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When Alexander MacDonald of Islay, 3rd Lord of the Isles, 11th Earl of Ross was born in July 1396, in Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland, his father, Donald MacDonald 8th Lord of the Isles, was 36 and his mother, Mariota Leslie, was 33. He married Elizabeth Seton of Gordon in 1425, in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Donald prepared for war and proclaimed himself "Lord of Ross". Although Albany appointed his own son John Stewart to the earldom, Donald's wife continued to regard herself as the rightful Countess. Donald died in 1423 in Islay. He was succeeded by his son Alexander. who became Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross. Marriage and children
Biography. Alexander (Macdonald) MacDonald Xth Earl of Ross is a member of Clan MacDonald. Alexander married Elizabeth Seton. [1] Alexander died at Dingwall, and was buried in the Castle Chanonry of Ross, also known as Seaforth Castle, located in the town of Fortrose, on the 8th of May 1449. [2] [3]
6 de jul. de 2022 · John of Islay (or John MacDonald) (1434–1503) was a late medieval Scottish magnate. He was Earl of Ross and the 4th Lord of the Isles as well as being Mac Domhnaill, chief of Clan Donald. John would however prove to be the last of the Lords of the Isles, overmighty subjects of the Stewart Kings of Scotland and virtual kings in their own right in the Western Isles.
Alexander of Islay or Alexander MacDonald (died 1449; Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacDomhnaill, Dòmhnallach or MacDhòmhnaill) was a medieval Scottish nobleman who succeeded his father Domhnall of Islay as Lord of the Isles (1423–1449), later rising to the rank of Earl of Ross (1437–49). His lively career, especially before he attained the earldom of Ross, led Hugh MacDonald, the ...
