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dau MACHENRY, of Glencoe

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  1. 1.  dau MACHENRY, of Glencoedau MACHENRY, of Glencoe was born about 1280 in Glen Coe, Argyll, Scotland; and died.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GZTW-ZW4

    Family/Spouse: Angus MACDONALD, Og Lord Isles. Angus (son of Angus Mor ?Engull? MACDONALD, 4th Lord of the Isles and Helen NIC COLIN CAMPBELL OF LOCHAWE) was born in 1274 in Iona, Argyll, Scotland; died in 1330; was buried in 1330 in Isle of Iona, Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John "Iain" Islay MACDONALD, Carrach  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1305 in Finlaggan Castle, Isle Of Islay, Argyll, Scotland; died in 1386 in Ardtornish Castle, Morven, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1386 in Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Isle Of Iona, Argyll, Scotland.
    2. 3. John Eoin Iain MACANGUS MACDONALD, 7th Lord Of The Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1326 in Finlaggan Castle, Island Islay, Scotland; died on 29 Apr 1388 in Ardtornish Castle, Ardtornish, Morven, Scotland; was buried in 1387 in Saint Oran's Chapel Cemetery At the Reilig Ourain, Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John "Iain" Islay MACDONALD, CarrachJohn "Iain" Islay MACDONALD, Carrach Descendancy chart to this point (1.dau1) was born in 1305 in Finlaggan Castle, Isle Of Islay, Argyll, Scotland; died in 1386 in Ardtornish Castle, Morven, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1386 in Saint Orans Chapel Cemetery, Isle Of Iona, Argyll, Scotland.

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    • Clan: ; 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald
    • FamilySearch ID: LY3F-MB4
    • Name: John Spagnach The Bold
    • Occupation: ; Earl of Ross
    • TitleOfNobility: 1336, Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom; John?s title was Dominus Insularum, ?Lord of the Isles?. He was the first of the ?Lords of the Isles? and he held this title until his death in 1386.
    • TitleOfNobility: 1346, Scotland; Lord of Garmoran
    • MilitaryService: 1356; fought in the Battle of Poitiers - he was captured while fighting with the French against the English
    • MilitaryService: 1369; resumed his alliance with King David II of Scotland, after a period of disaffection

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    JOHN Macdonald. He succeeded his father as Lord of the Isles. David II King of Scotland granted "Yle insulam de Geday insulam de Jura insulam de Colinsay" to "Johannem de Yle consanguineum nostrum" by charter dated 1344[1273]. Robert II King of Scotland granted "insulam de Colowsay" to "Johanni del Yle?et?filis nostre Margarete sponse sue" by charter dated Jul 1376[1274]. m firstly (Papal dispensation 4 Jun 1337, divorced) EUPHEME, daughter of RODERICK MacRuare of Garmoran & his wife ---. m secondly Lady MARGARET Stewart, daughter of ROBERT II King of Scotland & his first wife Elizabeth Mure . Robert II King of Scotland granted "insulam de Colowsay" to "Johanni del Yle?et?filis nostre Margarete sponse sue" by charter dated Jul 1376[1275].

    Lord John & his first wife had one child a) JOHN Macdonald of the Isles (-before 30 Mar 1373). m as her first husband, ELLEN Campbell, daughter of ARCHIBALD [Gillespie] Campbell & his [second] wife [Isabel Lamont] (-after 1434). She married secondly Duncan Earl of Lennox.

    Lord John & his second wife had eight children:

    b) DONALD Macdonald (-Ardtornish, Morven [1423][1276]). He succeeded his father in 1387 as Lord of the Isles. He claimed the Earldom of Ross, de iure uxoris, and fought the battle of Harlaw in 1411 to enforce his rights. m MARY Leslie Ctss of Ross, daughter of Sir WALTER Leslie & his wife Eupheme Ctss of Ross (-[1435]). Donald & his wife had one child:

    i) ALEXANDER Macdonald (-May 1449). He succeeded his father as Lord of the Isles, and his mother as Earl of Ross.

