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Godfrey Macdonald, 8th Baron Macdonald
Godfrey James Macdonald, 8th Baron Macdonald (born 28 November 1947), is a Scottish nobleman, landowner and head of Clan Donald. Early life He is the second child and oldest son of Alexander Macdonald, 7th Baron Macdonald, and his wife Anne Whitaker. He was educated at Eton College. Career Lord Macdonald succeeded to the title Baron Macdonald in 1970 on the death of his father, becoming Chief of the Clan Donald. He was an elected member of Invernessshire County Council 1970–1975 and of Skye and Lochalsh District Council 1975–1983. Personal life On 14 June 1969, Macdonald married Claire Macdonald, Claire Catlow OBE. Together, the couple have three daughters and a son: * Hon. Alexandra Louise Macdonald (b. 1973), who married the German-Austrian nobleman and landowner :de:Philipp Franz zu Guttenberg, Philipp zu Guttenberg, brother of German politician Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. * Hon. Isabella Claire Macdonald, (b. 2 Oct 1975) * Hon. Meriel Iona Macdonald (b. 1978) * Hon. Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Donald
Clan Donald, also known as Clan MacDonald or Clan McDonald ( ), is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans. Historically the chiefs of the Clan Donald held the title of Lord of the Isles until 1493 and two of those chiefs also held the title of Earl of Ross until 1476. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new grants of coats of arms, and serving as the judge of the Court of the Lord Lyon, recognises under Scottish law the ''High Chief of Clan Donald''. There are also numerous branches to the Clan Donald and several of these have chiefs recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, Clan MacDonald of Glencoe, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, and Clan MacAlister. There are also notable historic branches of Clan Donald without chiefs so-recognised, these are: the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Macdonald, 7th Baron Macdonald
Alexander Godfrey Macdonald, 7th Baron Macdonald, MBE (27 June 1909 – 1970) was a grandson of Ronald Bosville-Macdonald, 6th Baron Macdonald. Born Alexander Godfrey Bosville-Macdonald, he changed his surname to Macdonald on becoming Chief of the Name and Arms of Macdonald. On 14 June 1945, he married Anne Whitaker and they had three children: *Janet Ann Macdonald (born 2 November 1946) * Godfrey James Macdonald, 8th Baron Macdonald (born 28 November 1947) *Alexander Donald Archibald Macdonald (born 3 September 1953) References * Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, edited by Charles Mosley, Wilmington, Delaware, 2003, vol II, pp. 2474–2475, 1909 births 1970 deaths Nobility from Highland (council area) Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Lord-lieutenants of Inverness-shire Members of the Order of the British Empire 7 Alexander Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eton College
Eton College ( ) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school providing boarding school, boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small town of Eton, Berkshire, Eton, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It has educated Prime Minister#History, prime ministers, world leaders, Nobel laureates, Academy Award and BAFTA award-winning actors, and generations of the aristocracy, and has been referred to as "the nurse of England's statesmen". The school is the largest boarding school in England, ahead of Millfield and Oundle School, Oundle. Together with Wellington College, Berkshire, Wellington College and Downe House School, it is one of three private schools in Berkshire to be named in the list of the world's best 100 private schools. Eton charges up to £52,749 per year (£17,583 per term, with three terms per academic year, for 2023/24). It was the sixth most expensive Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference boarding school in the UK in 2013–14. It was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Macdonald
Claire, Lady Macdonald OBE is a Scottish cookery writer and former hotelier. Biography Claire Macdonald is one of three daughters of Captain Thomas Noel Catlow CBE DL RN and his wife Jean (née Nuttall), and lived as a child in Thurland Castle in Lancashire. In 1969 she married Godfrey Macdonald, who the following year, on the death of his father, became the 8th Baron Macdonald and High Chief of Clan Donald. Lord and Lady Macdonald have four children: * Hon. Alexandra Louise Macdonald, b. 19 Aug 1973, married the German-Austrian nobleman and landowner Philipp zu Guttenberg (b. 1973), brother of German politician Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg * Hon. Isabella Claire Macdonald, b. 2 Oct 1975 * Hon. Meriel Iona Macdonald, b. 1978 * Hon. (Godfrey Evan) Hugo Thomas Macdonald, b. 24 Feb 1982 Hotelier The Macdonald estates on the Isle of Skye had historically been very extensive but the death duties payable on the deaths of Lord Macdonald's grandfather and father necessitated their sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl-Theodor Zu Guttenberg
Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Buhl-Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (born 5 December 1971), known professionally as Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, is a Germany, German businessman, journalist, podcaster, and former politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, Christian Social Union (CSU). He served as a member of the Bundestag from 2002 to 2011, as Secretary-General of the CSU from 2008 to 2009, as Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Germany), Federal Minister for Economics and Technology in 2009 and as Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany), Federal Minister of Defence from 2009 to 2011. After the discovery of extensive plagiarism in his doctoral dissertation and the decision of the University of Bayreuth to revoke his doctorate, an affair known as the Guttenberg plagiarism scandal, he resigned from all political posts in March 2011. In 2011, Guttenberg joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Macdonald
Baron Macdonald, of Slate in the County of Antrim, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for Sir Alexander Macdonald, 9th Baronet, of Sleat. The Macdonald family of Sleat descends from Uisdean Macdonald (died 1498), also known as Hugh of Sleat, or Hugh Macdonald, who was an illegitimate son of Alexander Macdonald, Earl of Ross. On 28 May 1625, his great-great-great-great-grandson Donald Gorm Og Macdonald (not to be confused with Donald Gorm, Hugh's great grandson) was created a baronet, of Sleat in the Isle of Skye in the County of Inverness, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The baronetcy was created with remainder to heirs male whatsoever and with a special clause of precedence which provided that it should have precedency over all former baronets (Sir Robert Gordon excepted). On 23 December 1716 the fourth baronet, Sir Donald MacDonald, was created Lord Sleat in the Jacobite peerage. The first baronet's great-great-great-grandson, the ninth Baronet, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Births
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 – The ''Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, Canadian Citizenship Act'' comes into effect, providing a Canadian citizenship separate from British law. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Nobility From Highland (council Area)
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., precedence), and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically hereditary and patrilineal. Membership in the nobility has historically been granted by a monarch or government, and acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, ownerships, or royal favour has occasionally enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There are often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been much more common in monarchies, but nobility also existed in such regimes as the Dutch Republic (1581–1795), the Republic o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barons Macdonald
Barons may refer to: *Baron (plural), a rank of nobility *Barons (surname), a Latvian surname *Barons, Alberta, Canada * ''Barons'' (TV series), a 2022 Australian drama series * ''The Barons'', a 2009 Belgian film Sports * Birmingham Barons, a Minor League Baseball team * Cleveland Barons (other), several former ice hockey teams * Oklahoma City Barons, a former ice hockey team in the American Hockey League * Solihull Barons, an English ice hockey team * Barons, the nickname of Brewton–Parker College Brewton–Parker College is a private Baptist college in Mount Vernon, Georgia, United States. Brewton–Parker was founded in 1904 and is affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention.Turner, Ann C."Brewton-Parker College"New Georgia Enc ... athletics teams See also * Barron's (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
