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Flora MacDonald
1722 – 1790
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryFlora MacDonald was a Scottish gentlewoman and Jacobite who was a member of the minor gentry from the Outer Hebrides. She is best known for helping Charles Edward Stuart evade government troops after the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. Her family generally backed the government during the 1745 Rising, and MacDonald later claimed to have assisted Charles out of sympathy for his situation.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 1, 1722
Milton
Date of death
March 4, 1790
Isle of Skye
Citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain
Occupations & fields
aristocrat
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