Angus Og MacDonald (d.1615)
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Angus Og MacDonald was a son of Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg
and Mary, daughter of Hector Og Maclean of Duart.
He retook Dunyvaig Castle
which had been taken by his brother Ranald Og
. He tried to negiotiate a lease of crown lands on Islay
, the rights to Dunyvaig Castle, and a pardon for all crimes up to date with Andrew Knox for the surrender of Dunyvaig Castle. Knox left his son Thomas and his nephew John Knox of Ranfurly as hostages for his good faith. The Privy Council, refused these terms and directed Knox to capture the castle by force.
The hostages were released on assurances from John Graham that the royal expedition would be callied off. On 6 January 1615, Sir John Campbell of Calder, with the assistance of Sir Oliver Lambart, laid siege to Dunyvaig Castle and captured it and took Angus Og as a prisoner.
Angus was tried and found guilty of high treason on 3 July 1615. He was executed at Grassmarket
, Edinburgh on 8 July. His wife Katherine and two boys were requested to attend the Privy Council to be tried for treason, however, Katherine fled with her boys to Holland.
Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg
-Life:Angus Macdonald went to Islay and Kintyre to renew the conflict with Clan Maclean. In 1579, upon information of mutual hostilities committed by their followers, the king and council commanded Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean and Angus Macdonald of Dunyveg or Isla, to subscribe assurances of indemnity...
and Mary, daughter of Hector Og Maclean of Duart.
He retook Dunyvaig Castle
Dunyvaig Castle
Dunyvaig Castle, is located on the south side of Islay, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval base of the Lord of the Isles, chiefs of Clan Donald. It was held by the chiefs of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg....
which had been taken by his brother Ranald Og
Ranald Og MacDonald
Ranald Og MacDonald was a son of Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg. He captured Dunyvaig Castle in 1614 from the constable Andrew Knox and royal garrison. Dunyvaig was retaken by his brother Angus Og....
. He tried to negiotiate a lease of crown lands on Islay
Islay
-Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...
, the rights to Dunyvaig Castle, and a pardon for all crimes up to date with Andrew Knox for the surrender of Dunyvaig Castle. Knox left his son Thomas and his nephew John Knox of Ranfurly as hostages for his good faith. The Privy Council, refused these terms and directed Knox to capture the castle by force.
The hostages were released on assurances from John Graham that the royal expedition would be callied off. On 6 January 1615, Sir John Campbell of Calder, with the assistance of Sir Oliver Lambart, laid siege to Dunyvaig Castle and captured it and took Angus Og as a prisoner.
Angus was tried and found guilty of high treason on 3 July 1615. He was executed at Grassmarket
Grassmarket
The Grassmarket is an historic market square in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland.In relation to the rest of the city the area is a hollow, well below surrounding ground levels.-Location:...
, Edinburgh on 8 July. His wife Katherine and two boys were requested to attend the Privy Council to be tried for treason, however, Katherine fled with her boys to Holland.