David Makeléer (1646-1708)

David Makeléer (c1635-1708) was the first governor of Älvsborg County, Sweden from 1693 to 1708.

Biography
David was the son of John Hans Makeléer (1604-1666), Iain Dubh Baronet aka John MacLean. His mother was Anna Gubbertz (c.1595-1653). John was born in 1604 in Duart, Mull, Argyll, Scotland. He was the son of Hector MacLean, Lord of Dowart (c.1570-1630) and Isabella Atcheson of Gosford. John's siblings were: Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas who married Florence MacLean, his cousin; and Isabelle MacLean. Jonas Berg and Bo Lagercrantz write: On November 15, 1649, James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, arrived in Gothenburg from Copenhagen, and stayed with a Scottish merchant, James Maclean, who had been raised to the nobility in May of 1649, under the name Makeléer. Maclean, or Makeléer had been an officer in the British Royal Navy before settling in Gothenburg in 1629. He had always been a warm supporter of the House of Stuart. Anna was the daughter of Hans Gubbertz (c1570-?) and Maichen Maria Von Quickelberg (1582-1646). David Makeléer had the following siblings: Carl Leonard Makeléer (1633-1663); Catharina Makeléer (1637-1709); Anna Makeléer (1638-1646); Lunetta Makeléer (1639-1693) who married Joakim Cronman (c1630-1703), a soldier who died at Neumünde; Gustaf Adolf Makeléer (1641-1706) who was a Captain in the Swedish Army who married Sara Carlberg (1647-1701); and Elsa Beata Makeléer (1643-1730). David served as the first governor of Älvsborg County, Sweden from 1693 to 1708.

External link

 * Wikipedia: David Makeléer