    - EARLS of ROSS.

    c) JOHN "Ian Mor Tanisteir" (-1427). m MARJORIE Bisset, daughter of Sir HUGH Bisset & his wife ---.

    d) ALEXANDER "Alastair Carrach" . m ---.

    e) ANGUS .

    f) HUGH . Thane of Glentilt. m ---.

    g) MARCUS .

    h) MARY . m LACHLEAN Maclean of Duart.

    i) ELIZABETH [Margaret] . m ANGUS Duff Mackay of Strathnaver.

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    From Wiki

    In 1336, he styled himself Dominus Insularum, "Lord of the Isles"; because this is the first ever recorded instance of the title in use, modern historians count John as the first of the later medieval Lords of the Isles,[1] although this rather broad Latin style corresponds roughly with the older Gaelic title r? Innse Gall, in use since the Viking Age, and for instance, the even more similar Latin title dominus de Inchegal ("Lord of the Hebrides"), applied to Raghnall mac Somhairle in the mid-12th century.[2]
    John was the son of Aonghas ?g, an Islay-based nobleman who had benefited from king Robert I of Scotland's attacks on the MacDougall (MacDh?ghaill) rulers of Argyll and their Comyn allies, and had been given Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, Duror and Glencoe, turning the MacDonalds from the Hebridean "poor relations" into the most powerful kindred of the north-western seaboard.[3] The loyalty of Aonghas to Robert, however, did not mean that John's loyalty to Robert's son and successor David II would follow suit. After Edward Balliol's coup against the Bruce regime in 1333, Edward attempted to court John. In 1336, Edward confirmed the territories which the Islay lords had acquired in the days of Robert I; and additionally, Edward awarded John the lands of Kintyre, Knapdale, Gigha, Colonsay, Mull, Skye, Lewis, and Morvern, held by magnates still loyal to the Bruces. John, however, never provided Edward with real assistance. Although Balliol's deposition by the supporters of David meant that the grants made to John void, John's pre-1336 possessions were in fact confirmed by King David in 1343. Moreover, in 1346, John inherited the great Lordship of Garmoran through his brother-in-law Raghnall MacRuaridh. This meant that John's dominions now included all of the Hebrides except Skye, and all of the western seaboard from Morvern to Loch Hourn.[4]

    John continued to build his power based by allying himself with Robert Stewart, another west highland magnate who was the designated heir of King David. After David went into English custody in 1346, Robert acted was the de facto ruler of Scotland north of the river Forth. In 1350, John was given Robert's daughter Margaret Stewart in marriage, and received Knapdale and Kintyre as dowry. However, Robert was the senior partner, and John had to divorce his previous wife Amie; his sons by Amie were to be passed over in the succession in favour of any children by the marriage with Margaret. After the capture of the king and death of John Randolph at the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346, John and Robert worked together taking control of the huge earldom of Moray, bringing MacDonald power into Lochaber and Stewart power into Badenoch.[5]

    David returned to Scotland in 1357, and resented these incursions into an earldom which David regarded as within his rights of disposal; the terms of the original grant of Moray to Thomas Randolph in 1312 stipulated that the earldom would revert to the crown upon lack of issue. By 1368, King David had decided that an aggressive policy was needed in the north. In 1369, he marched to Inverness, where John submitted to his authority. John's submission, though, was followed swiftly by David's death on February 22, 1371. David was succeeded by John's close ally Robert. David had wished either to retain control of the earldom or to grant the earldom to either John or George Dunbar, the sons of Isabella Randolph, sister of the last earl. However, King Robert made sure that Badenoch remained within his own control and that John kept Lochaber. When the earldom was granted to John Dunbar by a parliament held at Scone in early 1372, the grant consisted only of the lowland part around Inverness. Robert also ensured that John's control of the MacRuaridh inheritance was legally recognized by charter, and in 1376 issued charters confirming John's control of Colonsay, Kintrye and Knapdale, and granted Lochaber to John and his Stewart wife together.[6]

    Soon after 1376, John's heir Domhnall may have been the de facto ruler. John lived until 1386, when he died at Ardtornish Castle in Morvern. He was buried in Iona.[7] John's power had been built on both the loosening of royal authority in north-western Scotland after the First War of Scottish Independence and, more importantly, through allying with the right people at the right time. The success of John was so great that his successors could maintain a distance from the crown that outlived the weak monarchy of the 14th century.

