William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth | |
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Earl of Seaforth | |
Tenure | 1701–1716 (Attainted) |
Predecessor | Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth |
Successor | Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord Fortrose |
Born | Unknown |
Died | 8 January 1740 Isle of Lewis |
Nationality | Scottish |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Kennet (m. 1715) |
Issue | Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord Fortrose The Hon. Ronald Mackenzie The Hon. Nicholas Mackenzie Lady Frances Mackenzie |
Parents | Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth Lady Frances Herbert |
William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth (died 1740), and 2nd titular Marquess of Seaforth (in the Jacobite Peerage), also known as Uilleam Dubh, or Black William, was a Scottish peer and head of Clan Mackenzie. Educated in France and brought up as a Roman Catholic, he was attainted for his part in the 1715 Jacobite Rising and also joined the 1719 Rising.
He was pardoned in 1726 and allowed to return home, although the title Earl of Seaforth remained forfeit. He died on 8 January 1740 on the Isle of Lewis and was buried in the ancient church of Ui.[1]