Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameAlasdair MacDomhnaill (MacDonald)
Birthabt 1398, Tulloch Castle, Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Deathbef 8 May 1449, Tulloch Castle, Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Occupation9th Lord Of The Isles, 12th Earl Of Ross
FatherDómhnall Íle MacDomhnaill, of Harlaw (~1364-1423)
MotherMariota Leslie (~1383-~1429)
Spouses
Birthabt 1408, Huntley Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death1449, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
ChildrenFlorence (1449->1490)
Notes for Alasdair MacDomhnaill (MacDonald)
Alexander of Islay or Alexander MacDonald was a medieval Scottish nobleman, who succeeded his father Domhnall of Islay as Lord of the Isles and rose to the rank of Earl of Ross . His lively career, especially before he attained the earldom of Ross, led Hugh MacDonald, the 17th century author of History of the MacDonalds, to commemorate him as "a man born to much trouble all his lifetime".[1]
Alexander allied himself with King James I of Scotland against the power of the Albany Stewarts in 1425 but, once the Albany Stewarts were out of the way, Alexander quickly found himself at odds with the new king. War with King James would initially prove Alexander's undoing, and would see the King's power in Scotland greatly increased, but at the Battle of Inverlochy Alexander's army prevailed against the forces of the King. Alexander died in 1449, having greatly extended his family's landed wealth and power. He was buried, not in the Isles of his ancestors, but at Fortrose Cathedral in his mainland Earldom of Ross.
Alexander MacDonald, 9th Lord of the Isles, 12th Earl of Ross died on 8 May 1449 at Tulloch Castle, Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.3
Family
Father: Domhnall of Islay
Mother: Mariota MacDonald
married
Elizabeth Seton, daughter of Sir Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon and Elizabeth de Gordon.
MacPhee; His 2nd marriage.2 Alexander MacDonald, 9th Lord of the Isles, 12th Earl of Ross
Family 1 by Elizabeth Seton
Children
Margaret MacDonald+ d. c 1490
John MacDonald, 13th Earl of Ross, Last Lord of the Isles+4 b. c 1415, d. 1455
Hugh MacDonald, 1st Chief of Sleat+3 b. c 1430, d. 1498
Family 2 by MacPhee
Child
Celestine MacDonald, Sheriff of Inverness, Keeper of Redcastle+2 b. b 1449, d. 1476
Citations
The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. XI, p. 150-151.
The Scots Peerage, Vol. V, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 44.
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XI, p. 151-153.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_of_Islay,_Earl_of_Ross
http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1254.htm#i37657
Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 18 2017, 22:26:36 UTC
Alexander allied himself with King James I of Scotland against the power of the Albany Stewarts in 1425 but, once the Albany Stewarts were out of the way, Alexander quickly found himself at odds with the new king. War with King James would initially prove Alexander's undoing, and would see the King's power in Scotland greatly increased, but at the Battle of Inverlochy Alexander's army prevailed against the forces of the King. Alexander died in 1449, having greatly extended his family's landed wealth and power. He was buried, not in the Isles of his ancestors, but at Fortrose Cathedral in his mainland Earldom of Ross.
Alexander MacDonald, 9th Lord of the Isles, 12th Earl of Ross died on 8 May 1449 at Tulloch Castle, Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.3
Family
Father: Domhnall of Islay
Mother: Mariota MacDonald
married
Elizabeth Seton, daughter of Sir Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon and Elizabeth de Gordon.
MacPhee; His 2nd marriage.2 Alexander MacDonald, 9th Lord of the Isles, 12th Earl of Ross
Family 1 by Elizabeth Seton
Children
Margaret MacDonald+ d. c 1490
John MacDonald, 13th Earl of Ross, Last Lord of the Isles+4 b. c 1415, d. 1455
Hugh MacDonald, 1st Chief of Sleat+3 b. c 1430, d. 1498
Family 2 by MacPhee
Child
Celestine MacDonald, Sheriff of Inverness, Keeper of Redcastle+2 b. b 1449, d. 1476
Citations
The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. XI, p. 150-151.
The Scots Peerage, Vol. V, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 44.
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XI, p. 151-153.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_of_Islay,_Earl_of_Ross
http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1254.htm#i37657
Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 18 2017, 22:26:36 UTC