    John was also a great cultural and religious patron. Although the Bishop of the Isles, based at Snizort on Skye, was outside his control and to some extent acted as a political rival, John did control Iona, the spiritual homeland of Scottish Christianity. The monastic establishment of Iona was run with John's approval by the MacKinnon (MacFhionghain) kindred. John also founded an Augustinian priory at Oronsay, an act unique in the period.

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    http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/ghi/johnofislay.html

    John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, lived from about 1305 to 1386. He was also known as Eoin MacDomhnaill or Iain mac Aonghais MacDh?mhnaill. John was the first chief of Clan Donald to claim the title of Lord of the Isles. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
    John was the son of Angus ?g of Islay, who had fought alongside Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn. The death of Robert the Bruce in 1329 brought conflict and confusion, as Edward Balliol, with English support, sought to wrest the crown of Scotland from the head of Robert's infant son, David II. Edward Balliol was desperate for support from any source, and offered John of Islay new lands in Kintyre and Knapdale as well as the islands of Skye and Lewis, in return for his support. John accepted, but there is little evidence of his support for Balliol taking any concrete form.

    Instead, John wrote King Edward III of England asking for his confirmation of the land grants made by Edward Balliol. In his letter, John signed himself Dominus Insularum or "Lord of the Isles". It was the first time this title had been used, and as a result John of Islay can be regarded as the first true "Lord of the Isles". When David II returned to power, John of Islay was initially regarded as a traitor. In the end practical politics prevailed, and in return for pledging himself to David II, John was allowed to keep all the lands he had accumulated except for Kintyre, Knapdale and the Isle of Skye.

    Meanwhile, John had married into the related Clan Rauri, and when the head of the clan was murdered by William, Earl of Ross, in 1346, John claimed the clan's lands on behalf of his wife. These added to his his existing holdings Knoydart, Moidart, Arisaig and Morar, and the islands of North and South Uist, Benbecula, Barra, Eigg and Rum.

    The defeat of the Scots by the English at the Battle of Neville Cross in 1346, and the imprisonment in England of David II, opened the way for John of Islay to further consolidate his power. An important step was his building on a long-standing friendship with Robert Stewart by taking Robert's daughter Margaret as his second wife in 1350. Robert Stewart became Robert II of Scotland on the death of David II in 1371, further strengthening John of Islay's position.

    John built on his relationship with the Stewarts by persuading Ranald, his oldest son from his first marriage, to give up his claim to Clan Chieftainship to Donald (or Domhnall), his oldest son from his second marriage, and Robert II's grandson. In return John gave Ranald the lands he had inherited via his first wife from Clan Rauri, in the process creating the Clanranald branch of the family.

    John of Islay was a consummate politician and diplomat rather than a warrior, and under the guise of "Lord of the Isles" he was able to recreate most of Somerled's Kingdom of the Isles. But while gaining virtually all the powers of a king, John made sure he never


    John married Lady Margaret STEWART, Princess of Scotland on 14 Jun 1350 in Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of King Robert II Of SCOTLAND and Elizabeth MURE, of Rowallan) was born in 1336 in Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 6 May 1410 in Lochaline, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1410 in Iona, Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Mary MACDONALD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1350 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 8 May 1399 in Duart Castle, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1399 in Duart Castle, Argyll, Scotland.
    2. 5. Donald MACDONALD, 8th Lord of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1351 in Western Isles, Scotland; died on 8 May 1423 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; was buried in 1423 in Scotland.
    3. 6. Sir John Mor 'the Tanister' MACDONALD, 1st Chief of Dunnyveg  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1352 in Dunnyveg, Argyll, Scotland; died in 1427 in Ard-du, Islay, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1427 in Scotland.
    4. 7. Lady Agnes Of the Isles Baroness Montgomery MACDONALD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1363 in Skye Isle, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 9 Mar 1413 in Eglington Castle, Androssan, Ayrshire, Scotland; was buried in Mar 1413 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.
    5. 8. Hugh MACDONALD, Thane of Glentilt  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1365 in Argyll, Scotland; died in 1403 in Scotland.
    6. 9. Marcus MACDONALD, 1st Chief of Knocknacloy, County Tyrone, Ireland  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1365 in Islay, Argyll, Scotland; died about 1397 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
    7. 10. Elizabeth MACDONALD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1370 in Finlaggen Castle, Islay, Argyll, Scotland; died in 1440 in Sutherland, Scotland; was buried in 1440 in Scotland.

