Individual

Go to List of Family Names Go to List of People    < Previous Next >

Birth:          ABT 1148 Morven, Argllshire, Scotland
Death:          1207 Kintyre, Argyllshire, Scotland

Notes
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I03102
LORD OF THE ISLES

"Although the designation of "LORD OF THE ISLES" as borne in the 12th century, 
cannot be held to be equivalent to a Scottish peerage, it seems desirable to give a 
very short summary of the holders thereof.

(I) SOMERLED, a Celtic chief, who is said to have acquired the Western islands, 
assumed the designation of KING OF THE ISLES; he was slain 1164.

(II) REYNOLD, son of the above, who was the first to be styled LORD OF THE ISLES 
in an authentic document, d. 1207.

(III) DONALD, LORD OF THE ISLES, son of the above and his successor, d. about 
1250.

(IV) ANGUS (MOR), LORD OF THE ISLES, son and heir, who was the first to 
acknowledge the subjection of the Isles to the Kings of Scotland, d. about 1296.

(V) ALEXANDER, LORD OF THE ISLES, son and heir, took part against Bruce and 
was Admiral of the Wester Isles under the English Crown.

(VI) ANGUS (OG), LORD OF THE ISLES, brother of the last, fought for Robert Bruce 
at Bannockburn in 1314, and d. at Finlaggan Castle, in Isla, in 1330. He was buried at 
Iona.

(VII) JOHN, LORD OF THE ISLES, son and heir, in 1335 espoused the cause of Baliol, 
but subsequently submitted to David II. He m. 1stly (Papal disp. 4 June 1337), 
Euphemia, daughter of Roderick MacRuare of Garmoran, whom he divorced. By his 
2nd wife, Margaret Stewart, daughter of King Robert II, he was father of [VIII Donald].

(VIII) DONALD, LORD OF THE ISLES, who m. Mary, suo jure COUNTESS OF ROSS, 
daughter of Sir Walter Leslie and Eupheme, suo jure COUNTESS OF ROSS. In right of 
this marriage Donald claimed the Earldom of Ross, and the battle of Harlaw (1411) 
was fought in consequence. He d. about 1423.

(IX) ALEXANDER (MACDONALD), LORD OF THE ISLES, son and heir, in right of his 
mother, though apparently in her lifetime, was recognized as EARL OF ROSS. He d. 
May 1449.

(X) JOHN (MACDONALD), EARL OF ROSS, and the last (Celtic) LORD OF THE ISLES, 
son and heir, concerning whom see below."

[Complete Peerage VII:76-77]

Note: I reformatted the CP paragraph, separating out the entries into a list form for 
easier reading.

Parents
MAC GILLEBRIDE Somerled (ABT 1113 - 1 Jan 1164)
OLAFSDOTTIR Ragnhild (ABT 1120 - )

Siblings
D'ISLES [DE LISLE] [DE INSULA] Agnes (ABT 1140 - AFT 1198)
SUMARLIDASSON Rognvald (Reginald) (ABT 1148 - 1207)
SUMARLIDASSON Dougall (Dufgall) "Mac Ruaidhri" (ABT 1150 - ABT 1207)
MAC SOMERLED Angus (ABT 1152 - 1210)
MAC GILLEBRIDE Arran (ABT 1154 - )

Marriage To OF MORAY Fonia (ABT 1156 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
OF MORAY Ranulf (Ranulph) (ABT 1120 - AFT 1165)
MAC FERGUS Bethoc (ABT 1126 - )

Children by OF MORAY Fonia ABT 1156 - 
DE L'ISLE Helen (ABT 1186 - 1212)

Produced by Fzip 1.7 6/20/2017