Clan MacDonald of Glencoe
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Clan MacDonald of Glencoe is a Highland Scottish clan best known for its tragic role in the 1692 Glencoe Massacre, where many of its members were killed under government orders.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish clan ⓘ |
| associatedLandscape | Glen Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan Campbell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacobite risings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Clan Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefTitle | MacIain of Glencoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanChief | MacIain of Glencoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem | Scottish clan system ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culture | Highland Scottish culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudWith | Clan Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingStructure | clan chief and kin-based following ⓘ |
| governmentAllegianceBefore1692 | accepted William III’s authority late ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy |
cattle reiving
ⓘ
pastoral farming ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early modern Scotland
ⓘ
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicSeat |
Achnacone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glencoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHistorical | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| massacreCasualtiesEstimate | approximately 30 to 40 killed ⓘ |
| massacreDate | 13 February 1692 ⓘ |
| massacreLocation | Glencoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massacreOrderedBy |
Scottish government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of State John Dalrymple, Master of Stair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massacrePerpetrators |
Campbell regiment
ⓘ
Scottish government troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massacreVictimLeader | Alastair MacIain MacDonald of Glencoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massacreVictims | members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe ⓘ |
| modernStatus | recognized armigerous branch of Clan Donald ⓘ |
| motto | “Fraoch Eilean” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
MacDonalds of Glencoe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacIains of Glencoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Massacre of Glencoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure | Alastair MacIain MacDonald of Glencoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentClan | Clan Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment1690s | Jacobite ⓘ |
| region | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorical | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rememberedFor | tragic role in the 1692 Glencoe Massacre ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | Massacre of Glencoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicStatus | symbol of Highland betrayal ⓘ |
| tartan | MacDonald of Glencoe tartan ⓘ |
| territory |
Glencoe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lochaber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Clan MacDonald