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Mormaer Maol Domhnaich (sometimes anglicized as Maldoven) was the son of Mormaer Ailin II, and ruled Lennox 1217-1250.

Like his predecessor Ailin 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-orientated rebellions which were so frequent in the era. The Mormaer even sent his son Maol Chaluim with the king's expedition to Moray in 1232.

Nevertheless, in 1238 King Alexander II 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 had two known sons (Maol Chaluim I and Donnchadh), and one daughter.

Maol Domhnaich's reign came to an end with his death in 1250.

Bibliography

Neville, Cynthia J., Native Lorship in Medieval Scotland: The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox, c. 1140-1365, (Portland & Dublin, 2005)

Preceded by Ailin II	Mormaer of Lennox 1217-1250	Succeeded by Maol Chaluim I

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 [[Mormaer]] '''Maol Domhnaich''' (sometimes anglicized as ''Maldoven'') was the son of Mormaer [[Ailin II of Lennox|Ailin II]], and ruled [[Lennox]] [[1217]]-[[1250]].
-Like his predecessor [[Ailin II of Lennox|Ailin 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 scholar as being one of the more conservative [[Gaelic]] rulers in [[13th century]] Scotland.
+Like his predecessor [[Ailin II of Lennox|Ailin 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-orientated rebellions which were so frequent in the era. The Mormaer even sent his son [[Maol Chaluim I of Lennox|Maol Chaluim]] with the king's expedition to [[Moray]] in [[1232]].