Janet STEWART

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• FamilySearch ID: GNTG-PCM

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• FamilySearch ID: LBGP-MQJ
• TitleOfNobility: ; Lord of Lorne
• Name: John Mourach STEWART

Notes:

The Life Summary of John
When Sir John Stewart 2nd Lord of Lorne was born in 1397, in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Stewart of Innermeath and Lorn, 1st Lord, was 18 and his mother, Lady Joan Stewart, was 18. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Countess Agnes MacDonald. He died on 20 December 1463, in Rubha Garbh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 66, and was buried in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.


BARON JOHN STEWART, BARON OF LORNE, was born about 1405 of Fothergill, Argyll, Scotland, to Lord Robert Stewart (1479-1449) and Joan Stewart (1379-1445.) He married Agnes MacDonald, Common-law marriage 1427, Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland.

John Stewart died 20 December 1463, Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban, Scotland, age 58.

AGNES MACDONALD was born about 1402 of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, to Lord Donald MacDonald (1365-1423) and Countess Mariota Leslie (1367-1440.) She was the common-law wife of Baron John Stewart, 1427, Dingwall,Ross-shire, Scotland.

Agnes passed away about 1463, Dunstaffnage Scotland, age 53.

Children of John Stewart and Agnes MacDonald:

1.*LADY ISABEL STEWART COUNTESS (1427-1510)
2.Lady Janet Stewart (1432-1475)
3.Dougald Stewart, Chief (1445-1498)


He had two wives:

daughter MacDougall and daughter MacLaren. All other wives linked to him do not have valid sources and will be disconnected. ------------------------------------------------------- The name of John's first wife is not known. With his first wife Janet, Isabel and Marion were born. With a mistress (daughter of MacLaren) Dugald of Appin.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Stewart, 2nd Lord Lorne was born between 1397 and 1434.3 He was the son of Sir Robert Stewart, 1st Lord Lorne and Joan Stewart. He gained the title of 2nd Lord Lorne [S., 1439] circa 1448.1 and also went by the nick-name of 'Muireach' (or in English, 'the Leper').4

John, Lord Lorne, called "the Leper," was surprised and mortally wounded by some of the Clan Dougall led by the 10th Chief's wild son, Black Alan MacDougall. (Alan M'Coule (3). He is said to have married on his death-bed (but this was not recognised by the authorities). John died of his wounds in his castle of Dunstaffnage on 20 Dec 1463.

Between 1449 and 1455 he sat in the Scottish Parliament as Lord Lorn.3

Sources

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VIII, page 138. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 218. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 139.
[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2766. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
Links

http://www.thepeerage.com/p10798.htm#i107974
Sources

Scots Peerage page 332
John Stewart, 2nd Lord Lorne was born between 1397 and 1434.3 He was the son of Sir Robert Stewart, 1st Lord Lorne and Joan Stewart. He gained the title of 2nd Lord Lorne [S., 1439] circa 1448.1 and also went by the nick-name of 'Muireach' (or in English, 'the Leper').4

John, Lord Lorne, called "the Leper," was surprised and mortally wounded by some of the Clan Dougall led by the 10th Chief's wild son, Black Alan MacDougall. (Alan M'Coule (3). He is said to have married on his death-bed (but this was not recognised by the authorities). John died of his wounds in his castle of Dunstaffnage on 20 Dec 1463.

Between 1449 and 1455 he sat in the Scottish Parliament as Lord Lorne.3

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Stewart, John 2nd Lord of Lorne (Sir ) [929] 4 5 6

