''For the

Child ballad The Child Ballads are 305 traditional ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, anthologized by Francis James Child during the second half of the 19th century. Their lyrics and Child's studies of them were published as '' ...

, see

The Lord of Lorn and the False Steward The Lord of Lorn and the False Steward or The Lord of Lorn and the Flas Steward or The Lord of Lorn is Child ballad number 271 (Roud 113). A ballad, ''Lord of Lorn and the False Steward'', was entered in the Stationers' Register in 1580, with a no ...

.'' Lord of Lorne is a title in the

Peerage of Scotland The Peerage of Scotland ( gd, Moraireachd na h-Alba, sco, Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707. Following that year's Treaty of Union, ...

that has been created twice. Arran arms

;First Creation The title was first created for Robert Stewart of Durisdeer (died 1403), son of John Stewart of Innermeath (died 1421). Robert's mother was Isabel MacDougall, daughter of John Gallda MacDougall, Lord of Lorne (died 1371×1377). The MacDougalls, formerly exiled from their

Argyll Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

lands in the reign of Robert I, King of Scotland (died 1329), had been restored to their Lorne lands in the reign of

David II, King of Scotland David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) was King of Scots from 1329 until his death in 1371. Upon the death of his father, Robert the Bruce, David succeeded to the throne at the age of five, and was crowned at Scone in November 1331, becom ...

. The close association between John Gallda and David meant that the former was out of favour in the succeeding Stewart regime under Robert II, King of Scotland (died 1390). When John Gallda died without a male heir his two legitimate daughters, including Isabel, were subsequently married off to the sons of John Stewart of Innermeath. Arms of Campbell, Duke of Argyll

Robert Stewart, 1st Lord of Lorne was succeeded by his oldest son John, member of the

Parliament of Scotland The Parliament of Scotland ( sco, Pairlament o Scotland; gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707. The parliament evolved during the early 13th century from the king's council o ...

. In 1463 the second lord died and his younger brother Walter became 3rd Lord Lorne. Walter Stewart resigned the lordship on 30 November 1463, or 17 April 1470, and was created 1st

Lord Innermeath Lord Innermeath is an extinct title in the Peerage of Scotland created c. 1471 for Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Innermeath. Stewart had previously been Lord of Lorne, but resigned that title - which came with substantial comital power - under pressur ...

on the same day. ;Second creation The next creation was for

Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll (c. 1433 – 10 May 1493) was a medieval Scottish nobleman, peer, and politician. He was the son of Archibald Campbell, Master of Campbell and Elizabeth Somerville, daughter of John Somerville, 3rd Lord ...

, the husband of Isabelle Stewart, daughter of

John Stewart, 2nd Lord Lorne John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

and niece of

William Stewart, 1st Lord Innermeath William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

, on 17 April 1470. The title was a subordinate title of the

Earl of Argyll Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

and from 1701 is a subordinate title of the

Duke of Argyll Duke of Argyll ( gd, Diùc Earraghàidheil) is a title created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The earls, marquesses, and dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful ...

Feudal lordship

* John Gallda MacDougall, Lord of Lorne (died 1371×1377)

Lords Lorne, First Creation (1439)

Robert Stewart, 1st Lord Lorne ''For the Child ballad, see The Lord of Lorn and the False Steward.'' Lord of Lorne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland that has been created twice. ;First Creation The title was first created for Robert Stewart of Durisdeer (died 1403), son ...

(1382–1449), brother of

James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorne ( 1399 – c. 1451) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life The Black Knight of Lorne was born at Innermeath, Scotland. His father was Sir John Stewart (died 26 April 1421), Scotland's Ambassador to England. H ...

(d. 1463) * Walter Stewart, 3rd Lord Lorne (d. 1489) (Resigned, 1463)

Lords Lorne, Second Creation (1470)

*''See the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lorne Extinct lordships of Parliament Lorne Noble titles created in 1439 Noble titles created in 1470

Feudal lordship

Lords Lorne, First Creation (1439)

Lords Lorne, Second Creation (1470)

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