Sir Donald Gorme Og Macdonald, 1st Baronet
Sir Donald Gorme Macdonald, 8th Laird of Sleat, and 1st Baronet (?-1643) was a Scottish laird.
Donald Gorme Mor Macdonald, 7th Laird of Sleat died, in 1616, without any children so he was succeeded by his nephew Donald Gorme Og MacDonald of Sleat. Donald Gorme was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia, by King Charles I, with a special clause of precedency placing him second of that order in Scotland. He adhered to the cause of Charles I, and died in 1643.[1]
Marriage and children
He married Janet, the second daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Lord Mackenzie of Kintail and they had several children:[1]
- Sir James Mor Macdonald, 9th Laird of Sleat
- Mary Macdonald, who married Ewen Cameron of Lochiel
- Alexander MacDonald of Sleat whose daughter married Lachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk
References
- 1 2 History of Clan Macdonald. 1920.
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