Born: 1400 1 Marriage (1): MacDougall, dau. [15692] circa 1429 in Argyll, Scotland 1 Marriage (2): MacLaren, dau. [3929] in 1463 2 3 Died: 20 December 1463, Dunstaffnage, Argyll, Scotland at age 63 1 7
Cause of his death was killed by a renegade MacDougall in the pay of the English.
Another name for John was Stewart, John "Mourach" of Lorne.
General Notes:
1 - On the murder of John, the second Stewart Lord of Lorne, in 1463 by a renegade MacDougall in the pay of the English, the Lordship and castle passed to his brother Sir Walter. There was a dispute, since the murdered man was on his way to be married to his mistress so as to legitimate his natural son. The last Stewart Lord of Lorne is said to have died on the threshold while reciting his marriage vows. Local sympathy seemingly favored the boy and for six years there was conflict in Lorne. Sir Walter, perhaps finding the lands more trouble than they were worth, exchanged the Lordship with Colin Earl of Argyll for richer and more peaceful lands in eastern Scotland. The exchange was ratified by royal charter in 1470.

2 - Tradition tell us that in 1445, while returning to his seat at Dunstaffnage castle from the great cattle tryst at Crieff, Sir John met and fell in love with the daughter of MacLaren of Ardvech. Although married, he began an affaire with his new love which one year later produced a son. He was christened Dugald and was to be the first Chief of the Stewarts of Appin. After the death of his first wife, Sir John waited, for reasons we are unaware of today, for 5 years until setting up the marriage between himself and Dugald's mother, but it may have had something to do with the politics of the day. In 1463, Sir John set a wedding date and sent for Dugald and his mother to come to Dunstaffnage. Unknown to Sir John, there was a plot to kill the Lord of Lorne. It is not fully known, but it is thought to have been set up by the Lord of the Isles who was in a power struggle with the King of Scots, and who saw it as being in his best interest to neutralize this powerful and loyal representative of the King in the west highlands. The other plotters, which some feel included Colin Campbell, Lord Argyll, Sir John's son-in-law, were primarily represented by Alan MacCoul, the illegitimate grandson of an earlier MacDougall Chief. As the lightly armed wedding party made it's way from Dunstaffnage to the small chapel located approximately 180 yards from the castle walls, they were attacked by a superior force lead by Alan MacCoul. Although better armed, MacCoul's force was defeated, but not before mortally wounding Lord of Lorn. Sir John was rushed into the chapel and MacCoul and his henchmen ran into and occupied the deserted Dunstaffnage. With his last breath Sir John married Dugald's mother, legitimizing him and making him the de jure Lord of Lorne. After receiving the last rites, Sir John expired and a new chapter in west highland history was opened. 8

John married dau. MacDougall [15692] [MRIN: 1529] circa 1429 in Argyllshire, Scotland.1 (dau. MacDougall [15692] was born circa 1412 in Argyll, Scotland.)

John possibly married dau. MacLaren [3929] [MRIN: 2451], daughter of ?? MacLaren of Ardveich [22529], in 1463.2 3

Sources

1 International Genealogical Index - submitted, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index.

2 Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy (www.stirnet.com), Stewart18.

3 www.electricscotland.com, http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/stoz/appin_stewarts.htm.

4 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1150/ekf.html, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1150/ekf.html.

5 Colquoun_Cunningham.ged, Jamie Vans.

6 Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy (www.stirnet.com), Campbell02: The Scots Peerage (Argyll), Burkes Peerage 1934 (Argyll).

7 Betty and Dick Field's Family History, Richard Field, Betty and Dick Field's Family History.

8 www.electricscotland.com, 2 - http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/stoz/appin_stewarts.htm.

Source: http://clanmacfarlane.100megsfree5.com/929.htm

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John Stewart, 2nd Lord of Lorne's Timeline
1397
1397
Birth of John
Lorne, Argyll, Scotland
1432
1432
Age 35
Birth of Janet Stewart Of Lorn & Innermeath
Lorne, Argyll, Scotland
1437
January 1437
Age 40
Birth of Isabel Stewart of Lorn, Countess of Argyll
Lorne, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

1446
1446
Age 49
Birth of Dugald Maclaurin Stewart, 1st of Ap

John married Agnes MACDONALD. Agnes (daughter of Donald MACDONALD, 8th Lord of the Isles and Mariota LESLIE, Countess of Ross) was born about 1400 in Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland; died in 1463 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in 1463 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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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
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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.

