Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch
Alexander Macdonald of Keppoch | |
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| 17th of Keppoch | |
Portrait dated 1765, said to be of Alexander Macdonald, formerly owned by the descendants of a daughter of his cousin Major Donald Macdonald of Tir na Dis, near Spean Bridge | |
| Tenure | 1729–1746 |
| Predecessor | Coll Macdonald, 16th of Keppoch |
| Successor | Ranald Macdonald, 18th of Keppoch |
| Born | c. 1695 |
| Died | 16 April 1746 Drumossie Moor, Inverness |
| Cause of death | Killed at Battle of Culloden |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Residence | Keppoch House, Roybridge |
| Wars and battles | 1715 Jacobite Rising Sheriffmuir |
| Offices | Colonel, Macdonald of Keppoch's Regiment 1745-1746 |
| Spouse(s) | Isobel Stewart |
| Issue | Ranald (-1788); Alasdair (-1809); Angus 'Ban' (1725-1815) |
| Parents | Coll Macdonald; Barbara Macdonald |
Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch (died 1746) was a Scottish Jacobite and clan chief who took part in both the 1715 and 1745 Jacobite risings. He was killed at the Battle of Culloden leading a regiment composed largely of members of his clan, the MacDonalds of Keppoch (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Dòmhnaill na Ceapaich).
Some genealogies give him the title 16th of Keppoch, following a previous dispute of succession.