Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas

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Title Laird of Brolas Name Donald 1st		Died 1655 Grandparents Lachlan Mor Maclean
Successor Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas, son Relatives John Hans Makeleer, brotherDonald Maclean of Brolas, great-grandson Parents Sir Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief Children Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas Grandchildren Donald Maclean, 3rd Laird of Brolas Great-grandparents Hector Og Maclean, 13th Chief

Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas (c. 1600 – after 1655), was a Scottish Laird of Clan MacLean who fought in the battle of Battle of Inverkeithing. He was the first Laird of Brolas.

Early years

His father was Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief and his mother was a daughter of Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet. Donald was the first son of Hector's second marriage. His brother was John Hans Makeléer.

Marriage and children

He married Florence Maclean, the daughter of John Garbh Maclean, 7th Laird of Coll and had the following children:

Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas, who was the Member of Parliament for Argyllshire. His descendant, Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet, became the Clan Chief when the previous chief died without an heir.

Mor Maclean of Brolas

Hector Og Maclean of Brolas, who married Janet, daughter of MacNeil of Barra. He had a son, John Maclean of Brolas who married Finovia of Garmony. John Maclean of Brolas then had as his son, Donald Maclean of Brolas who married and had Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet. Donald married a second time and had Sir Fitzroy Jeffreys Grafton Maclean, 8th Baronet.

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Early years

Marriage and children

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