The Macdonald baronetcy, later Bosville Macdonald Baronetcy, of Sleat (also Slate) in the Isle of Skye, County of Inverness, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 14 July 1625 for Donald Macdonald.
[2] The 9th baronet was created Baron Macdonald in 1776.
The title holder as of 2025, the 17th baronet, is chief of Clan Macdonald of Sleat.
[3] The heir apparent is the present holder's only son Hon.
[5] The heir apparent is the present holder's son Somerled Alexander Bosville Macdonald, Younger of Sleat (born 1976).