Maol Domhnaich of Lennox, 3rd Mormaer-Earl of Lennox

Abt 1190 - Abt 1260  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Maol Domhnaich of Lennox
  Suffix	3rd Mormaer-Earl of Lennox
  Born	Abt 1190	Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1260
  Person ID	I8802	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Alwin the Younger of Lennox, Mormaer of Lennox,   b. Abt 1160, Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1217  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eve Gilchrist,   b. Abt 1170, Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beatrix (Elizabeth) Stewart,   b. Abt 1208, Scotland ,   d. Bef 12 Mar 1251, probably Scotland  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Children	1. Ada of Lennox,   b. Abt 1226, Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   2. Walter of Lennox,   b. Abt 1230, Lennox, Dumbarton, Scotland ,   d. Abt Sep 1248  (Age ~ 18 years)  [natural]   3. Duncan Of Lennox,   b. Abt 1235  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F2424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mormaer Maol Domhnaich (sometimes anglicized as Maldoven) was the son of Mormaer Ailín II, and ruled Lennox 1217-1250. Like his predecessor, Ailín II, he showed absolutely no interest in extending an inviting hand to oncoming French or English settlers. He has, moreover, gained a reputation amongst modern scholars as being one of the more conservative Gaelic rulers in thirteenth century Scotland. Despite that, he seems to have remained loyal to his royal overlord. There is no evidence that he participated in any of the western-oriented rebellions which were so frequent in the era. The Mormaer even sent his son Maol Choluim with the king's expedition to Moray in 1232. He was also a witness to the treaty between King Alexander II of Scotland and his brother-in-law Henry III of England at Newcastle in 1237, concerning the much disputed northern counties of England.[1] Nevertheless, in 1238 Alexander distrusted him sufficiently to remove the Castle of Dumbarton from his control, giving the Scottish king an important foothold in the Mormaerdom. As part of the same act, Alexander II regranted the Mormaerdom to Maol Domhnaich as a military fief, indicating perhaps that the Mormaerdom's prior status was ambiguous. He married Beatrix, the daughter of the High Steward of Scotland and had two known sons (Maol Choluim and Donnchadh), and one daughter. Maol Domhnaich's reign came to an end with his death in 1250. [Wikipedia]