John of the Isles MacDonald, Lord of the Isles^[1]

Abt 1326 - 1387  (~ 61 years)

• Name	John of the Isles MacDonald
  Suffix	Lord of the Isles
  Birth	Abt 1326
  Gender	Male
  Name	Eoin Mor
  Name	Iain MacDonald
  Death	1387	Ardtornish Castle, Scotland
  Notes	O'Brien says he died 1378. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal04216 http://www.thepeerage.com/p10807.htm#i108062 Iain Macdonald, Lord of the Isles was born circa 1326.«sup»3«/sup» He was the son of «u»Angus 'Oig' Macdonald, Lord of the Isles «/u» and «u»Agnes O'Cathan «/u».«sup»2«/sup» He married, firstly, «u»Amie MacRuari «/u», daughter of «u»Ruari MacRuari of Gamorgan «/u», circa 1337.«sup»2«/sup» He married, secondly, «u»Margaret Stewart «/u», daughter of «u»Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland «/u» and «u»Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan «/u», after 14 June 1350, by Papal dispensation.«sup»3«/sup» He died in 1387 at «u»Ardtornish Castle, Scotland «/u».«sup»3,2«/sup» Iain Macdonald, Lord of the Isles was styled as «i»Lord of the Isles.«sup»1«/i»«/sup» He was also known as Eoin.«sup»3«/sup» Between 1332 and 1338 he allied with Edward Balliol.«sup»2«/sup» In 1346 he was pardoned by King David II of Scotland, and then allied with him.«sup»2«/sup» He fought in the Battle of Poitiers in 1356, where he was captured while fighting with the French against the English.«sup»2«/sup» In 1369 he resumed his alliance with King David II of Scotland, after a period of disaffection.«sup»2«/sup» He was the chief of the clan Dougall. 1. Charles Mosley, editor, «i»Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes«/i» (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 90. Hereinafter cited as «i»Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition«/i». 2. Charles Mosley, editor, «i»Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes«/i» (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 449. Hereinafter cited as «i»Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition«/i». 3. Alison Weir, «i»Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy«/i» (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 222. Hereinafter cited as «i»Britain's Royal Family«/i». 4. Alison Weir, «i»Britain's Royal Family«/i», page 223.
  Person ID	I13760	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	Angus 'Mor' MacDonald, Lord of the Isles   d. Abt 1296
  Family ID	F551615349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Stuart,   b. Between 1347 and 1350   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Aft 14 Jun 1350
  Children	1. Donald MacDonald, Lord of the Isles   d. 1423   2. John Ian Mor Tanistier MacDonald   d. 1427
  Family ID	F6481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).