11 Facts About Clan Maxwell

Clan Maxwell is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands and is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.

The claimed origin of the name Clan Maxwell is that it comes from Maccus Well, a pool in the River Tweed near Kelso, Scottish Borders.

Sir John Clan Maxwell was Chamberlain of Scotland but he died without issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, Aymer.

Sir Herbert Clan Maxwell appears on the Ragman Rolls of 1296, swearing fealty to Edward I of England.

Herbert's son, Eustace Clan Maxwell held Caerlaverock Castle as a vassal of the English, however he later followed Robert the Bruce to the Battle of Bannockburn.

The fifth Lord Clan Maxwell intrigued with King Henry VII of England.

Also in 1542 Lord Clan Maxwell was captured at the Battle of Solway Moss.

John Clan Maxwell, the seventh Lord Clan Maxwell was a devout Catholic throughout the Scottish Reformation and he was linked to a number of plots to restore Mary, Queen of Scots to the throne.

The feud continued and the next Lord Clan Maxwell shot Sir James Johnstone.

Clan Maxwell was convicted of treason in his absence and sentenced to death.

Clan Maxwell was sentenced to death and imprisoned in the Tower of London.