Category: Macdonald of Macdonald
In 1680 Sir Donald Macdonald, 3rd Bt. of Sleat was recognised in Parliament as the Laird of Macdonald and The MacDonald of MacDonald.
Prior to 1726 all the chiefs of the major branches of clan Donald with the exception of Glengarry, recognized MacDonald of Sleat as the High Chief of Clan Donald.
Derived originally from the Lordship of the Isles, the historic estates of MacDonald were erected by Crown Charter of 13 February 1727 into the BARONY OF MACDONALD and were vested in Sir Alexander MacDonald of MacDonald, the grandson of Sir Donald of MacDonald.
Sir Alexander's son, also Sir Alexander MacDonald of MacDonald and Sleat, was elevated to the Peerage on 17th July 1776 by the peerage title of "Baron Macdonald": Thus, he held feudal tenure of the historic estates of MacDonald, Lord of the Isles, in his capacity as the Scots feudal BARON OF MACDONALD, and was also a peer of the realm under the specific peerage title of "Baron MacDonald". To all intent and purpose, the feudal BARONY OF MACDONALD is the direct successor to our ancient Macdonald LORDSHIP OF THE ISLES.
In this specific connection, the Lord Lyon King of Arms (chief herald of Scotland) restored the ancient arms of MacDonald of Macdonald to the Sir Alexander Godfrey Macdonald of macdonald the 7th Baron MacDonald, on 1st May 1947 in his capacity as the Inheritor of the Feudal Barony of MacDonald.
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