Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross

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Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and clan chief who led the Lordship of the Isles and played a major role in the turbulent politics of the Scottish Highlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl ⓘ
Lord of the Isles ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
clan chief ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
associatedWith Islay ⓘ
Lochaber ⓘ
Ross ⓘ
clan Clan Donald ⓘ
conflict rivalry with the Scottish crown ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
ethnicity Gaelic ⓘ
father Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles ⓘ
feudalRank peer of Scotland ⓘ
governed parts of the northern Highlands ⓘ
territories in the western seaboard of Scotland ⓘ
house Lords of the Isles ⓘ
linked to: Lord of the Isles
language Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
mother Mariota, Countess of Ross ⓘ
nobleFamily Clan Donald ⓘ
MacDonald dynasty ⓘ
notableFor conflict and reconciliation with King James I of Scotland ⓘ
leadership of the Lordship of the Isles ⓘ
role in 15th-century Scottish Highland politics ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
noble ⓘ
politicalRole Highland magnate ⓘ
regional power-broker in northern Scotland ⓘ
positionHeld Lord of Lochaber ⓘ
predecessor Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles ⓘ
Mariota, Countess of Ross ⓘ
realm Earldom of Ross ⓘ
Lordship of the Isles ⓘ
region Scottish Highlands ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Seton ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth Ann Seton
successor John of Islay, Earl of Ross ⓘ
timePeriod 15th century ⓘ
title Earl of Ross ⓘ
Justiciar of Scotia ⓘ
Lord of the Isles ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord of the Isles → notableHolder → Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross ⓘ
Lordship of the Isles → notableRuler → Alexander of Islay ⓘ
linked to: Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross
Battle of Inverlochy (1431) → commander → Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross ⓘ
John of Islay, Earl of Ross → father → Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross ⓘ
Earls of Ross → titleHolder → Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross ⓘ
Mariota, Countess of Ross → spouse → Alexander MacDonald, Lord of the Isles ⓘ
linked to: Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross
Mariota, Countess of Ross → spouse → Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross ⓘ