  2. 3.  John Eoin Iain MACANGUS MACDONALD, 7th Lord Of The IslesJohn Eoin Iain MACANGUS MACDONALD, 7th Lord Of The Isles Descendancy chart to this point (1.dau1) was born in 1326 in Finlaggan Castle, Island Islay, Scotland; died on 29 Apr 1388 in Ardtornish Castle, Ardtornish, Morven, Scotland; was buried in 1387 in Saint Oran's Chapel Cemetery At the Reilig Ourain, Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: G88T-NBZ



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Mary MACDONALDMary MACDONALD Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.dau1) was born in 1350 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 8 May 1399 in Duart Castle, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1399 in Duart Castle, Argyll, Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GWL6-R5C


  2. 5.  Donald MACDONALD, 8th Lord of the IslesDonald MACDONALD, 8th Lord of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.dau1) was born about 1351 in Western Isles, Scotland; died on 8 May 1423 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; was buried in 1423 in Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GSLZ-BNP
    • TitleOfNobility: ; 9th Earl of Ross
    • Name: Domhnall mac Domhnaill of Ross
    • Name: Donald of Harlaw
    • MilitaryService: 24 Jul 1411; fought in the Battle of Harlaw

    Notes:

    Donald, Lord of the Isles (Scottish Gaelic: D?mhnall; died 1423), was the son and successor of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles and chief of Clan Donald. The Lordship of the Isles was based in and around the Scottish west-coast island of Islay, but under Donald's father had come to include many of the other islands off the west coast of Scotland, as well as Morvern, Garmoran, Lochaber, Kintyre and Knapdale on the mainland.

    Donald was the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland and first cousin of King Robert III; he took pride in his royal blood, even adopting the royal tressure to surround his coat of arms.

    While it is customary to portray the Lords of the Isles as divorced from the mainstream of Scottish political life, and as representatives of a brand of lordship distinct from the rest of Scotland, this view obscures the fact that Donald was only one of many magnates who held large lordships with little interference from the crown in late 14th and early 15th century Scotland.[1] The Douglas kindred of southern Scotland and the Albany Stewarts had similar roles as Donald.

    Early rule
    Donald spent some of his first years as Lord of the Isles suppressing a revolt by his brother John M?r. John was Donald's younger brother, and resented his meagre inheritance. Although he was recognised as heir-apparent (t?naiste), he only received patches of land in Kintyre and Islay. The rebellion started in 1387 and went on into the 1390s, and John obtained the support of the MacLean kindred. However, John and the MacLeans were eventually forced to submit to Donald, and by 1395 John M?r had been forced into Ireland. There he entered the service of King Richard II of England and later established a MacDonald lordship in Antrim.

    Conflict with the Stewarts
    Suppression of the revolt enabled Donald to turn his attention northwards and eastwards. Most of the area to the north and east of the Lordship, that is Skye, Ross, Badenoch and Urquhart, was under the control of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, famously known as the "Wolf of Badenoch". The Stewarts had been building up their power in the central Highlands and north of Scotland since the death of John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray in 1346. Alexander had acquired control of the lordship of Badenoch, the earldom of Buchan and the Justiciarship of Scotia. He had been appointed "Lieutenant of the North", giving him the flexibility to exercise total control over most of Scotland north of the mounth. Alexander was at once the de facto ruler of northern Scotland as well as the means by which the crown itself exercised control.

