Chiefs of Clan Ross, the Glossary
The first chiefs of the Scottish Highland, Clan Ross were also the original Earls of Ross.[1]
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49 relations: Alexander Sutherland, 3rd of Duffus, Aonghus Óg of Islay, Balnagown Castle, Battle of Aldy Charrish, Battle of Fontenoy, Battle of Worcester, Charles Ross (British Army officer, born 1667), Charles Ross (Ross-shire MP, born 1721), Clan Campbell, Clan Cumming, Clan Donald, Clan Grant, Clan Keith, Clan Leslie, Clan Mackay, Clan Mackintosh, Clan MacLeod, Clan Ross, Clan Sinclair, Clan Sutherland, Duke of Albany, Earl of Buchan, Earl of Caithness, Earl of Fife, Earl of Moray, Earl of Orkney, Earl of Ross, Earl of Sutherland, Euphemia I, Countess of Ross, Fearchar, Earl of Ross, George Ross, 11th Lord Ross, George Ross, 13th Lord Ross, House of Stuart, Hugh, Earl of Ross, John Lockhart-Ross, Lord Lovat, Lord of the Isles, Paul Mactire, Robert de Munro, 8th Baron of Foulis, Robert the Bruce, Scottish clan chief, Scottish Highlands, Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet, Tower of London, William I, Earl of Ross, William II, Earl of Ross, William III, Earl of Ross, William Ross, 12th Lord Ross, William Ross, 14th Lord Ross.
- Clan Ross
- Lists of Scottish clan chiefs
Alexander Sutherland, 3rd of Duffus
Alexander Sutherland, 3rd of Duffus (died 1482) was a Scottish member of the nobility and a cadet of the Clan Sutherland.
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Aonghus Óg of Islay
Aonghus Óg Mac Domhnaill (died 1314 × 1318/ 1330), or Angus Og MacDonald, was a fourteenth-century Scottish magnate and chief of Clann Domhnaill.
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Balnagown Castle
Balnagown Castle (also Balnagowan)(Ross Castle) is beside the village of Kildary in Easter Ross, part of the Highland area of Scotland. Chiefs of Clan Ross and Balnagown Castle are clan Ross.
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Battle of Aldy Charrish
The Battle of Aldy Charrish (also known as the Battle of Auldicharish, Aldicharrish, Aldecharwis, Alt a'Charrais, Alt Charrais, Alt na Charrais) was a Scottish clan battle that took place on 11 July 1487.
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Battle of Fontenoy
The Battle of Fontenoy took place on 11 May 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Tournai, then part of the Austrian Netherlands, now in Belgium.
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Battle of Worcester
The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1642 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Charles Ross (British Army officer, born 1667)
Charles Ross (or Rosse; 8 February 1667 – 5 August 1732) was a Scottish general and Member of Parliament. Chiefs of Clan Ross and Charles Ross (British Army officer, born 1667) are clan Ross.
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Charles Ross (Ross-shire MP, born 1721)
Charles Ross (1721–1745) was a Scottish soldier and Member of Parliament. Chiefs of Clan Ross and Charles Ross (Ross-shire MP, born 1721) are clan Ross.
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Clan Campbell
Clan Campbell (Na Caimbeulaich) is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans.
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Clan Cumming
Clan Cumming (Na Cuimeinich), historically known as Clan Comyn, is a Scottish clan from the central Highlands that played a major role in the history of 13th-century Scotland and in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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Clan Donald
Clan Donald, also known as Clan MacDonald (Clann Dòmhnaill; Mac Dòmhnaill), is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans.
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Clan Grant
Clan Grant is a Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch, Grant of Grant, and several cadet branches, such as Grant of Glenmoriston.
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Clan Keith
Clan Keith is a Highland and Lowland Scottish clan, whose Chief historically held the hereditary title of Marischal, then Great Marischal, then Earl Marischal of Scotland.
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Clan Leslie
Clan Leslie is a Lowland Scottish clan.
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Clan Mackay
Clan Mackay (Clann Mhic Aoidh) is an ancient and once-powerful Highland Scottish clan from the far North of the Scottish Highlands, but with roots in the old Kingdom of Moray.
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Clan Mackintosh
Clan Mackintosh (Clann Mhic an Tòisich) is a Scottish clan from Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
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Clan MacLeod
Clan MacLeod (Clann Mhic Leòid) is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the Isle of Skye.
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Clan Ross
Clan Ross (Clann Anndrais) is a Highland Scottish clan.
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Clan Sinclair
Clan Sinclair (Clann na Ceàrda) is a Highland Scottish clan which holds the lands of Caithness, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians.
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Clan Sutherland
Clan Sutherland also known as House of Sutherland is a Highland Scottish clan whose traditional territory is the shire of Sutherland in the far north of Scotland.
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Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on younger sons in the Scottish and later the British royal family, particularly in the Houses of Stuart and Hanover.
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Earl of Buchan
The Mormaer or Earl of Buchan was originally the provincial ruler of the medieval province of Buchan.
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Earl of Caithness
Earl of Caithness is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, and it has a very complex history.
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Earl of Fife
The Earl of Fife or Mormaer of Fife was the ruler of the province of Fife in medieval Scotland, which encompassed the modern counties of Fife and Kinross.
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Earl of Moray
The title Earl of Moray, or Mormaer of Moray, was originally held by the rulers of the Province of Moray, which existed from the 10th century with varying degrees of independence from the Kingdom of Alba to the south.
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Earl of Orkney
Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern Isles of Scotland.
