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Ranald MacDonald Of Smerby
Ranald MacDonald of Smerby, also known as Ranald MacJames ( gd, Raghnall mac Séamuis) was a son of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg and Agnes Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll. He was granted Smerby Castle from his father. He was a hostage for the good behaviour of his family together with his nephew James held by Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean. He was in charge of the garrison of troops within Loch Gorm Castle and surrendered the castle to Sir John Campbell of Cawdor on 28 January 1615. Ranald died in 1616, and was buried at Saddell Abbey Saddell Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery located in western Scotland. The abbey was established in 1160 by Somerled, Lord of Kintyre, who was killed in 1164. The abbey was completed by his son, Ragnall, a few years later. The original layo .... Family By his wife, a daughter of Bannatyne of Kames, their children were: *Coll *Archibald, who had issue, Coll and Archibald. *Donald Gorm, who was a party to the surrender o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James MacDonald, 6th Of Dunnyveg
James MacDonald (Scottish Gaelic: ''Séamus Mac Dhòmhnaill''), alias McDonnell, 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, Scottish-Gaelic lord, died 1565. Biography MacDonald was the son of Alexander MacDonald, lord of Islay and Kintyre (''Cantire''), and Catherine MacDonald, daughter of the Lord of Ardnamurchan. He organised the release of his brother, Sorley Boy MacDonnell, in 1551, in exchange for George Bustsyde, a prisoner he held after a battle on the island of ''Reachrainn'' (now Rathlin Island).Hill, J. Michael. ''THE RIFT WITHIN CLAN IAN MORE: THE ANTRIM AND DUNYVEG MACDONNELLS, 1590-1603'' (1 January 1993), ''Sixteenth Century Journal''; ASIN: B007M36E1C. During the Battle of Glentasie on 2 May 1565, he and Sorley Boy were captured by Shane O'Neill and imprisoned. James succumbed to his wounds shortly after being captured, while being imprisoned at Castle Crocke, near Strathbane. He was also known as "James MacConnel" at court.Joseph Bain, ''Calendar State Papers Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Campbell
Lady Agnes Campbell (1526–1601) was the daughter of The 3rd Earl of Argyll and his wife, Lady Jean Gordon, daughter of The 3rd Earl of Huntly. She was likely born at Inveraray Castle. Her sister, Elizabeth, married The 1st Earl of Moray, an illegitimate son of King James IV of Scotland. Campbell married James MacDonald, the 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg and the Glens of Antrim in 1545, forming an alliance with the MacDonalds. Women in early modern Scotland did not use their husband's surnames after marriage. They had six sons and one daughter, Finola O'Donnell, more famously known as ''Iníon Dubh''.Hill, J. Michael. ''THE RIFT WITHIN CLAN IAN MORE: THE ANTRIM AND DUNYVEG MACDONNELLS, 1590-1603'' (1 January 1993), ''Sixteenth Century Journal''; ASIN: B007M36E1C. She married Sir Hugh O'Donnell. In June 1563 Agnes Campbell gave Mary, Queen of Scots a "marvellous fair" Highland costume to wear on a progress to Argyll. Campbell's husband James died in 1565 while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl Of Argyll
Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll (c. 1486 – 9 October 1529) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. He was also known as "Cailen Malloch". Life Colin Campbell was the son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. In 1506/07, he married Lady Jean Gordon, the eldest daughter of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly by his first wife, Lady Jean Stewart. He succeeded as Earl of Argyll upon the death of his father on 9 September 1513. Campbell led an army against the insurrection of various Highland chieftains; a few years later, he joined the court of King James V of Scotland. He was given the position of Lord Warden of the Marches, and in 1528, Lord Justice General of Scotland. He died on 9 October 1529, and was buried at Kilmun Parish Church in Cowal, Scotland. Colin Campbell was succeeded by his son, Archibald Campbell. The Campbell family resided at Castle Campbell, near Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smerby Castle
Smerby Castle, also known as Island Muller Castle, is a ruined fortified house on a promontory known as Isla Muller, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, north of Campbeltown. The site is protected as a scheduled monument. History 16th century Ranald MacDonald was granted Smerby Castle from his father James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg. Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg was kept as a prisoner in chains at Smerby Castle in 1598 after James MacDonald was sent to seek his fathers submission to King James V of Scotland James V (10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542) was List of Scottish monarchs, King of Scotland from 9 September 1513 until his death in 1542. He was crowned on 21 September 1513 at the age of seventeen months. James was the son of James IV of Sco .... Angus suffered burns after his Kintyre house Askomull was burnt down by his son James and was subsequently captured. The MacDonalds of Smerby were known as "MacConnell" due to the Gaelic pronunciation of Macdonald as suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James MacDonald, 9th Of Dunnyveg
Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg ( gd, Séamus Mac Dòmhnuill) (died 1626), was the last chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg or Clan Donald South. He was most often known as James ''M'Connall'' from the Gaelic pronunciation of the name ''Mac Dhòmhnaill,'' the modern ''Macdonald'' spelling being the anglicization of the name. Biography He was a son of Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg. He was a hostage and imprisoned a number of times in his lifetime. He was knighted Sir James of Knockrinsay. At the Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart on the Isle of Islay in 1598, he led forces against Sir Lachlan Mor MacLean, 14th Chief of Duart. James was wounded in battle but his forces killed MacLean. He then fought Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief who sought revenge for the death of his father in the Battle of Benbigrie. Following the Battle of Benbigrie, James fled to Ireland; returning to Scotland, he was captured by the Earl of Argyll and subsequently imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle from 1604 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean
Sir Lachlan Mór Maclean (1558 – 5 August 1598) or Big Lachlan Maclean, was the 14th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from late 1573 or early 1574 until 1598. Mór or Mor translates as ''big'' in English, or ''magnus'' in Latin, when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic. Life He was born in 1558 to Eachuinn Og Maclean. Sir Lachlan became the 14th Chief of Clan Maclean at the death of his father in 1573 or 1574. "He was called 'Big Lachlan,' both on account of his stature and the greatness of his mind. He was the most accomplished and warlike chief that ever held sway in Duart. His military talents were of a very high order; his chivalrous character commanded the respect of his most inveterate foes, and his personal interest for and kindness toward his followers endeared him to his clansmen. So great were his qualities that historians have been forced to pay tribute to his memory." In June 1588, he was charged with massacring 18 members of Clan Donald who attended the wedding party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch Gorm Castle
Loch Gorm Castle is a ruined castle located on Eilean Mòr (''big island'') on Loch Gorm, Islay, Scotland. It was once a stronghold of Clan Macdonald. The castle was square, with a round bastion at each corner. The ruins, however, are heavily overgrown, and reduced to a low level, such that from the shoreline the island looks featureless. In 1578, the castle was occupied temporarily by Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean of Duart, as part of his campaign to recover/seize the Rinns of Islay. He was ejected by the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg, with the assistance of the Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll (Lachlan's cousin). Ruinous from 1586, royal forces led by Andrew Stuart, 3rd Lord Ochiltree demolished the castle in 1608. Repaired afterwards, Ranald MacDonald of Smerby Ranald MacDonald of Smerby, also known as Ranald MacJames ( gd, Raghnall mac Séamuis) was a son of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg and Agnes Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll. He was granted Smerby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saddell Abbey
Saddell Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery located in western Scotland. The abbey was established in 1160 by Somerled, Lord of Kintyre, who was killed in 1164. The abbey was completed by his son, Ragnall, a few years later. The original layout of the abbey included a church and three adjoining buildings grouped around a cloister. Saddell Abbey is widely known for its important collection of life-sized stone carvings and burial slabs that were constructed from the 14th to the 16th centuries. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1975. Location Saddell Abbey is located eight miles north of Campbeltown, on the east coast of Kintyre, Scotland. The building ruins sit on a bluff overlooking "the confluence of Saddell Water and Allt nam Manach", (''Water of the Monks''). To get to the site, take the B842 up the coast from Campbeltown toward Carradale to the small village of Saddell. A signpost gives directions to the car park for Saddell Abbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1616 Deaths
Events January–June * January ** Six-year-old António Vieira arrives from Portugal, with his parents, in Bahia (present-day Salvador) in Colonial Brazil, where he will become a diplomat, noted author, leading figure of the Church, and protector of Brazilian indigenous peoples, in an age of intolerance. ** Officials in Württemberg charge astronomer Johannes Kepler with practicing "forbidden arts" (witchcraft). His mother had also been so charged and spent 14 months in prison. * January 1 – King James I of England attends the masque ''The Golden Age Restored'', a satire by Ben Jonson on fallen court favorite the Earl of Somerset. The king asks for a repeat performance on January 6. * January 3 – In the court of James I of England, the king's favorite George Villiers becomes Master of the Horse (encouraging development of the thoroughbred horse); on April 24 he receives the Order of the Garter; and on August 27 is created Viscount Villiers and Baron Waddon, receivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Donald
Clan Donald, also known as Clan MacDonald ( gd, Clann Dòmhnaill; Mac Dòmhnaill ), is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new grants of coats of arms, and serving as the judge of the Court of the Lord Lyon, recognises under Scottish law the ''High Chief of Clan Donald''. Historically the chiefs of the Clan Donald held the title of Lord of the Isles until 1493 and two of those chiefs also held the title of Earl of Ross until 1476. There are also numerous branches to the Clan Donald and several of these have chiefs recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, and Clan MacAlister. There are also notable historic branches of Clan Donald without chiefs so-recognised, these are: the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, Clan MacDona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan MacDonald Of Dunnyveg
Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, also known as Clan Donald South, ''Clan Iain Mor, Clan MacDonald of Islay and Kintyre, MacDonalds of the Glens (Antrim)'' and sometimes referred to as ''MacDonnells'', is a Scottish clan and a branch of Clan Donald. The founder of the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg is Eòin Mòr Tànaiste Mac Dhòmhnaill, a son of Iain Mic Dhòmhnaill (John of Islay, Lord of the Isles) and Margaret Stewart of Scotland, daughter of King Robert II. Members of the clan actually pronounced and spelled their name ''M'Connall'' due to the Gaelic pronunciation of the name ''Mac Domhnuill'' thus giving rise to the surname McConnell and its variants. While historically recognised as a clan by the Court of the Lord Lyon, it is now an armigerous clan as it no longer has a chief. The last chief was Sir James MacDonald, 9th of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg or Clan Donald South, who died in London in 1626. History Origins of the clan The founder of Clan Donald of Dunnyveg and the Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
