Eoghan de Ergadia, Laird of Latharna
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Eoghan mac Eoinn lord of Latharna (Lorne, Scotland) (born in est the 1330s, d before 1388) was a 14th-century Scottish Highland
magnate
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Eoghan was the grandson of Ailean mac Eoin, a cadet of the exiled House of Ergadia (the senior line descending from Somerled
) who was in English service in the 1320s, and son of Eoin mac Ailein, known as 'Gallda' ("the Foreigner") who styled himself 'Lord of Argyll
', who made a return to Scotland, to claim or hold some of their ancestral estates.
It is not known whether it was his father, or only Eoghan himself, who made a reconciliation with the kings of the Bruce dynasty, but in mid-14th century, such a reconciliation occurred.
There are records which show that their family, in the 1350s, also made some agreement with their agnatic kinsman, the Lord of the Isles
, whose lineage (a junior branch of the Somerled heirs) had received a lot of the old Ergadia-family lands from the victorious Bruce.
Eoghan married Janet Isaac, a granddaughter of Robert the Bruce
, which signals of a reconciliation, even some favor, from the king David II
, heir of the Bruce, and uncle of Janet.
In 1357 Eoghan had a grant of all the lands that had belonged to his great-great-grandfather Alasdair of Latharna (Alexander de Lorne) in Lorne.
Between 1365 and 1369, Eoghan is recorded as having attended Councils and Parliaments of Scotland.
It seems Eoghan did not have surviving sons.
His heiresses were two daughters, Siobhan (Janet) and Iseabail (Isabel), who married a couple of brothers from the Stewarts of Innermeath family.
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
magnate
Magnate
Magnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities...
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Eoghan was the grandson of Ailean mac Eoin, a cadet of the exiled House of Ergadia (the senior line descending from Somerled
Somerled
Somerled was a military and political leader of the Scottish Isles in the 12th century who was known in Gaelic as rí Innse Gall . His father was Gillebride...
) who was in English service in the 1320s, and son of Eoin mac Ailein, known as 'Gallda' ("the Foreigner") who styled himself 'Lord of Argyll
Lord of Argyll
The sovereign or feudal lordship of Argyle was the holding of the senior branch of descendants of king Somhairle, this branch becoming soon known as Clan MacDougallConstruction of the Lordship of Argyll-Lorne essentially started with Donnchad mac Dubgaill....
', who made a return to Scotland, to claim or hold some of their ancestral estates.
It is not known whether it was his father, or only Eoghan himself, who made a reconciliation with the kings of the Bruce dynasty, but in mid-14th century, such a reconciliation occurred.
There are records which show that their family, in the 1350s, also made some agreement with their agnatic kinsman, the Lord 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...
, whose lineage (a junior branch of the Somerled heirs) had received a lot of the old Ergadia-family lands from the victorious Bruce.
Eoghan married Janet Isaac, a granddaughter of Robert the Bruce
Robert I of Scotland
Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...
, which signals of a reconciliation, even some favor, from the king David II
David II of Scotland
David II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:...
, heir of the Bruce, and uncle of Janet.
In 1357 Eoghan had a grant of all the lands that had belonged to his great-great-grandfather Alasdair of Latharna (Alexander de Lorne) in Lorne.
Between 1365 and 1369, Eoghan is recorded as having attended Councils and Parliaments of Scotland.
It seems Eoghan did not have surviving sons.
His heiresses were two daughters, Siobhan (Janet) and Iseabail (Isabel), who married a couple of brothers from the Stewarts of Innermeath family.