    However, there had been complaints over the activities of his caterans (war bands). More importantly, Alexander's position had become threatening not only to the crown, but also to Euphemia I, Countess of Ross, her son Alexander and the titular Dunbar Earl of Moray. Late in 1388, soon after becoming Guardian of the Kingdom, Robert Stewart, Earl of Fife (created Duke of Albany in 1398) deprived Alexander of the Justiciarship. The assault of Alexander's position continued into the 1390s. Donald and his brother Alexander of Lochaber were in a perfect position to benefit. In 1394, the latter entered a 17-year agreement with the Earl of Moray, taking over Alexander Stewart's role as "protector" of the wealthy comital and episcopal lands in the Moray lowlands. The MacDonalds were in possession of Urquhart Castle by the end of 1395, and had given control of the Duart Castle to Maclean of Duart.

    The Guardian soon turned his hostility against Donald and his family. Alexander of Lochaber had been using his role as "protector" to further his own lordship, including granting episcopal lands to his military followers. In 1398, Robert Stewart (now Duke of Albany) was called upon to take action, but the well-prepared expedition in the end came to nothing. Lochaber continued his activities, and in a raid of 1402 burned the burgh of Elgin along with the manses of the canons belonging to Elgin Cathedral. For this he was excommunicated by William Spynie, bishop of Moray. Later in the year Alexander visited Spynie to seek forgiveness and was thereafter absolved.

    Ross claims
    Donald himself was causing still further concern when in the same year, following the death of Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross, Donald pressed the claims of Mariota, Alexander Leslie's sister and Donald's wife, to the possession of Ross. Donald attempted to gain control of the earldom. Sometime after 1405 but before 1411, Donald gained control of Dingwall Castle, the chief seat of the earldom. In the year after the death of the nominal king, Robert III, Donald sent emissaries to England, to make contact with the heir of the Scottish throne, the captive James Stewart. King Henry IV of England sent his own emissaries to Donald in the following year to negotiate an alliance against Albany.

    With control over the principal seat of the earldom of Ross and support of the exiled heir to the Scottish throne, in 1411 Donald felt strong enough to march against Albany's main northern ally, Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar. At the Battle of Harlaw, Donald failed to inflict a decisive victory, and withdrew back to the western highlands. In the aftermath, Albany was able to retake Dingwall and seize control of Easter Ross. In 1415, the heir of Alexander Leslie, Euphemia II, resigned the earldom to Albany. Donald prepared for war and proclaimed himself "Lord of Ross". Although Albany appointed his own son John Stewart to the earldom, Donald's wife continued to regard herself as the rightful Countess.

    Donald died in 1423 in Islay. He was succeeded by his son Alexander.[2]

    Marriage and children
    He married Mary Leslie, Countess of Ross. They had at least three children:

    Alexander Macdonald, 10th Earl of Ross who died on 7 May 1449
    Angus Macdonald
    Anna Macdonald who married Duncan Maclagmayn

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_of_Islay,_Lord_of_the_Isles

    When Donald MacDonald was born in 1364,The Isles of Scotland,his father, John, was 38 and his mother, Margaret, was 22. He had one daughter with Mariota Leslie in 1410. He died in 1423 in Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland, at the age of 59.


    Donald married Mariota LESLIE, Countess of Ross on 8 Oct 1395 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland. Mariota (daughter of Lord Walter LESLIE, 7th. Earl of Ross and Euphemia OF ROSS) was born in 1363 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1429 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; was buried in 1429 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Alexander MACDONALD, 10th. Earl of Ross  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1396 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; died on 7 May 1449 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; was buried in 1449 in Fortrose Cathedral, Fortrose, Ross-shire, Scotland.
    2. 12. Mariota MACDONALD OF THE ISLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1398 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; died on 20 Jul 1448 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland; was buried in 1448 in Cromartyshire, Scotland.
    3. 13. Agnes MACDONALD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1400 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; died in 1463 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1463 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland.
    4. 14. Anna MACDONALD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1405 in Scotland; died in in Scotland.
    5. 15. Angus MACDONALD, Bishop of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1410 in Ardtornish Castle, Argyll, Scotland; died in 1470 in Scotland; was buried in 1470 in Scotland.