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Earl of Ross
The Earl or Mormaer of Ross was the ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland. Chiefs of Clan Ross and Earl of Ross are clan Ross.
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Earl of Sutherland
Earl of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Chiefs of Clan Ross and Earl of Sutherland are Lists of Scottish clan chiefs.
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Euphemia I, Countess of Ross
Euphemia I (d. 1394 x 1398), also called Euphemia of Ross and Euphemia Ross, and sometimes incorrectly styled Euphemia Leslie and Euphemia Stewart (Scottish women in this period did not abandon natal names for married names), was a Countess of Ross in her own right.
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Fearchar, Earl of Ross
Fearchar of Ross or Ferchar mac in tSagairt (Fearchar mac an t-sagairt, often anglicized as Farquhar MacTaggart), was the first of the Scottish Ó Beólláin (O’Beolan, Beolan) family who received by Royal Grant the lands and Title of Mormaer or Earl of Ross (1223–1251) we know of from the thirteenth century, whose career brought Ross into the fold of the Scottish kings for the first time, and who is remembered as the founder of the Earldom of Ross. Chiefs of Clan Ross and Fearchar, Earl of Ross are clan Ross.
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George Ross, 11th Lord Ross
George Ross, 11th Lord Ross of Halkhead (died April 1682), was a Scottish nobleman and soldier.
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George Ross, 13th Lord Ross
George Ross, 13th Lord Ross of Halkhead (8 April 1681 – 17 June 1754), was a Scottish nobleman. Chiefs of Clan Ross and George Ross, 13th Lord Ross are clan Ross.
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House of Stuart
The House of Stuart, originally spelled Stewart, was a royal house of Scotland, England, Ireland and later Great Britain.
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Hugh, Earl of Ross
Hugh, was the third successor of Ferchar mac in tSagairt as Mormaer of Ross (1323–1333). Chiefs of Clan Ross and Hugh, Earl of Ross are clan Ross.
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John Lockhart-Ross
Vice-Admiral Sir John Lockhart-Ross, 6th Baronet (11 November 1721 – 9 June 1790), known as John Lockhart from 1721 to 1760, was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years' War, and the American War of Independence, and served for a time as a Member of Parliament.
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Lord Lovat
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Lord of the Isles
Lord of the Isles or King of the Isles (Triath nan Eilean or Rìgh Innse Gall; Dominus Insularum) is a title of nobility in the Baronage of Scotland with historical roots that go back beyond the Kingdom of Scotland.
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Paul Mactire
Paul Mactire, also known as Paul MacTyre, and Paul M'Tyre, was a 14th-century Scotsman who lived in the north of Scotland. Chiefs of Clan Ross and Paul Mactire are clan Ross.
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Robert de Munro, 8th Baron of Foulis
Robert de Munro (died 1369) is the first chief of the Scottish Clan Munro who can be proved by contemporary evidence.
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Robert the Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Raibeart am Brusach), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329.
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Scottish clan chief
The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children.
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Scottish Highlands
The Highlands (the Hielands; a' Ghàidhealtachd) is a historical region of Scotland.
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Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet
Sir Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross, 9th Baronet (4 April 1872 – 29 June 1942) was a Scottish inventor and commercial entrepreneur who invented the innovative and often controversial straight-pull actioned Ross rifle. Chiefs of Clan Ross and Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet are clan Ross.
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Tower of London
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.
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William I, Earl of Ross
William I, Earl of Ross (Gaelic: Uilleam; died 1274) was ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland. Chiefs of Clan Ross and William I, Earl of Ross are clan Ross.
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William II, Earl of Ross
William II, Earl of Ross (Gaelic: Uilleam; died c. 1323) was ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland, and a prominent figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence. Chiefs of Clan Ross and William II, Earl of Ross are clan Ross.
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William III, Earl of Ross
William (or Uilleam) III, 5th Earl of Ross (d. 1372) was a fourteenth-century Scottish nobleman. Chiefs of Clan Ross and William III, Earl of Ross are clan Ross.
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William Ross, 12th Lord Ross
William Ross, 12th Lord Ross (c.1656 – 15 March 1738), was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician.
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William Ross, 14th Lord Ross
William Ross, 14th Lord Ross of Halkhead (c.1720-19 August 1754), was a Scottish nobleman. Chiefs of Clan Ross and William Ross, 14th Lord Ross are clan Ross.
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See also
Clan Ross
- Balnagown Castle
- Campbell Claye Grant Ross
- Charles Ross (British Army officer, born 1667)
- Charles Ross (Ross-shire MP, born 1721)
- Chiefs of Clan Ross
- Clan Gillanders
- Clan Ross
- Delny Castle
- Dingwall Castle
- Earl of Ross
- Euphemia de Ross
- Fearchar, Earl of Ross
- George Ross, 13th Lord Ross
- Guillermo Ross
- Hugh, Earl of Ross
- John Ross (provost)
- Kildary
- Leod Macgilleandrais
- MacHeths
- Paul Mactire
- Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet
- Skirmish of Alness
- Vass of Lochslin
- William I, Earl of Ross
- William II, Earl of Ross
- William III, Earl of Ross
- William Ross (poet)
- William Ross, 14th Lord Ross
Lists of Scottish clan chiefs
- Chiefs of Clan Cameron
- Chiefs of Clan Fraser
- Chiefs of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry
- Chiefs of Clan MacLeod
- Chiefs of Clan Mackay
- Chiefs of Clan Mackenzie
- Chiefs of Clan Mackintosh
- Chiefs of Clan Maclean
- Chiefs of Clan Munro
- Chiefs of Clan Ross
- Earl of Sutherland