Colin Cam Mackenzie Of Kintail
Colin Mackenzie of Kintail (died 14 June 1594), nicknamed “Cam” (“crooked”, because one-eyed), was a Highland chief of the Scottish clan Mackenzie who greatly increased his ancestral estates through royal favour and a career of vigorous self-aggrandisement.
Read more about Colin Cam Mackenzie Of Kintail: Origins, Royal Favour, Inheritance, The Chanonry of Ross, Feud With The Macdonells of Glengarry, Discomfiture of The Earl of Huntly, Relationship With The Privy Council, Acquisitions of Territory, Marriage and Children, Ancestors, Line of Chiefs, References
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