  3. 6.  Sir John Mor 'the Tanister' MACDONALD, 1st Chief of DunnyvegSir John Mor 'the Tanister' MACDONALD, 1st Chief of Dunnyveg Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.dau1) was born about 1352 in Dunnyveg, Argyll, Scotland; died in 1427 in Ard-du, Islay, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1427 in Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LYQP-KR6


  4. 7.  Lady Agnes Of the Isles Baroness Montgomery MACDONALDLady Agnes Of the Isles Baroness Montgomery MACDONALD Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.dau1) was born in 1363 in Skye Isle, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 9 Mar 1413 in Eglington Castle, Androssan, Ayrshire, Scotland; was buried in Mar 1413 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LYCG-WFN


  5. 8.  Hugh MACDONALD, Thane of GlentiltHugh MACDONALD, Thane of Glentilt Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.dau1) was born about 1365 in Argyll, Scotland; died in 1403 in Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LR7K-QFK


  6. 9.  Marcus MACDONALD, 1st Chief of Knocknacloy, County Tyrone, IrelandMarcus MACDONALD, 1st Chief of Knocknacloy, County Tyrone, Ireland Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.dau1) was born about 1365 in Islay, Argyll, Scotland; died about 1397 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GQMC-2YV


  7. 10.  Elizabeth MACDONALDElizabeth MACDONALD Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.dau1) was born about 1370 in Finlaggen Castle, Islay, Argyll, Scotland; died in 1440 in Sutherland, Scotland; was buried in 1440 in Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: L1KV-MLY



Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Alexander MACDONALD, 10th. Earl of RossAlexander MACDONALD, 10th. Earl of Ross Descendancy chart to this point (5.Donald3, 2.John2, 1.dau1) was born in Jul 1396 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; died on 7 May 1449 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; was buried in 1449 in Fortrose Cathedral, Fortrose, Ross-shire, Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LB1M-87T
    • TitleOfNobility: ; King of the Hebrides
    • Name: Alexander MACDONALD
    • TitleOfNobility: Between 1423 and 1449; 9th Lord of the Isles of Islay
    • TitleOfNobility: Between 1437 and 1449; 10th Earl of Ross
    • Occupation: Between 1439 and 1449; Justicar of Scotland

    Notes:

    Alexander was the great grandson of King Robert II of Scotland and inherited his father Domhnall's alliance with King James I of Scotland against the power of the Albany Stewarts, who by the time James returned to Scotland from English captivity in 1424 ruled more of Scotland than King James could. By 1425 James had decided to destroy the Albany Stewarts once and for all. In May of this year, Alexander attended the Stirling parliament, and sat on the jury of 21 knights and peers which ordered the execution of Murdoch (Muireadhach), Duke of Albany, along with his son Alexander and his ally Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox.[2]

    However, the destruction of the Albany Stewarts removed the main reason for the co-operation between the King and the Lord of the Isles.[3] It is possible that, as Michael Brown believes, James acknowledged Alexander's control of the earldom of Ross as a reward for his support against Albany, as in 1426 Alexander used the style "Master of the Earldom of Ross".[4] However, Richard Oram takes a different view, and sees Alexander's adoption of this title and occupation of much of the earldom as a provocation towards James, since it had passed to him after the death of John Stewart, Earl of Buchan and Ross in 1424, and James was legally entitled the hold the earldom. Alexander's use of this title, if it were provocation, would have been compounded in the king's mind by the fact that Alexander's uncle John M?r MacDonald was harbouring and protecting James M?r (or James the Fat), the son of Duke Murdoch, while James M?r was claiming James' throne.[5]

