Aonghas Óg (died 1490) was a Scottish nobleman who was the last independent Lord of the Isles.
He was the bastard son of John of Islay, Earl of Ross (Eoin). Aonghas became a rebel against both his father and against the Scottish crown. He is not to be confused with his namesake, Aonghas Óg, Lord of Islay, who fought alongside Robert the Bruce.
After the discovery in 1476 of John's secret treaty with Edward IV of England by James III of Scotland, ...
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Aonghas Óg (died 1490) was a Scottish nobleman who was the last independent Lord of the Isles.
He was the bastard son of John of Islay, Earl of Ross (Eoin). Aonghas became a rebel against both his father and against the Scottish crown. He is not to be confused with his namesake, Aonghas Óg, Lord of Islay, who fought alongside Robert the Bruce.
After the discovery in 1476 of John's secret treaty with Edward IV of England by James III of Scotland, James stripped him of his earldom, as well as the sheriffdoms of Nairn and Inverness, and the lordships of Kintyre and Knapdale, but confirmed Eoin with the remainder of his lands and the title Lord of the Isles. It appears that Aonghas, as Eoin's heir, was not prepared to accept this settlement. Aonghas campaigned to regain Ross and the other lost dominions. At first he may have been supported by his father, but this did not last. Aonghas married Isobella Campbell daughter of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll.
Eoin, his prestige in tatters,...
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