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• FamilySearch ID: LZV7-4KR

Robert married Lady Joan STEWART, Of Albany. Joan was born in 1379 in Falkland Castle, Fife, Scotland; died in 1439 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland; was buried in 1439 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZZ6-6RM

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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]

Other Events:

• Clan: ; Donald
• FamilySearch ID: LBBH-XMW
• Title (Nobility): ; Countess of Ross
• Name: Mairead
• Name: Margaret

Notes:

The Life Summary of Mariota
When Mariota Leslie Countess of Ross was born about 1370, in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland, her father, Walter Leslie Earl of Ross, was 49 and her mother, Euphemia Ross, was 40. She married Donald MacDonald 8th Lord of the Isles about 1391, in Harlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1440, in Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 70.

From Wikipedia:

Mariota, Countess of Ross
Born:Scotland
Died:1440, Scotland
Spouse:Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles
House:Clan Donald
Father:Walter Leslie, Lord of Ross
Mother:Euphemia I, Countess of Ross

Mariota, Countess of Ross (Mairead, also called Mary and Margaret; died 1440) was the daughter of Euphemia I, Countess of Ross and her husband, the crusading war-hero Walter Leslie, Lord of Ross. Upon the death of her brother, Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross, she became the heir-presumptive of her niece Euphemia II, Countess of Ross although her husband Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles pressed Mariota's superior claim to the earldom.

Domhnall attempted to gain control of the earldom, and sometime after 1405 but before 1411, Domhnall gained control of Dingwall Castle. In the year after the death of the nominal king Robert III of Scotland (1406), in August 1407, Domhnall sent emissaries to England to the heir of the throne, the captive James Stewart. King Henry IV of England sent his own emissaries the following year to negotiate an alliance against Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, the Guardian of Scotland who was controlling Euphemia and the earldom.

With control over the principal seat of the earldom of Ross and support of the exiled heir to the Scottish throne, in 1411 Domhnall felt strong enough to march against Albany's main northern ally, Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar. At the Battle of Harlaw Domhnall 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, Euphemia was persuaded by Albany to resign the earldom to his own second son, John Stewart, Earl of Buchan. This action was challenged by Domhnall of Islay, who continued to claim the earldom on behalf of Mariota.

After the return of King James the latter destroyed the power of the Albany Stewarts, executing the Albany's son and successor Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany. Domhnall had died in 1423, but Mariota continued to enjoy the support of his successor and her own son, Alexander. Alexander took over her claims, and in 1437 her son was recognized as earl by the king. She died in 1440. She had two known children, Alexander and Mariota.




About Mariota Leslie, Countess of Ross
Mariota, Countess of Ross (Mairead, also called Mary and Margaret; died 1440) was the daughter of Euphemia I, Countess of Ross and her husband, the crusading war-hero Walter Leslie, Lord of Ross. Upon the death of her brother, Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross, she became the heir-presumptive of her niece Euphemia II, Countess of Ross although her husband Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles pressed Mariota's superior claim to the earldom.

http://books.google.com/books?id=7QGnt0PLWo8C&pg=PA81#v=onepage&q=&f=false Page 81 - 85

DONALD, LORD OF THE ISLES; AND MARGARET LESLIE, Tenth Countess of Ross.

Lady Margaret Leslie, daughter of Walter Leslie, Earl of Ross, by his wife Euphemia, Countess of Ross, married Donald, Lord of the Isles. When Lady Margaret's niece, Euphemia, Countess of Ross, daughter of her deceased brother, Alexander, Earl of Ross, had declared her intention to take the veil, Donald of the Isles asserted his claim to the earldom of Ross as next heir, in right of his wife, in conformity with the entail made by William, Earl of Ross, her grandfather, in 1370. He disputed the destination made by his wife's niece Euphemia, as being made in prejudice to his wife, who was the lawful heir to the earldom. The Duke of Albany, and his son John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, wishing to keep what they had got, insisted that the resignation of the Countess Euphemia was legal, and they declared that they would maintain it. Whereon Donald resolved to assert his right by force of arms; and he so far took possession that he held the castle of Dingwall, the residence of the Earls of Ross. He raised an army of 10,000 men in the Hebrides and Ross, and marched through Moray into the Garioch, on Mar, intending, it is said, to attack the city of Aberdeen.

Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar and Lord of the Garioch, the king's lieutenant in the North, collected a body of troops in haste, and met the invader at Harlaw, on the river Urie, about eighteen miles north-west of the city of Aberdeen, 24th July 1411. Although Mar's army was inferior in number, the battle was most obstinately contested, with great loss on both sides. It proved indecisive, however. Both parties claimed the victory. On the side of Donald, the chiefs of Macintosh and Maclean fell, with about 900 men ; Mar lost 500 men, besides many persons of rank. Sir Andrew de Leslie, third Baron of Balquhain, who commanded Mar's horse, lost six sons in the battle.

Donald of the Isles was so much weakened by this sanguinary battle, that he was forced to retire, and the Duke of Albany, Regent of the kingdom, shortly afterwards proceeded with a force to the north, and took the castle of Dingwall; and in the following year, 1412, he invaded Donald's territories, and obliged him to abandon his pretensions to the earldom of Ross, and to give hostages for his future observance of peace.

John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was now styled Earl of Ross, and he held the title till his death at the battle of Verneil, in Normandy, 17th August 1424; and his brother, Sir Robert Stewart, being also killed in the same battle, and neither of them leaving any male issue, the earldom of Ross, in virtue of the limitation in the charter granted to them by their father, the Regent, in 1415, devolved on the crown.

It would appear that although the Stewarts got forcible possession of the earldom of Ross, yet Lady Margaret Leslie did not forego her just claims, and she retained at least the title of Countess of Ross, as is shown by the following document: ?

"John Byschop of Ross, Dame Margaret of the Ile, Lady of the Yles and of Ross, Huchen Fraser, Lord of Lovat, John Urchard, Lord of Crommathy, Donald of Kalder, Thayne of that like, with many others, till all and sundry, &c. We mak knowyn, truche thir presents that in August 16 year 1420, in the kyrk yharde of Rosmarkyn, compeart Willyam the Grame, son and heyr umquhile of Henry the Grame, in presence of us before a nobil Lord and a michty Thomas Erie of Murreff, his ovyr Lord of the barony of Kerdale, resyngnan over of his auyn fre will in til handes of the sayde Lord the Erie the sayde all his lands of the barony of Kerdale Scheradom of Inverness, and all other lands, to be gyffyn to the sayde Willyam the Grame and his heyris-male, and faylzand them, to Willyam the Hay. Upon the quhylkes thyngis the sayde Willyam the Grame and Willyam the Hay requirit us in witnesyng by our letters testimonial and our seals. The quhilk we grawntit at the place and day before sayde."

Lady Margaret Leslie, Countess of Ross, had by her husband, Donald, Lord of the Isles, issue ?

I. Alexander, who succeeded as Lord of the Isles, and assumed the title of Earl of Ross; II. Mariot, married to Alexander Sutherland. She and her husband, Alexander Sutherland, in 1429, got a grant of the lands of Duchall from her brother, Alexander, Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross.
Donald, Lord of the Isles, died before 1427. Margaret, Countess of Ross, and her son, Alexander, Lord of the Isles, were arrested by King James I. when he held a parliament at Inverness, in 1427. The Lord of the Isles was soon released, but his mother, the Countess of Ross, was detained a prisoner, and died about 1429. ----------------------------------------------- Margaret (Mariota) Leslie ? Surname: Leslie ? Given Name: Margaret (Mariota) ? Sex: F ? Birth: ABT 1375 ? Death: ABT 1440 in Tulloch Castle, Dingwall, Ross, Scot.

