Alexander Ranaldson Macdonell
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Colonel Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry (15 September 1773 – 17 January 1828), sometimes called by the Gaelic version of his name, Alastair or Alasdair, was clan chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry. As was customary for a laird (landed proprietor in Scotland), MacDonell was often called Glengarry after his principal estate.
Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry | |
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Born | (1773-09-15)15 September 1773 |
Died | 17 January 1828(1828-01-17) (aged 54) |
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
Known for | 15th chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry |
Glengarry's haughty and flamboyant personality, as expressed in his character and behaviour, gave Walter Scott the model for the wild Highland clan chieftain Fergus Mac-Ivor in the pioneering 1810 historical novel Waverley. Glengarry was the fifth Lord MacDonell in the Jacobite peerage.[1]