who succeeded his father Domhnall of Islay as Lord of the Isles (1423–1449), later rising to the rank of Earl of Ross (1436–49). His lively career, especially...
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John of Islay (or John MacDonald) (1434–1503), Earl of Ross, fourth (and last) Lord of the Isles, and Mac Domhnaill (chief of Clan Donald), was a pivotal...
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1429) (sister of Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross) m. Donald, Lord of the Isles Alexander of Islay (died 1448) John of Islay (died c. 1498) (forfeited 1476)...
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of Ross. Upon the death of her brother, Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross, she became the heiress presumptive of her niece Euphemia II, Countess of Ross...
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to deal with the Lord of the Isles. Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross. This in response to Alexander and his Islemen's burning of Inverness following James'...
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Óg of Islay Aonghus Og of Islay John of Islay I, Lord of the Isles Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross and Lord of the...
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in 1423 in Islay. He was succeeded by his son Alexander.who became Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross. He married Mariota Leslie of Ross, who ultimately...
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Clan Donald (redirect from List of septs of Clan Donald)
Alexander of Islay, 3rd Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross, fought against the royalist army of James I of Scotland. Two years later the Battle of Inverlochy...
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Battle of Lochaber was fought in 1429, in the Scottish Highlands, between the forces of Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, Lord of the Isles and chief of Clan...
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Clan Cameron (redirect from Camerons of Lochiel)
Donald whose chief Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross had been imprisoned by the king. The MacDonalds were then led by Alexander's nephew, Donald Balloch...
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Islay (/ˈaɪlə/ EYE-lə; Scottish Gaelic: Ìle, Scots: Ila) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides"...
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MacDonald (son of Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross), in 1464, it is probable that they were bestowed by him. John Sutherland, 8th Earl of Sutherland held...
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from John of Islay, Earl of Ross, confirming him in his lands of Kintail, with a further grant of the "5 merk lands of Killin, the lands of Garve, and...
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Abbey in Ross-shire. Alexander MacCulloch of Plaids is on record from 1436 to 1443. He was an important person under Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross and Lord...
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Albany and Countess of Lennox. Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross Roberts, John L., p.16, Feuds, Forays and Febellions: History of the Highland Clans 1475–1625...
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Alexander, Master of Sutherland, who appears on a charter of Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross at Inverness dated 10 October 1444, but who died before his...
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Roxburgh Castle (category Castles and forts of the Rough Wooing)
brought by Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross (who brought 3,000 men to the siege), as well as men-at-arms from the Lowlands, including the forces of Archibald...
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Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, called the Wolf of Badenoch (1343 – July 1394), was a Scottish royal prince, the third son of King Robert II of Scotland...
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1401) May – Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, Lord of the Isles May 20 (at the Battle of Alfarrobeira) Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches Peter...
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eldest son of Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, 3rd Lord of the Isles and 8th chief of Clan Donald. His mother was likely the daughter of Neil or Angus...
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The siege of Inverness of 1429 was a conflict between Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross (also 3rd Lord of the Isles and chief of Clan Donald) and the Scottish...
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Alexander or Alex MacDonald may refer to: Alasdair Óg of Islay (died 1299), Lord of Islay and chief of Clann Domhnaill Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross...
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Islay, Lord of the Isles. James I eventually restored the earldom to the heiress of line, Mariota, Countess of Ross, the mother of Alexander of Islay...
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Clan Matheson (section Origins of the clan)
Macmaken supported Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross who was suspected of treason by James I of Scotland. As a result, the earl was seized by the king...
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Clan Mackintosh (category Highlands and Islands of Scotland)
Battle of Lochaber in 1429 which was between forces led by Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, 3rd Lord of the Isles and the royalist army of James I of Scotland...
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II, Countess of Ross (also Euphemia Leslie) was the daughter of Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross and his wife Isabella Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart...
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from Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross during his war with James I of Scotland. Alexander lost the war but was subsequently appointed Justiciar of Scotia...
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Inverlochy (1431). This was in support of their cousin Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross and chief of Clan Donald, 3rd Lord of the Isles, who was then imprisoned...
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confederation of Clan Chattan were subsequently part of the royal army at the Battle of Lochaber in 1429 that fought against Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross. This...
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Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford and John of Islay, Earl of Ross had formed a pact...
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