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Margaret of Scotland. Donald, Lord of the Isles ( Scottish Gaelic: Dómhnall; 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 most of the isles ...
Lord of the Isles or King of the Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Triath nan Eilean or Rìgh Innse Gall; Latin: Dominus Insularum) is a title of Scottish nobility with historical roots that go back beyond the Kingdom of Scotland.
In 1390, Lachlan Lùbanach secured the earliest known known charters for Duart and its surrounding territories from Donald of Islay, 2 nd Lord of the Isles, recognizing the grant of Donald’s father, John of Islay. 1 The Lordship may have been the first in Western Scotland to adopted the practice of strengthening and extending its power by ...
The Lords of the Isles were descended from Somerled, a 12th century “prince”, and these lords, the chiefs of Clan Donald, chose Finlaggan as their home and the centre of their Lordship, so that Islay is often referred to as the Cradle of Clan Donald.
Clan Donald. Father. John of Islay, Lord of the Isles. Mother. Margaret of Scotland. 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.
29 de set. de 2021 · Let's focus on the last of these. Donald Mor McRanald son, Angus Mor Mac Donald, became the first person to carry the MacDonald name. He was appointed Lord of Islay by the Norwegian King Håkon IV, and fought alongside Håkon against the Scots at the Battle of Largs in 1263.
There was also a Donald MacDonald of Islay, it seems the chief of his kindred, who attended Bruce's 1309 Parliament; and a further Alexander MacDonald who was killed at Faughart with Edward Bruce in 1318. Also difficult to identify, but clearly important, is ‘Malcolm le fitz Lengleys.’
