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[18] [19] By the Peace of Utrecht, France and Spain switched their recognition to the Hanoverian succession in 1713, [20] although France subsequently recognised James as "King of Scotland" during the 1745 rising. [21] Even the Papacy withdrew its recognition of the Jacobite succession when James, the Old Pretender, died in 1766. [22]
The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland .
Lovat, Forbes and Rose formed up their united forces on the side of the River Ness opposite Inverness Castle. [3] The Inverness Burgh Council (who supported the Jacobites) sent out a messenger asking for help from the chief of the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch. [ 3 ]
This Sutherland family were forfeited for their part in the Jacobite rising of 1715 and the property then passed to the Earls of Sutherland. [3] Clyne, near Brora, Sutherland is the site of a castle that was once held by the Clyne family but passed to the Sutherlands in 1550 who still owned the property in the middle of the eighteenth century. [3]
The chiefs of Clan Menzies did not support the Jacobite rising of 1745; however, the Jacobite leader, Charles Edward Stewart stayed for two nights in the castle. [6] Then four days later it was occupied by British-Hanoverian forces, led by the Duke of Cumberland. [6] During the Jacobite rising of 1715 Menzies of Culdares supported the Jacobite ...
The family initially favoured John Balliol's claim to the throne but later it became paramount that they gave their loyalty to Robert the Bruce. [11] The Battle of Bannockburn was fought in 1314, where the Clan Sinclair fought in support of Robert the Bruce. [11] After the battle Robert the Bruce gave William Sinclair his sword. [13]
Alexander Robertson, 13th chief (b. 1668) joined the Jacobite rising of 1689 and was taken prisoner a few weeks after the Jacobite defeat at the Battle of Dunkeld. After being released he went to live in France for thirteen years where he served for some time in the French army. He returned to Scotland in 1703. [7]
A Scottish clan (from Scottish Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred' [1]) is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared heritage and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which regulates Scottish heraldry and coats of arms.