    Captivity

    Inverness Castle, the location of Alexander's first captivity. Although the modern castle is not medieval, the site is.
    At any rate, the king had certainly adopted a more hostile attitude towards Alexander. In 1428, James travelled into the north of Scotland both to assert his authority in Ross and to bring order to the north. James requested a meeting with Alexander, and in August Alexander travelled in good faith to meet James at Inverness, where James was holding court. James however, in an act typical of his kingship, imprisoned Alexander, his mother Mariota (by whose lineage Alexander claimed Ross) and around fifty of his followers, including his uncle and heir-designate John M?r, in the tower of Inverness Castle. Included among the other prisoners were Alexander's most important Ross allies; men such as Aonghas Dubh MacAoidh, the chief of the MacKays of Strathnaver, a man who was reputed to have a warband 4000 strong; a prisoner also was Aonghas' son Niall ?g, the husband of the daughter of the head of the Foulis Munro kindred of Easter Ross, one of Ross' most important families. The head of the Munros himself, George Munro, may also have been arrested, but if he was he was quickly released. William Leslie and John de Ross of Balnagown, two important landowners and kinsmen of Mariota, were also imprisoned, as were the heads of the Wester Ross Lochalsh MacMhathain (Matheson) and the Kintail MacChoinnich (MacKenzie) kindreds. Most of these men, including John M?r, seem to have been released within a short time, although James took a few back to the south with him.[6]

    According to Michael Brown and the 17th century History of the MacDonalds, James attempted to do a deal with John M?r, probably offering him the Lordship of the Isles, to which he was heir and for which he had revolted against his brother Domhnall decades before. John however refused to negotiate until Alexander was released. Furthermore, King James' plans met disaster when his messenger James Campbell attempted to arrest "Johannis de Insulis" and killed him in the attempt. King James tried to distance himself from the killing, and had Campbell hanged. Before the end of 1428. Alexander was released on a promise of good behaviour.[7]

    War against the King

    Oil-painting of James I, King of Scots (1406/24-1437).
    Almost as soon as he was released, Alexander was at war with the king. Domhnall Ballach ("the Freckled"), son of his uncle John M?r, may have been seeking revenge for his father's death, and if this was the case, he was supported by his other uncle Alasdair Carrach ("the Curly"), Lord of Lochaber. Together, these two men, the two most important nobles in the lordship, probably helped pressure Alexander into war. In Spring 1429, Alexander's forces advanced on Inverness. Although Maol Choluim Mac an T?isich ("Malcolm MacKintosh"), head of Clan Chattan and custodian of the castle, managed to hold Alexander off, Alexander was still able to burn down the burgh. Alexander, meanwhile, was planning to support James M?r, son of Duke Murdoch, in his claim on the Scottish throne. James M?r had become a serious threat to King James, not merely because was he likely to have the support of Murdoch's former vassals in Lennox, Menteith and Fife, but also because he had obtained the backing of the King of England, who was angry that King James was ignoring his superior status and the terms of his release from captivity in England several years before. Now James M?r had the support of Alexander too.[8]

    At this point, however, James was saved by the sudden death of his rival. As the Annals of the Four Masters reports:

    Semus Stiuard Mac R?gh Alban, & rioghdhamhna Alban beos iarna indarbadh a h-Albain i n-Erinn do ?cc, iar t-techt loingis ? fheraibh Alban for a chend dia R?oghadh.[9]James Stuart, son of the King of Scotland, and Roydamna of Scotland, who had been banished from Scotland to Ireland, died, after the arrival of a fleet from the men of Scotland to convey him home, that he might be made king.[10]
    In the summer, King James raised a large army and after a swift march north through Atholl and Badenoch, the royal army encountered Alexander somewhere around the borders of Lochaber and Badenoch. Although according to Walter Bower Alexander had 10,000 men, when the royal standard was unfurled the Chattan and Cameron kindreds switched over to the King. In the following engagement Alexander was defeated. Although Alexander got away, the king capitalized on his victory by marching further north and seizing the castles of Urquhart and Dingwall. The king now sought Alexander's capture, and sent an expedition armed with artillery into the Hebrides. Alexander, who had probably fled to Islay, found himself in a very difficult position, and on 27 August 1429 surrendered to King James at Holyrood Abbey, near the burgh of Edinburgh. King James was persuaded by his magnates to give Alexander grace, and sent him to Tantallon Castle under the custody of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus, King James' nephew.[11]




