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Clarior Hinc Honos (Hence the brighter honour)
Clan Buchanan's documented history begins in 1225, when Maldouen, Earl of Lennox, granted the island of Clairinch on Loch Lomond to Absalon, son of MacBed; the clan's own society calls the older tale of an Irish prince arriving in 1016 'little more than a myth'. The chiefly line ended in September 1681 when John Buchanan of that Ilk died without a male heir, and the Lord Lyon did not recognise a new chief until 2018.
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View all Buchanan productsMaldouen, Earl of Lennox, grants Clairinch to Absalon, son of MacBed[5]
Maurice, 10th of Buchanan, refuses to sign the Ragman Roll[7]
Clan Buchanan aids Robert the Bruce's escape[7]
John Buchanan of that Ilk dies with no male heir; the chiefly line ends[8]
The Buchanan Society is founded in Glasgow[4]
Lord Lyon confirms John Michael Baillie-Hamilton Buchanan as Chief of the Name and Arms of Buchanan[1][3][9]
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Clarior Hinc Honos, which COSCA translates as 'Hence the brighter honour'.
Yes, since 2018: John Michael Baillie-Hamilton Buchanan of that Ilk and Arnprior was confirmed as Chief of the Name and Arms of Buchanan by the Lord Lyon, the first chief since the line ended in 1681.
John Buchanan of that Ilk died in September 1681 with no male heir, and much of the estate was bought from his creditors by the 3rd Marquis of Montrose, leaving the chiefship unfilled for 337 years.
A small island on Loch Lomond granted to the Buchanan chiefs in 1225; it gave the clan its war-cry, 'Clar Innis', and was the muster point for the clan's fighting men.
The clan's own society says no: the tale has Anselan O Kyan, an Irish prince, landing in Argyll in 1016, and the society calls it 'little more than a myth'. The documented history starts with the 1225 Clairinch charter.
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