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Chiefs of Clan Ross

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The Rosses of Pitcalnie. The Chiefship of Balnagowan then passed to a line who were direct descendants of Nicholas Ross who was the second son of Chief Alexander Ross 9th of Balnagowan who died in 1592. (The Chiefship back then had gone to Alexander's first son George 10th of Balnagowan who died in
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The Chiefship passed to another line of Rosses. The Rosses of Shandwick are direct descendants of William Ross who was killed in battle in 1486. William was the grandson of Hugh Ross the 4th of Balnagowan and the brother of Alexander Ross 6th of Balnagowan.
36:. The chiefship of the clan has since passed to various branches of the clan. The current chief is David Campbell Ross who descends from Hugh Ross the 4th of Balnagowan. The following is a list of the chiefs of Clan Ross. 512:
On expiry of the male Ross of Hawkhead line the estates of Balnagowan passed to James Lockhart of Carstairs whose grandfather had married Grizel the daughter of
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through marriage. The Earldom of Ross would later pass from the Macdonalds to the Stuarts and did not return to the Clan Ross Chief.
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Crushed a rebellion in Moray and Ross, brought the King the heads of the rebel leaders and was knighted on 15 June 1215.
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Alexander Leslie (7th Earl of Ross but not Chief of Clan Ross) married Isabel, daughter of Robert
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Changed sides during the Wars of Independence, his son Walter fought at Bannockburn for Scotland.
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The Clan Ross by Donald by Donald MacKinnon. W & A.K Johnston's Clan Histories.
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Hugh Ross of Rarichies who later became the 1st of Balnagowan was descended from
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had gone elsewhere (see above). Hugh Ross's daughter Jean Ross married
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were designated as "of Balnagowan". This was because their seat was at
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Last of Balnagowan O' Beolain line. Married Anne, daughter of the 4th
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in 1651 where he led some of the clan, captured and imprisoned at the
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of Hawkhead. Killed in 1745 leading some members of the clan at the
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William, 14th Lord Ross of Hawkhead and 17th of Balnagowan
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George, 13th Lord Ross of Hawkhead and 16th of Balnagowan
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Sir Charles William Augustus Lockhart-Ross of Balnagown
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of Hawkhead. Also inherited the estates of Balnagowan.
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Hugh Ross of Rarichies later the 1st of Balnagowan.
567:Lt. General Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross of Balnagown 370:of Calder. Later married Isobel, daughter of Angus 664: 260:. The Earl of Sutherland was married to Helen 207:. He took over as Chief of the Clan Ross when 149:(6th Earl of Ross but not Chief of Clan Ross). 76:Justiciar of Scotland, North. Dau of William 516:. Sir James assumed the name Lockhart-Ross. 351:Married Janet Sinclair, daughter of the 3rd 156:then divorced. She later married Alexander 128:The last Chief of Clan Ross that was also 264:. Helen Sinclair was the daughter of the 658:Clan Ross Association of the Netherlands 400:Married Mary, daughter of the 7th Lord 143:Aonghus Óg Mac Domhnaill, Lord of Islay 116:. Married the Bruce's sister, Matilda. 665: 586:Sixth and last of Lockhart-Ross line. 366:Married Marrion, daughter of Sir John 336:Married Marrion, daughter of Sir John 591:Ethel Frances Sarah Williamson Ross 385:Married Mary, daughter of Alexander 217:Robert de Munro, 8th Baron of Foulis 296:Alexander Sutherland, 3rd of Duffus 211:died in 1372, however the title of 13: 502:Grizel Lockhart Ross, daughter of 14: 689: 641: 345:Alexander Ross 9th of Balnagowan 315:Sir David Ross 7th of Balnagowan 288:Alexander Ross 6th of Balnagowan 16:The first chiefs of the Scottish 178:Alexander's sister Mary married 141:Uilleam married the daughter of 653:Clan Ross Association of Canada 360:George Ross 10th of Balnagowan 230:Married Catherine, daughter of 224:William Ross 2nd of Balnagowan 186:, he then claimed right as the 648:Clan Ross of the United States 555:Admiral Sir John Lockhart-Ross 497:Of the Hawkhead line of Ross. 483:Of the Hawkhead line of Ross. 417:David Ross 13th of Balnagowan 394:David Ross 12th of Balnagowan 379:David Ross 11th of Balnagowan 330:Walter Ross 8th of Balnagowan 239:Walter Ross 3rd of Balnagowan 152:Euphemia first married Walter 1: 673:Lists of Scottish clan chiefs 631: 514:William Ross, 12th Lord Ross 504:William Ross, 12th Lord Ross 294:Married Dorothy daughter of 273:John Ross 5th of Balnagowan 256:Married the daughter of the 250:Hugh Ross 4th of Balnagowan 209:Uilleam III 5th Earl of Ross 147:Euphemia I, Countess of Ross 7: 463:George Ross, 13th Lord Ross 444:George Ross, 11th Lord Ross 321:Married Helen, daughter of 279:Married Christian daughter 125:(William 5th Earl of Ross) 92:(William 3rd Earl of Ross) 70:(William 2nd Earl of Ross) 10: 694: 521:Sir William Lockhart-Ross 310:(Battle of Strathcarron). 609:The Rosses of Pitcalnie. 562:Fourth of Lockhart line. 543:Sir George Lockhart-Ross 538:Second of Lockhart line. 122:Uilleam III, Earl of Ross 573:Fifth of Lockhart line. 549:Third of Lockhart line. 532:Sir James Lockhart-Ross 527:First of Lockhart line. 106:(Hugh 4th Earl of Ross) 90:Uilleam II, Earl of Ross 42:Name of Clan Ross Chief 68:Uilleam I, Earl of Ross 24:were also the original 455:, 15th of Balnagowan. 308:Battle of Auldicharish 205:Aodh, 4th Earl of Ross 54:Fearchar, Earl of Ross 603:Rosa Williamson Ross 436:, 14th of Balnagowan 614:David Campbell Ross 406:Battle of Worcester 112:A favorite of King 30:chiefs of Clan Ross 467:Battle of Fontenoy 387:Earl of Sutherland 258:Earl of Sutherland 104:Aodh, Earl of Ross 629: 628: 353:Earl of Caithness 184:Lord of the Isles 145:. 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Index

Highland
Clan Ross
Earls of Ross
Balnagowen Castle
Fearchar, Earl of Ross
Uilleam I, Earl of Ross
Comyn
Earl of Buchan
Uilleam II, Earl of Ross
Aodh, Earl of Ross
Robert the Bruce
Uilleam III, Earl of Ross
Earl of Ross
Aonghus Óg Mac Domhnaill, Lord of Islay
Euphemia I, Countess of Ross
Leslie
Stuart
Stuart
Earl of Fife
Duke of Albany
MacDonald
Lord of the Isles
Earl of Ross
Aodh, 4th Earl of Ross
Uilleam III 5th Earl of Ross
Earl of Ross
Robert de Munro, 8th Baron of Foulis
Paul Mactire
Earl of Sutherland
Sinclair

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