    Alexander married Elizabeth SETON,, Countess of Huntly in 1425 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Elizabeth was born in 1405 in Huntly Castle, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1449 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried in 1449 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Florence Flora MACDONALD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1425 in Kirkton, Cromartyshire, Scotland; died in 1463 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1463 in Argyll, Scotland.
    2. 17. Celestine MACDONALD, 1st of Lochalsh  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1429 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland; died in 1476 in Rosemarkie, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland; was buried in 1476 in Scotland.
    3. 18. Lady Mariota MACDONALD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1432 in Western Isles, Strathclyde, Scotland; died in 1455 in Sutherland, Scotland.
    4. 19. John MACDONALD, 4th and last Lord of the Isles, 13th Earl of Ross  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1435 in Tulloch Castle, Inverness-shire, Scotland; died in 1503 in Renfrewshire, Scotland; was buried in 1503 in Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
    5. 20. Hugh MACDONALD, 1st of the Macdonalds of Sleat branch "?isdean"  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1436 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; died in 1498 in Skye Isle, Inverness-shire, Scotland; was buried in 1498 in Scotland.

  2. 12.  Mariota MACDONALD OF THE ISLESMariota MACDONALD OF THE ISLES Descendancy chart to this point (5.Donald3, 2.John2, 1.dau1) was born in 1398 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; died on 20 Jul 1448 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland; was buried in 1448 in Cromartyshire, Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GX23-LVV


  3. 13.  Agnes MACDONALDAgnes MACDONALD Descendancy chart to this point (5.Donald3, 2.John2, 1.dau1) was born about 1400 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; died in 1463 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1463 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GN6X-8VK
    • Name: Agnes Isabel MACDONALD

    Notes:

    Biography of Agnes MacDonald
    Agnes MacDonald
    Birth date: 1410
    Birthplace: Dingwall, Cromarty, Scotland
    Death: Died 1463 in Dunstaffnage, Scotland
    Father Donald MacDonald, of Harlaw, 8th Lord of the Isles
    Mother Mariota Leslie, Countess of Ross
    Wife of John Stewart, 2nd Lord Lorn
    Children
    Janet Stewart of Lorn & Innermeath; Marion Stewart, Menteith and daughter of John Stewart of Lorn
    Sister of Alexander MacDonald, 9th Lord of the Isles, 12th Earl of Ross; Gilbert MacAlistair; Mariota MacDonald, of the Isles and Angus MacDonald
    Sources
    http://www.geni.com/people/Agnes-MacDonald/6000000006714374442
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    When Agnes MacDonald was born in 1410,Dingwall, Cromarty, Scotland,her father, Donald, was 46, and her mother, Mariota, was 47. She had one daughter with John Stewart in 1437. She died in 1463 in Dunstaffnage, Scotland at the age of 53.


    Family/Spouse: John STEWART, 2nd Lord of Lorne. John (son of Sir Robert STEWART, of Innermeath and Lorn, 1st Lord and Lady Joan STEWART, Of Albany) was born in 1397 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland; died on 20 Dec 1463 in Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban, Scotland; was buried in 1463 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Isabel (Elizabeth) STEWART  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1437 in Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll, Scotland; died on 26 Oct 1510 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was buried in Oct 1510 in Kilmun Parish Church and Cemetery, Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland.
    2. 22. Janet STEWART  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1439 in Scotland; and died.

  4. 14.  Anna MACDONALDAnna MACDONALD Descendancy chart to this point (5.Donald3, 2.John2, 1.dau1) was born about 1405 in Scotland; died in in Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LW9M-ZV7
    • Name: Margaret MACDONALD

    Family/Spouse: Dugald Mor CAMPBELL, 1st. Captain of Dunstaffnage. Dugald was born in 1378 in Lochawe, Argyll, Scotland; died on 11 Jan 1434 in Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1434 in Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Dugald Oig CAMPBELL, 2nd Captain of Dunstaffnage  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1410 in Dunstaffnage, Argyllshire, Scotland; died about 1490 in Dunstaffnage, Argyllshire, Scotland.

  5. 15.  Angus MACDONALD, Bishop of the IslesAngus MACDONALD, Bishop of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (5.Donald3, 2.John2, 1.dau1) was born in 1410 in Ardtornish Castle, Argyll, Scotland; died in 1470 in Scotland; was buried in 1470 in Scotland.

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    • FamilySearch ID: L28Z-MZP