Lachlan Lùbanach Maclean, 5th Chief (flourished 1370s) was Chief of

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. He was the first Maclean to occupy Castle Duart as the 1st Laird of Duart. His brother, Hector Reaganach Maclean was the progenitor of the Lochbuie Macleans usually MacLaines.

Biography

The date of the beginning of Lachainn Lubanach as fifth chief of MacLean, and successor to his father, Iain Dubh mac Gilliemore Maclean, is not known. It was probably before 1365. His feuds with the

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s and

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s were during that period after he became chief.

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, lived until 1386, when he was succeeded by his son

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. Under Domhnall, as the second

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, Lachlan took due precaution to have his lands confirmed by charter, which occurred in 1390. He married Mary Mcdonald, the daughter of

, possible a daughter of John's first marriage. They had five sons: * Eachuinn Ruadh nan cath Maclean, also known as Red Hector, his successor at Duart. *John Maclean *Lachlan Maclean *Neil Maclean *Somerled Maclean Lachlan Lubanach lived to a great age. The date of his death is not known, but it must have been before 1405, for on 28 January 1405 at

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, Hector was a witness to a charter confirmed by the king in favour of James Kennedy.

Legacy

Lachlan Lubanach is generally regarded as the first Maclean of Duart because the oldest recorded charter in existence is in his favour. But that does not imply that he was the first possessor. A fictionalized account of Lachlan's marriage and coming in possession of Duart was given by Fitzroy Maclean in ''The Isles of The Sea''.

Ancestors

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maclean, Lachlan Lubanach Year of birth uncertain 1405 deaths Lachlan Lubanach Maclean of Duart 14th-century Scottish people