Dugald Stewart, 1st of Appin

1446 - 1501  (54 years)

• Name	Dugald Stewart
  Suffix	1st of Appin
  Born	1446	Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Between 1500 and 1501	Scotland
  Person ID	I15721	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir John Stewart, 2nd of Lorn,   b. Abt 1410, Lorn, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. 1463, Castle Dunstaffnage, Argyll, Scotland  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Daughter McLaren, of Auchleskine,   b. Abt 1420, Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1463	Castle, Dunstaffnage, Argyll, Scotland
  Family ID	F4470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daughter MacDougal, of Nether Lorn,   b. Abt 1460, Lorn, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Duncan Stewart, 2nd of Appin,   b. Abt 1475, Appin, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1512  (Age ~ 37 years)  [natural]   2. Allan Stewart, 3rd of Appin,   b. Abt 1478, Appin, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. Between 1563 and 1565  (Age ~ 85 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F4165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dugald is the progenitor of the Stewarts of Appin. Dugald was originally born illegitimately as the product of an affair between his parents while his father, the Lord of Lorn, was already married. When his father and mother were later married, John, Lord of Lorn, was attacked by enemies at his wedding and mortally wounded. The wedding was later concluded before John died of his injuries and Dugald legitimated. (See notes on father for more information.) Dugald gathered all the adherents of the Lord of Lorn and with the assistance of the MacLarens laid siege to Dunstaffnage, but to no avail. Unbeknownst to Dugald, Colin Campbell, Lord Argyll who seemed to have been involved in the plot, raised a group of MacFarlanes to aid MacCoul in his struggle against the de jure Lord of Lorn. MacCoul's men with the MacFarlanes met the men of Lorn and MacLaren in what was to be known as the battle of Leac a dotha. It was a fierce battle with both sides leaving the field with very heavy losses. For the next few years Dugald, who had lost the title of Lord of Lorn through the treachery of his uncle Walter Stewart and Lord Argyll, but had retained Appin and Lismore, consolidated his power and fortified the hunting lodge of castle Stalker on the Cormant's Rock in Loch Laich. He also ensured that the Campbells were in no doubt about his displeasure over the loss of the Lordship of Lorn by having the Campbell territory surrounding Appin regularly raided by our clan. Finally in 1468 in a bid to finally destroy the power of Appin, Colin Campbell and Walter Stewart, now recognized as the Lord of Lorn (but with no authority in Lorn) organized a massive raid against Dugald and our clan. Alan MacCoul was again involved and they met at what was to be know as the battle of Stalc. Though loosing many men, Dugald virtually destroyed the military strength of the MacFarlands (a destruction they were never to recover from) and personally killed Alan MacCoul, his father's murderer. The battle solidified Dugald's claim to Appin and the surrounding area which was formally granted to him by King James III on the 14th of April 1470. Our clan was born. (Electric Scotland)