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Clan Rose
Ròs[1]
Crest:A harp upon a chapeau
MottoConstant and True
Profile
Plant badgeWild rosemary
Chief
David Rose
Chief of Clan Rose, 26thBaron of Kilravock.
SeatKilravock Castle
Septsof Clan Rose
Geddas, Geddeis, Geddes, Geddess, Geddis, Gedes, Baron, Barron, de Ros, de Rose, Rose
Allied clans
Rival clans

Clan Rose(Scottish Gaelic:Clann Ròs) is aScottish clanof theScottish Highlands.[2]

History[edit]

Origins of the clan[edit]

AVictorian era,romanticiseddepiction of a member of the clan byR. R. McIan,fromThe Clans of the Scottish Highlands,published in 1845.

The chiefs of the Clan Rose were aNormanfamily.[2]They had no connection to the ancientCelticfamily ofClan Ross.[2]They derive from Ros, nearCaeninNormandyand accompanied the early Norman kings to England. They appear to be connected with two other Norman families; thede Bissetsand thede Boscos.[2]All three of these families disappear from the records ofWiltshireandDorsetwhere they are first known to have settled after the Norman conquest, and they reappear in the mid thirteenth century around the area of theMoray Firth.[2]Elizabeth de Bisset's family owned the lands of Kilravock and she married Andrew de Bosco.[2]Their daughter was Marie, who in around 1290 married Hugo de Ros, whose lands were at Geddes.[2]Hugh's (Hugo's) father had been a witness to the foundation charter ofBeauly Priory,which was erected by Sir John Bisset of Lovat.[2]Hugh and Marie established their home at Kilravock which remained the home of the chief of Clan Rose until 2012.[2]

Wars of Scottish Independence[edit]

During theWars of Scottish Independencethe Barons of Kilravock supported the cause of Scottish Independence.[2]In 1306 they capturedInvernairn CastleforRobert the Bruce.[2]

14th to 15th centuries[edit]

Hugh Rose, fourth of Kilravock, married the daughter of the constable ofUrquhart Castle,Janet Chisholm.[2]This brought the Rose chief extensive lands and made an addition to the chief's coat of arms.[2]A boar's head, as used by the Chisholm family was added to the Rose's shield.[2]In the time of Hugh Rose, fifth of Kilravock all of the family's writs and charters were lost whenElgin Cathedralwas burned byAlexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan(theWolf of Badenoch).[2]The next Baron of Kilravock, John Rose, obtained charters fromJames I of Scotland,theEarl of Rossand theChisholm.[2]

In about 1460 the seventh Baron of Kilravock built the Tower of Kilravock.[2]TheEarls of Rosswere forfeited in 1474 and Hugh Rose received a charter dated March 1475 under theGreat Seal of Scotland.[2]TheClan Mackintoshlater seized the tower in 1482, however they soon surrendered it.[2]

Hugh Rose of Kilravock had expected to marry Murial Calder, daughter of the chief ofClan Calderwho was seated atCawdor Castle.[2]However she was carried off by theClan Campbelland Cawdor Castle has belonged to theClan Campbell of Cawdorever since.[2]

16th century and Anglo-Scottish Wars[edit]

Hugh Rose of Kilravock, the tenth Laird was known as theBlack Baron,however he was in fact an extremely accomplished man.[2]Mary, Queen of Scotsstayed atKilravock Castleand afterwards wrote to him as her trusted friend.[2]The queen's son,James VI of Scotlandvisited Kilravock and it is said that he treated the baron like a father.[2]

17th century and Civil War[edit]

Kilravock Castle

The Rose family had supported theScottish Reformation.However, they later opposed the religious politics ofCharles I of Englandand signed theNational Covenant.[2]The thirteenth Baron of Kilravock led the Clan Rose againstJames Graham, 1st Marquis of Montroseat theBattle of Auldearnin 1645.[2]Later, however, after the king had been handed over to Parliament by the Scottish army, Rose led a regiment of dragoons as part of theDuke of Hamilton's regiment, which planned to rescue the king.[2]

18th century and Jacobite Uprisings[edit]

Ancient headstone dedicated to the Rose family

When theJacobite rising of 1715broke out the Roses declared for the British government.[2]Aurthur Rose was killed leading a detachment of the Clan Rose in seizingInvernessback from the Jacobites ofClan Mackenzie.[2][3]See:Siege of Inverness (1715).General Wade's report on the Highlands in 1724, estimated the clan strength at 300 men.[4]

During theJacobite rising of 1745the Baron of Kilravock entertained the Jacobite leaderCharles Edward Stuartat Kilravock Castle.[2]At the same timePrince William, Duke of Cumberlandoccupied the Rose's town house inNairn.[2]After the Jacobite rising of 1745, the chief's daughter, Anne Rose marriedSir Harry Munro, 7th Baronetwho was the chief of theClan Munro.[5]

Castle[edit]

In 1460 the presentKilravock Castlewas built on the banks of theRiver Nairn.The 25th generation of Rose to live at the castle, Anna Elizabeth Guillemard Rose, signed the estate over to aChristiangroup in 1984[6]who now run the castle as a conference centre.

Clan Chief[edit]

Clan Rose Tartan

In June 2013, The Lord Lyon recognised David Rose[7]as the Chief of Clan Rose and the 26th Baron of Kilravock. David was preceded by his maternal aunt, Anna Elizabeth Guillemard Rose, 25th of Kilravock who died in Nairn on 9 December 2012, aged 88 years. David Rose is the first Chief of Clan Rose and Baron Kilravock not to reside at Kilravock since 1460.

Clan Rose family tree[edit]

[8][9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Clan Rose Profilescotclans. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeWay, George of Plean;Squire, Romilly of Rubislaw(1994).Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia.Glasgow:HarperCollins(for theStanding Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 306–307.ISBN0-00-470547-5.
  3. ^Mackenzie, Alexander. History of the Frasers of Lovat, with genealogies of the principal families of the name: to which is added those of Dunballoch and Phopachy. Pages 337 - 341.
  4. ^Johnston, Thomas Brumby;Robertson, James Alexander;Dickson, William Kirk(1899). "General Wade's Report".Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland.EdinburghandLondon:W. & A.K. Johnston.p.26.Retrieved16 February2020.
  5. ^Mackenzie, Alexander (1898). History of the Munros of Fowlis with genealogies of the principal families of the name: to which are added those of Le xing ton and New England. Inverness: A. & W. Mackenzie.
  6. ^"History - Kilravock Castle".kilravock.Retrieved13 April2018.
  7. ^"2013 Seaside Highland Games".clanrose.org.Retrieved13 April2018.
  8. ^Mosley, Charles (2003).Burke's Peerage, 2003; Volume 3.London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd. p. 3391-95.
  9. ^Rose, Hugh; Shaw, Lachlan (1848).A Genealogical Deduction of the Family of Rose of Kilravock: With Illustrative Documents from the Family Papers, and Notes.Creative Media Partners, LLC.ISBN9781293945957.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links and sources[edit]

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