Alexander MacDonnell, 3rd Earl Of Antrim
Alexander MacDonnell, 3rd Earl of Antrim PC (Ire) (1615–1699) was a Catholic peer and military commander in Ireland. He fought together with his brother Randal on the losing side in the Irish Confederate Wars (1641–1653); and then, having succeeded his brother as the 3rd Earl of Antrim in 1683, fought in the Williamite War (1688–1691), on the losing side again. Twice he forfeited his lands and twice he regained them. However, he may be known best for having been shut out of Derry by the apprentice boys in an episode preceding the Siege of Derry. Birth and origins Alexander was born in 1615, probably at Dunluce Castle, his parents' habitual residence. He was the second son of Randal MacDonnell and his wife, Alice O'Neill. His father, Lord of the Route and Constable of Dunluce Castle, had been knighted by Lord Deputy Mountjoy in 1602. His father would be created Viscount of Antrim in 1617 and advanced to Earl in 1620. His father's family, the M ...
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