Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, 14th Chief | |
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14th Clan Chief 10th Laird of Duart | |
In office 1573-1598 | |
Preceded by | Hector Og Maclean, 13th Chief, father |
Succeeded by | Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief, son |
Personal details | |
Born | 1558 |
Died | 1598 (age 40) Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Spouse(s) | Margaret, daughter of William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn |
Children | Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief Lachlan Og MacLean, 1st Laird of Torloisk |
Parent | Hector Og Maclean, 13th Chief |
Sir Lachlan Mór Maclean (1558 – 5 August 1598) or Big Lachlan Maclean, was the 14th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from late 1573 or early 1574 until 1598.[1] Mór or Mor translates as big in English, or magnus in Latin, when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic.[2]
Sir Lachlan Mor became chief. He was called "Big Lachlan," both on account of his size and the greatness of his mind. It is recorded that he was the most accomplished and warlike chief that ever held sway in the castle. This assumption might be owing to the nearness of his time, whilst those remote might grow dim as ages melt away. His military talents were of a high order; his chivalrous character everywhere commanded respect, and his devoted interest in behalf of his people endeared him to all. Historians have written of him in unstinted praise. His reign covers a very interesting period, though varied and much given to tumult. He fell in a clan battle with the MacDonalds of Islay, on August 5, 1598 ... His issue by Margaret, daughter of William Cunningham, sixth earl of Glencairn, was Eachann Og, his eldest son and successor, Lachlan Og, of whom the family of Torloisk was descended, Gillean, married to Mary the elder, Allan, married to Mary the younger, both daughters of John Dubh of Morvern, and Charles. The only daughter married Hector MacLean of Lochbuy, the first Protestant of his family also.
great, Irish mór, Old Irish mór, már, Welsh mawr, Old Welsh, Cornish maur, Breton meur, Gaulish -mârós; Gothic -mêrs, famed, mêrian, proclaim, Old High German mâri, famed, -mar in Germanic names German märchen, a tale, Norse moerr, famous; Slavonic -meru (Vladimir, etc.); Latin merus, English mere. A shorter form of the stem (mâro-) appears in mò, greater (mâ)