Domhnall Dubh
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Domhnall Dubh was a Scottish
Scotland
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 nobleman. He was the son of Aonghas Óg
Aonghas Óg
Aonghas Óg was a Scottish nobleman who was the last independent Lord of the Isles.-Biography:He was the bastard son of John of Islay, Earl of Ross . Aonghas became a rebel against both his father and against the Scottish crown...

, chief of Clan Donald
Clan Donald
Clan Donald is one of the largest Scottish clans. There are numerous branches to the clan. 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...

 (Clann Domhnaill), and claimant to the Lordship of the Isles
Lord of the Isles
The designation Lord of the Isles is today a title of Scottish nobility with historical roots that go back beyond the Kingdom of Scotland. It emerged from a series of hybrid Viking/Gaelic rulers of the west coast and islands of Scotland in the Middle Ages, who wielded sea-power with fleets of...

, which had been held by his grandfather John of Islay, Earl of Ross
John of Islay, Earl of Ross
John of Islay was a late medieval Scottish magnate. He was Earl of Ross and last Lord of the Isles as well as being Mac Domhnaill, chief of Clan Donald....

 (Eoin MacDomhnaill).

His grandfather's lordship was forfeited to the crown in 1493. However, an earlier forfeiture of 1476 had led to Domhnall's father Aonghas turning against Eoin. Aonghas became an enemy of both his father and the Scottish crown, both of which he successfully defeated before being murdered by his Irish musician in 1490. Following Aonghas' death in 1490, the crown launched a new campaign against the rebels of the north-west and the infant Domhnall Dubh was captured by Cailean I
Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll
Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:He was the son of Gillespic Campbell, Master of Campbell and Elizabeth Somerville. Elizabeth Somerville was the daughter of John Somerville, 3rd Lord Somerville and Helen Hepburn...

, Earl of Argyll. Domhnall was imprisoned in Innischonnel Castle in Loch Awe
Loch Awe
Loch Awe is a large body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe, or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail.- The loch :It is the third largest freshwater loch in Scotland with...

.

Domhnall escaped in 1501 with the aid of Torcall MacLeòid
Torquil MacLeod (forfeited clan chief)
Torquil MacLeod was the chief of Clan MacLeod of Lewis in around 1500. He died before 1510. He was born in about 1460, and mentioned in 1498, and in 1506....

, who may have had the connivance of the earl of Argyll. Torcall was looking for a way to resist the power of his enemy Alexander Gordon
Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly
Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly was a Scottish nobleman and the 3rd Earl of Huntly. He was granted Strathavon in Banffshire and the Brae of Lochaber. He was a member of the Privy Council of Scotland.-Biography:...

, the earl of Huntly, who was acting as the King's lieutenant. On August 13, 1502, a royal council decreed that Torcall was guilty of rebellion and had no right to the lands under his possession. Huntly was ordered to gather forces in the north and take possession of the MacLeoid lands. Moreover, the king prepared to deliver Eoin, now a semi-retired courtier, back to the lordship in order to counter the effect given by the presence of Domhnall Dubh. Eoin, however, never made the trip. Eoin took ill and died at Dundee
Dundee
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 in 1503. Torcall and his ally Lachlan MacGill'Eain of Duart
Maclean of Duart
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 took the offensive against Huntly, and in December 1503 invaded and wrought devastation to Huntly's Lordship of Badenoch
Lord of Badenoch
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. The royal island of Bute
Isle of Bute
Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography:...

 was also attacked by the islesmen. The revolt continued until 1506, by which time Lachlan MacGill'Eain had been detached from the cause, and Huntly's forces were able to isolate Torcall and Domhnall in the Outer Hebrides
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides also known as the Western Isles and the Long Island, is an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. The islands are geographically contiguous with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland...

. Domhnall was captured by September 1506.

He remained in captivity for 37 years until he was released in 1543. The north-west rose in revolt once more. After securing an alliance with England
England
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, Domhnall found himself in with a good chance of resurrecting the lordship. However, this chance was destroyed when Domhnall died at Drogheda
Drogheda
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, Ireland
Ireland
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, in 1545.

Ancestors

Domhnall Dubh's ancestors in three generations
Domhnall Dubh Father:
Aonghas Óg
Aonghas Óg
Aonghas Óg was a Scottish nobleman who was the last independent Lord of the Isles.-Biography:He was the bastard son of John of Islay, Earl of Ross . Aonghas became a rebel against both his father and against the Scottish crown...

Paternal Grandfather:
John of Islay, Earl of Ross
John of Islay, Earl of Ross
John of Islay was a late medieval Scottish magnate. He was Earl of Ross and last Lord of the Isles as well as being Mac Domhnaill, chief of Clan Donald....

Paternal Great-Grandfather:
Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross
Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross
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...

Paternal Great-grandmother:
Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Seton
Alexander Seton
Alexander Seton may refer to:* Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline * Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston * Alexander Seaton...

, Lord of Gordon and Huntly
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Elizabeth Livingstone
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