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John Hans MakelerJohn Hans Makeler, Iain Dubh Baronet (1604 - July 7, 1666) aka John MacLean, Iain Dubh Baronet was a British Naval Officer and merchant in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was raised to nobility in May of 1649 with the title "Iain Dubh Baronet". Birth 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. Isabella was the daughter of Archibald Atcheson of Gosford. John's siblings were: Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas who married Florence MacLean his cousin; and Isabelle MacLean. Emigration John MacLean became an officer in the British Royal Navy. He emigrated to Gothenburg, Sweden and worked as a merchant in 1629. Marriage and children John married Anna Gubbertz (c.1595-1653) in 1629 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Anna was the daughter of Hans Gubbertz (c.1600-1646); and Maichen Maria Von Quickelberg (c.1600-1646) of the Netherlands. Anna and John had the following children: Carl Leonard Makeler (1633-1663); David Makeler (c.1635-1708) who was the first governor of lvsborg County, Sweden from 1693 to 1708; Catharina Makeler (1637-1709); Anna Makeler (1638-1646); Lunetta Makeler (1639-1693) who married Joakim Cronman (c.1630-1703), a soldier who died at Neumnde; Gustaf Adolf Makeler (1641-1706) who was a Captain in the Swedish Army who married Sara Carlberg (1647-1701); and Elsa Beata Makeler (1643-1730). Iain Dubh Baronet In May of 1649 John received the title "Iain Dubh Baronet". Subsequent marriages After his wife, Anna Gubbertz died, John married Lilis Hamilton and after her death he married Anna Thompson. Historical documents Jonas Berg and Bo Lagercrantz write: - On November 15, 1649, James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, arrived in Gothenburg from Copenhagen, and stayed with a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 Makeler. Maclean, or Makeler 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.
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