |
| Residence | Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull |
Hector Mor Maclean of Dowart (circa 1600–1626), or Eachann Mór Maclean in Scottish Gaelic, known as Hector the Great, was the 16th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from 1623 until his death in 1626. The term Mór or Mor translates to great when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic.[1] He resided at Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull. Notably, he was the first Chief of MacLean in four hundred years to not produce an heir, breaking the direct male line from Gillean of the Battle Axe, the clan's founder. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet.[2]
great, Irish mór, Old Irish mór, már, Welsh mawr, Old Welsh, Cornish maur, Breton meur, Gaulish -mârós; Greek @G-mwros, great, famed ( @Ge@'ghesí-mwros) in spear-throw; Gothic -mêrs, famed, mêrian, proclaim, Old High German mâri, famed, -mar in Germanic names German märchen, a tale, Norse m@oerr, famous; Slavonic -meru (Vladimir, etc.); Latin merus, English mere. A shorter form of the stem (*mâro-) appears in mò, greater (mâ), q.v.
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