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- See wikipedia entry ....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Islay,_Lord_of_the_Isles
The Clan Donald first came to prominence as Lords of the Isles in 1336 when Angus Og's son John of the Isles was recognised as such by Balliol, the puppet king of Scots supported by Edward III of England. About a century and a half later, in 1493, John MacDonald fourth Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross, forfeited his titles to the king of Scots for treason. What brought about the forfeiture was that a change for the better in relations between the king of Scots and the English king revealed the Treaty of Ardtornish. In 1462 John of the Isles had made a treaty with Edward IV of England to conquer Scotland with him and the Earl of Douglas. In return MacDonald and Douglas would share Scotland north of the Forth as Edward's vassals
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1331 - 1386 (87 years)
