Duncan Macfarlane, 13th Baron of Arrochar 10th Clan Chief
Abt 1520 - 1547 (27 years)
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Name Duncan Macfarlane Suffix 13th Baron of Arrochar 10th Clan Chief Birth Abt 1520 Gender Male Death 1547 Person ID I31569 MacFarlane Last Modified 6 Jul 2024
Father Andrew Macfarlane, 12th Baron of Arrochar 9th Clan Chief, b. Abt 1496 d. 1544 (Age 48 years) Mother Lady Margaret Cunningham Family ID F13 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catherine Anne Colquhoun d. DECEASED Children 1. Andrew Macfarlane, 14th Baron of Arrochar 11th Clan Chief, b. 1544 d. 1612 (Age 68 years) 2. Duncan Macfarlane, b. Abt 1546 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F5472 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 May 2024
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Notes - 10th Chief (1544-1547): Duncan, son of Andrew, joined with the Earls of Lennox and Glencairn in the Battle of Glasgowmuir (1544), in which they were defeated by the Regent Arran and the Catholic Party. He forfeited his lands, but was later granted a remission under the Privy Seal. Duncan was a staunch supporter of the Reformation, and was credited as (the first Protestant) "the first man of any importance in Scotland to make an open profession of the Christian religion." The chief of the clan for only three years, his term was marked by almost-warlike activity. Duncan died a soldier, along with a number of his clan in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (10 September 1547) against the English. He married, first, Isabel Stewart, daughter of Andrew, Lord Ochiltree, without issue. He married, secondly, Catherine Anne Colquhoun, fourth daughter of Sir John Colquhoun of Luss and Margaret Stewart. They had two sons: Andrew, his heir; and Duncan. Andrew was only about three years old when his father died and he assumed the role of chief.
Source:
The Earls of Lennox and The MacFarlane Chiefs
By Chuck Poland, Terrance Gach MacFarlane, and Andrew Macfarlane
© November 2012
www.clanmacfarlane.org - 1546: Muniment #4. Pardon to Duncan who fought at Battle of Glasgowmuir and lost his lands. https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/586-muniment-hill-4-from-1546.html
- 10th Chief (1544-1547): Duncan, son of Andrew, joined with the Earls of Lennox and Glencairn in the Battle of Glasgowmuir (1544), in which they were defeated by the Regent Arran and the Catholic Party. He forfeited his lands, but was later granted a remission under the Privy Seal. Duncan was a staunch supporter of the Reformation, and was credited as (the first Protestant) "the first man of any importance in Scotland to make an open profession of the Christian religion." The chief of the clan for only three years, his term was marked by almost-warlike activity. Duncan died a soldier, along with a number of his clan in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (10 September 1547) against the English. He married, first, Isabel Stewart, daughter of Andrew, Lord Ochiltree, without issue. He married, secondly, Catherine Anne Colquhoun, fourth daughter of Sir John Colquhoun of Luss and Margaret Stewart. They had two sons: Andrew, his heir; and Duncan. Andrew was only about three years old when his father died and he assumed the role of chief.