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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 and the lands of Somerled, the King ...
Lord of the Isles or King of the Isles ( Scottish Gaelic: Triath nan Eilean or Rìgh Innse Gall; Latin: Dominus Insularum) [1] is a title of Scottish nobility with historical roots that go back beyond the Kingdom of Scotland.
Aftermath. For several generations the fortunes of the Macleans were closely tied to the Macdonalds and the Lordship of the Isles. In 1493 King James IV of Scotland seized the land, estates, and titles of the Lordship bringing an end to its control of the Hebrides and Western coastline.
Donald, Lord of the Isles , 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 and the lands of Somerled, the King of the Isles in the 12th century ...
Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland. Memorial to the Battle of Harlaw. Donald (or Domhnall) of Islay lived from 1350 to 1423. He was the second of four "Lords of the Isles" and succeeded his father, John of Islay.
Finlaggan on Islay, Administrative Centre of the Lordship of the Isles The "Lordship of the Isles" is an evocative, romantic title. It harks back to a period on the far side of recorded history, where established historical fact begins to fade into legend and sagas.
John of Islay (or John MacDonald) (Scottish Gaelic: Eòin Mac Dòmhnuill or Scottish Gaelic: Iain mac Aonghais Mac Dhòmhnuill) (died 1386) was the Lord of the Isles (1336–1386) and chief of Clan Donald. In 1336, he styled himself Dominus Insularum ('Lord of the Isles'), although this was not the first ever recorded instance of the title in use.
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