William Dubh MacLeod (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Dubh MacLeòid) (c. 1415–1480) is considered to be the 7th Chief of Clan MacLeod. He is thought to have been a younger son, yet because of the death of his elder brother, William Dubh succeeded his father, Iain Borb, in the year 1442. William Dubh was an old man when he was killed, leading his clan, at the Battle of Bloody Bay in 1480. He was the last MacLeod chief to be buried on the island of Iona. He was succeeded by his son, Alasdair Crotach.
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WilliamDubhMacLeod (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam DubhMacLeòid) (c. 1415–1480) is considered to be the 7th Chief of Clan MacLeod. He is thought to have been...
WilliamMacLeod or WilliamMacleod may refer to: William Cleireach MacLeod (1365–?c. 1402), Scottish clan chief WilliamDubhMacLeod (c. 1415–1480 – 80)...
MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod (/məˈklaʊd/ mə-KLOWD) are surnames in the English language. The names are anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid...
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branches of Macleods: the MacLeods of Dunvegan and Harris (Clan MacLeod); and the Macleods of the Isle of Lewis. In Gaelic the Macleods of Lewis were...
The MacLeods of Raasay are a minor Scottish noble family and branch of Clan MacLeod of Lewis. At their height they held extensive lands on the Isle of...
daughters including: Margaret MacLeod of Macleod, who married Hector Mor Maclean, 16th Chief of Clan Maclean; Mary MacLeod of Macleod who married Sir Lachlan...
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chiefship. In fact, WilliamDubh succeeded Iain Borb as chief of the clan. R.C. MacLeod considered the fact that the clan considered William chief and not guardian...
daughter of Maclean of Coll; Gilleasbaig Dubh was the son of a daughter of Torquil Macleod of the Lewes; and Aonghas Dubh was the son of a daughter Maurice Vicar...
Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod KCB (1 February 1847 – 20 August 1935) was the 27th Chief of Clan MacLeod. Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod was born on...
Alastair DubhMacDonell, 11th of Glengarry (died 28 October 1721) was a Scottish Jacobite soldier and Chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry. MacDonell was...
the MacLeods of Lewis, who are known in Gaelic as Sìol Torcaill ("seed of Torcall"). He was the son of Murdoch MacLeod, and a great-grandson of Leod, eponymous...
MacRanald, generally known as Ranald Ban Macdonald of Moidart and Clanranald. Anne had previously been married to MacLeod chief WilliamDubhMacLeod of...
Tormod MacLeod, sometimes referred to as Norman MacLeod, (Scottish Gaelic: Tormod MacLeòid, and Tormod macLeòd) (fl. late 13th century) was a west Highland...
William Cleireach MacLeod (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Cléireach MacLeòid; 1365 – c. 1402) is considered to be 5th Chief of Clan MacLeod. He was a younger...
Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (18 July 1812 – 5 February 1895) was the 25th Chief of Clan MacLeod. Norman MacLeod of MacLeod was born on 18 July 1812 at Dunvegan...
the chief of Clan MacLean and John of Islays's naval commander, was taken prisoner. WilliamDubhMacLeod, chief of Clan MacLeod, was killed along with...
pocket. Norman Macleod was known in Gaelic as Caraid nan Gaidheal, "friend of the Gael". MacLeod, Roderick Charles (1927). The MacLeods of Dunvegan. Edinburgh:...
off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod. Probably a fortified site from the earliest times,...
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