Abt 1200 - Abt 1280 (~ 80 years)
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Name |
Leod (1st Chief Macleod) Olafson |
Birth |
Abt 1200 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Abt 1280 |
Person ID |
I132140 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
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Notes |
- Clan Macleod
http://www.tartans.com/clans/MacLeod/macleod.html
"The progenitor of the MacLeod's was Leod, younger son of Olaf the Blackone of the last Norse Kings of Man and the Isles. Leod imherited Lewisand Harris along with parts of Skye on his father's death in 1237.Through marriage to the Norse seneschal of Skye the family acquiredDunvegan Castle, which remains in the family to this day. The Clanconsists of two main branches: the MacLeods of Lewis descend from Leod'sson Torquil while the MacLeods of Harris and Skye descend from anotherson, Tormod.
The MacLeods followed the MacDonald Lord of the Isles in the Battle ofHarlaw of 1411 but were able to steer a hazardous political path whenJames IV sought to break the power of the Lords of the Isles. The successof the Clan can also be traced to the political talent of the 8th ChiefAlistair Crotach. He not only managed to avoid the wrath of James V at atime when most Highland chiefs were imprisoned or driven from theirlands, but also succeeded in securing the title to Trotternish in 1542.Trotternish had long been in dispute with the MacDonalds of Sleat."
Note "!CAVEAT: There is significant disagreement over the true ancestryof Leod...." and has much more information.
From http://www.macleodgenealogy.com/ACMS/D0021/I1.html
Part of Associated Clan MacLeod Societies Genealogical Resources Center.By James A Ayars. (The Associated Clan MacLeod Societies, Edinburgh,Scotland, 2000)
http://www.macleodgenealogy.com/
Index of Persons
http://www.macleodgenealogy.com/ACMS/PERSONS.html
Which shows him as:
Leod OLAFSON (I Chief)
BIRTH: ABT 1200
DEATH: ABT 1280
REFERENCE: 1st Chief
Father: Ollaghair Olaf_or_Olaus Odhar GODREDSON
Mother: Christina ROSS
Family 1: Heiress_of Armuin MACRAILD
Children:
Tormod [Norman] MACLEOD
Sir_John MACLEOD
Olaus MACLEOD
[Daughter] MACLEOD
[Daughter] MACLEOD (married John LORD_OF_MULL )
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