| 词条 | Clan Broun |
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|clan name = Clan Broun |image badge = |chiefs crest = A lion rampant, holding in the dexter paw a fleur de lis Or |chiefs motto = FLOREAT MAGESTAS |chiefs slogan = |war cry = |region =Lowlands |district =East Lothian |gaelic names = Mac a' Bhriuthainn, MacIlledhuinn. |image arms = Broun of Colstoun arms.svg |plant badge = |animal = |pipe music = |chiefs name = Sir Wayne Broun of Colstoun |chiefs title = 14th Baronet of Colstoun |chiefs gaelic title= |seat = Colstoun House near Haddington, East Lothian |historic seat = Carsluith Castle |septs = |branches = |last chiefs name= |date of death of last chief= |commander = }}Clan Broun also known as Clan Brown is a Scottish clan.[1] HistoryOrigins of the NameThe more usual form of the surname Broun is Brown.[1] It is an extremely common name and is usually a reference to colouring.[1] The historian, Black, asserts that Browns of Celtic origin might have been named after their descent from native judges, who were known as brehons.[1] The Scottish Lowland name of Brown achieved prominence in the early twelfth century in East Lothian.[1] Sir David Le Brun was a witness to the laying of the foundation of Holyrood Abbey in 1128.[1] He had given lands to the abbey in return for prayers said for the health of his son.[1] The chiefly family, the Brouns of Colstoun enjoyed considerable royal favor, which may have been because of their claimed descent from the royal house of France.[1] The chief's arms even bear the three gold lilies of France.[1] The family married into other noble families such as that of the chiefs of Clan Hay.[1] During the Civil War, Sir John Brown of Fordell commanded the royalist army at the Battle of Inverkeithing in 1651.[2] Patrick Broun of Colstoun was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1686.[1] Clan profile
Clan CastlesSeats of the Clan Broun have included: Bruntsfield House and Carsluith Castle. See also
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Page 366. {{Scottish clans}}2. ^Inverkeithing - Scottish Places scottish-places.info. Retrieved 7 May 2013. 3. ^The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726201953/http://www.clanchiefs.org/p/chiefs.html |date=26 July 2011 }} 4. ^1 2 The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time; By Bernard Burke; Published by Harrison & sons, 1864; p.131 [https://books.google.com/books?id=WmpmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA131&dq=Broun+of+Colstoun+arms#PPA131,M1 Link to Book] 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=5130 |title=Brown of Castledean |work=The Scottish Register of Tartans |publisher=National Records of Scotland |accessdate=1 February 2013}} 2 : Scottish clans|History of East Lothian |
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