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Pro Rege (For the King)
Macfie (Gaelic MacDhuibhshith), also written MacFie, MacDuffie or MacPhee, was a clan of Colonsay and Oronsay in the Inner Hebrides; the scheduled fort of Dun Eibhinn on Colonsay is tied to the family by an early sixteenth-century graveslab at Iona naming Malcolm MacDuffie, Lord of Dunevin in Colonsay. Malcolm, the last hereditary chief, was slain in 1623 and the clan was dispossessed. The Lord Lyon recognised Clan Macfie as an active clan again on 27 May 1981, but the clan's Council of Presidents states that it is at present without a chief and without a Clan Commander.
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The motto of Clan MacFie is Pro Rege (For the King). It appears on the Clan MacFie crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.
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Shop MacFie of Dreghorn →Donald Macduffie witnesses a charter of the Earl of Ross at Dingwall, 12 April[3]
Donald Macfie of Colonsay is among the twelve who agree the Statutes of Iona[3]
Malcolm Macphie of Colonsay, the last hereditary chief, is slain; the clan is dispossessed[3][5]
Lord Lyon recognises Clan Macfie as an active clan again, on 27 May[5][6]
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No. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists no Macfie chief, and the clan's own Council of Presidents states that the clan is at present without a Chief and without a Clan Commander.
Pro Rege, Latin for 'For the King'.
The islands of Colonsay and Oronsay in the Inner Hebrides. The scheduled fort of Dun Eibhinn on Colonsay is tied to the family by an early sixteenth-century graveslab at Iona naming Malcolm MacDuffie, Lord of Dunevin in Colonsay.
Malcolm Macphie of Colonsay joined Sir James Macdonald's rising of 1615 and was slain; the Privy Council records of 1623 record his slaughter, and the clan lost Colonsay. No chief has been recognised since, and the clan is at present without a Clan Commander as well.
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Clan MacDonaldAfter the Lord of the Isles was forfeited in 1493 the Macduffies followed the Macdonalds of Islay.
Clan CameronA dispersed Macfie branch settled in Lochaber under the protection of Cameron of Lochiel.