Roderick MacRuari

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Also called Ruaidhrí Mac Ruaidhrí, Roderic of Lorn. In 1325 he was stripped of his lands for plotting against Robert the Bruce.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Also called Euphemia, Amy MacRuari, Amy Macrory.

From Undiscovered Scotland:

In 1337, Amy MacRuari married John of Islay, Lord of the Isles. In 1344, most of Clan Rauri's lands were restored to Amy's brother, Raghnall mac Ruaidhri. Raghnall was murdered by William, Earl of Ross, at Elcho Nunnery near Perth in 1346. Amy was his sole heir and John of Islay claimed the clan's lands on her behalf. He then promptly annexed them for himself.

John of Islay's ambitions were not limited to acquiring his wife's lands. He was a supporter and close ally of Robert the High Steward of Scotland, the nephew and nominated heir (and eventual successor) of King David II. In order to cement this relationship it was agreed that John of Islay should marry Robert's daughter, Margaret Stewart. John was granted a papal dispensation to divorce Amy, even though the couple had three sons together, and in 1350 he married Margaret Stewart. John of Islay was granted additional lands in western Scotland as a dowry, in return for an undertaking that his sons with Amy would be passed over in the succession in favour of any children he had with Margaret Stewart.

From Amy's point of view, the only positive in what was otherwise a truly remarkable tale of betrayal was that the divorce settlement restored to her personal control the Clan Rauri lands annexed by her ex-husband four years earlier. Even this was only temporary, however, as John of Islay later succeeded in being granted a royal charter to some of the disputed lands. In later life Amy did much to develop the areas still under her control. She built or rebuilt a number of churches in the Western Isles, including Teampull na Trionaid or Trinity Church on North Uist. She is also said to have redeveloped Castle Tioram into the structure you see today.

It is unclear when Amy died. After John of Islay's death in 1386, their son Ranald succeeded in gaining control over more of the disputed Clan Rauri lands. He also served as a tutor to his younger half-brother (and John of Islay's heir) Domhnall, and is remembered as the progenitor of Clan Macdonald of Clanranald and Clan MacDonell of Glengarry.

Amy married John of the Isles about 4 Jun 1337, and was divorced before 1350. John (son of Angus Og of the Isles and Agnes O'Cathan) died in 1387 in Ardtornish Castle, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Who was dead before 15th November 1369, when his father gave as a hostage Angus, the son of his deceased son John." [The Peerage of Scotland, citation details below]

John married Helen Campbell about 1360. Helen (daughter of Archibald Campbell and Isabella Lamont) was born about 1340; died between 1434 and 1447. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Montgomery. John (son of Alexander Montgomery and Elizabeth Eglinton) was born about 1359 in of Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died between 14 Feb 1427 and 22 Nov 1429 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]