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3 unusual facts about Lord of the Isles


Clan MacBean

The Clan MacBean fought for Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles, along with the rest of the Chattan Confederation at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411, where they suffered heavy losses.

Lord of the Isles

The civil war in England, known famously as the Wars of the Roses, prevented the activation of this alliance and on the discovery of his treason in 1493 John Macdonald II forfeited his estates and titles to James IV of Scotland.

William Cleireach MacLeod

MacLeod also stated that matters were further complicated by the fact that Donald, who succeeded to the Lordshop of the Isles in 1380, claimed that Skye had been given to him in terms of his marriage to a daughter of the Earl of Ross; and in consequence he claimed that William Cleireach was his own vassal on both Harris and Skye.


Queen of Demons

Queen of Demons (1998) is a fantasy novel in the series, Lord of the Isles by author David Drake.


see also

Ronald Township, Michigan

(This may have been Sir Walter Scott's narrative poem Lord of the Isles, in which the protagonist is named Ronald.)

William Cleireach MacLeod

The MacDonalds, under Alasdair, brother of the Lord of the Isles (and ancestor of the MacDonalds of Keppoch), landed at Eynort.