? Note: Vol 7, pg. 241 "The Scot's Peerage" by Sir James Balfour Paul

vol. 5, pg. 42, "The Scots Peerage" by Sir James Balfour Paul

pg. 638, "A Genealogical & Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage & Baronetage of the British Empire" by John B. Burke, Eleventh Edition, published 1849

Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brucedjohnson1&id=I17642

Father: Walter of Ross Leslie b: ABT 1321 in Leslie, Garioch, Aberdeens, Scot. Mother: Euphemia of Ross b: ABT 1352 in Ross, , Scot.

Marriage 1 Donald of the Isles b: ABT 1355 Children 1.Alexander MacDonald of the Isles 2.Mariota of the Isles b: ABT 1410 in The Isles, Inverness, Scot.

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Mariota Leslie, Countess of Ross's Timeline
1363
1363
Birth of Mariota
Ross, Cromartyshire, Scotland
1380
1380
Age 17
Birth of Gilbert MacAlistair
1398
1398
Age 35
Birth of Alexander MacDonald, 9th Lord of the Isles,...
Tulloch Castle,Dingwall,Ross And Cromarty,Scotland
1404
1404
Age 41
Birth of Mariota MacDonald, of the Isles
Of The Isles,Scotland
1410
1410
Age 47
Birth of Agnes MacDonald
Dingwall, Cromarty, Scotland
1429
1429
Age 66
Death of Mariota at Tulloch Castle
Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
????
Birth of A

Other Events:

• 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

Notes:

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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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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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]

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• Clan: ; Dundonald
• FamilySearch ID: LHJT-J64
• TitleOfNobility: ; 4th Dowager, Countess of Mar & Countess of Angus, Lady Abernethyernethy
• TitleOfNobility: ; Princess of Scotland
• Residence: 1376, Kintyre and Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland; Kintyre and hall of Knapdale - settled by King Robert II on John of Iye and his wife Margaret, the King's daughter

Notes:

Margaret Stewart, also known as Princess Margaret, was the oldest daughter of King Robert II of Scotland and his 1st wife, Elizabeth Mure. She was born about 1338, long before her father became king of Scotland.

Margaret's parents married in 1336, however, because they were not married in a church the marriage was criticized as uncanonical and the children considered illegitimate. Her parents married a second time in 1349, legitimizing their 10 children. Margaret's oldest brother John Stewart, succeeded their father as king of Scotland, taking the reginal name King Robert III.

In 1350, Margaret married John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, becoming his 2nd wife. John of Islay, also known as John MacDonald, was a strong supporter of Margaret's father and had to divorce his 1st wife, Aime, before they could marry.

Margaret and John had 8 children:

- Donald (Domhnall) of Islay, Lord of the Isles, d. 1423, married Mary, daughter of Sir Walter Leslie.
- John M?r Tanister, d. 1427, married Marjorie Bisset, daughter of Sir Hugh Bisset.
- Alastair Carrach, d. c. 1440, married Mary, daughter of Malcolm, Earl of Lennox.
- Agnes, married Sir John Montgomerie of Ardrossan. They had a son, Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie.
- Hugh.,Thane of Glentilt.
- Marcus
- Mary, married Lachlan Maclean of Duart.
- Elizabeth, also known as Margaret, married Angus Du Mackay, 7th of Strathnaver.

On 22 February 1371 Margaret's father, who had been Guardian of Scotland and acting ruler for many years, became King of Scotland, according Margaret the title of Princess of Scotland.

Although Margaret's husband John had 3 sons from his first marriage, Godfrey, John and Ranald, upon his marriage to Margaret it was agreed they were to be passed over in the succession in favour of Margaret's children. Therefore, when John died in 1386, their son Donald succeeded him as Lord of the Isles.

Margaret survived her husband. She did not remarry, and is believed to have died in 1410.

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Walter married Euphemia OF ROSS. Euphemia was born in 1348 in Hill of Fearn, Ross-shire, Scotland; died on 28 Feb 1394; was buried in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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