FLORA MACDONALD

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• Died: March 5, 1790
• Nationality: Scottish
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Flora MacDonald (Gaelic: Fionnghal nic Dhòmhnaill); was a member of the Macdonalds of Sleat, who helped Charles Edward Stuart evade government troops after the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. Her family supported the government during the 1745 Rising and Flora later claimed to have assisted Charles out of sympathy for his situation.