Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod (born 1973) is the 30th Chief of

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and is currently representing the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies in the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
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He is also recognized Chief of the Name and Arms of MacLeod, in Scotland and the United Kingdom, by the

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. On 12 February 2007, Hugh inherited

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, the ancient seat of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod, and the associated ancestral clan territories, which still extend to over on the

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following the death of his father, John MacLeod of MacLeod.

Biography

Hugh was born in

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in 1973. He graduated with a BA (Hons) in Film and Modern History from the

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and the Sorbonne in 1995. After a brief period at

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and Freud Communications, he began working in television as a researcher and was commissioned to direct and produce Champagne and Canvas, a documentary that was nominated for best video at the 1998 BBC British Short Film Festival. Since then, he has worked as a freelance director, producer, and writer in both film and TV, and also combines his media career with the management of the MacLeod Estate which he took on in 2008. He divides his time between Dunvegan and London.

Family

Hugh married French former actress Frédérique Feder in 2002. The marriage was dissolved by divorce in 2020. They have a son, Vincent Liam MacLeod, Younger (born 1999).

Ancestry

Heraldry

References

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Film directors from London People from the Isle of Skye English film producers English people of Scottish descent Anglo-Scots 1973 births Living people