Dungal Macdowell

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The name of Dungal ( Dungalli Mac Dowyl ) on a chronicle of the Isle of Man published before 1500

Sir Dungal Macdowell (also Dougal Macdowell or Duncan Macdouall ) († before 1327) was a Scottish nobleman and military.

Origin and early support of English rule in Scotland

The family MacDowell was one of the 13th century's leading noble families in Gaelic embossed Galloway . After the release of the old Thomas of Galloway , whom many nobles regarded as their rightful Lord of Galloway , the family supported the English King Edward I in the fight against the Scottish King John Balliol . When it came to the Scottish War of Independence against English rule from 1297 , Dungal Macdowell supported the English king.

Fight against Robert Bruce and eviction from Galloway

In the spring of 1304, almost all the remaining rebels submitted, but from February 1306 Robert Bruce rebelled against English rule and crowned himself King of the Scots. While numerous Scottish nobles now supported Bruce, Macdowell remained on the English side. Edward I declared the possessions of numerous rebels forfeited and gave them to his supporters. The holdings of Robert Boyd in southwest Scotland were awarded to Macdowell. After Robert Bruce was initially defeated by English troops and had to flee to the West Scottish islands, he tried in early 1307 to return to South West Scotland. In February 1307, his brothers Alexander and Thomas Bruce landed in Galloway with a small force, including Reginald Crawford . The force was quickly caught and captured by Macdowell. While he immediately had the less important prisoners executed, he sent Alexander and Thomas Bruce to the English king, who had them cruelly executed. Despite this setback, Robert Bruce was able to assert himself and conquer more areas of Scotland. In June 1308, his brother Edward Bruce began the subjugation of Galloway with the assistance of Donald of Islay . They proceeded with extreme brutality and plundered and devastated the properties of the supporters of the English. The supporters of the English rule were beaten and Macdowell had to flee with his family. He continued his fight against Bruce on the English side. Robert Bruce then had the Macdowell estates forfeited during his first parliament in March 1309.

English military service, exile and death

On February 7, 1313 Macdowell had to hand over the long-besieged Dumfries Castle to Robert Bruce. The Scottish king granted him free retreat despite his role in the arrest of his brothers. Macdowell now took command of Castle Rushen on the Isle of Man . In May or June 1313, however, Scottish troops landed on the island and, after a brief siege, forced Macdowell to surrender this castle before June 12, 1313. Macdowell was allowed to retire to England, where there is evidence that he received a pension from King Edward II of England in May 1319 . He likely died before 1327 when peace negotiations began between England and Scotland that resulted in the conclusion of the peace between Edinburgh and Northampton . During the negotiations, the Scottish king ruled out any discussion of whether the Macdowell heir could get his possessions back.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geoffrey WS Barrow: Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland . Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965, p. 156.
  2. ^ Geoffrey WS Barrow: Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland . Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965, p. 201.
  3. ^ Geoffrey WS Barrow: Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland . Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965, p. 452.
  4. ↑ Michael Penman: Robert the Bruce. King of the Scots . Yale University Press, New Haven 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-14872-5 , p. 105.
  5. ^ Geoffrey WS Barrow: Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland . Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965, p. 259.
  6. ↑ Michael Penman: Robert the Bruce. King of the Scots . Yale University Press, New Haven 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-14872-5 , p. 153.
  7. ^ Geoffrey WS Barrow: Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland . Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965, p. 274.
  8. ↑ Michael Penman: Robert the Bruce. King of the Scots . Yale University Press, New Haven 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-14872-5 , p. 131.
  9. ↑ Michael Penman: Robert the Bruce. King of the Scots . Yale University Press, New Haven 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-14872-5 , p. 132.
  10. ↑ Michael Penman: Robert the Bruce. King of the Scots . Yale University Press, New Haven 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-14872-5 , pp. 203.
  11. ↑ Michael Penman: Robert the Bruce. King of the Scots . Yale University Press, New Haven 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-14872-5 , p. 289.
personal data
SURNAME Macdowell, Dungal
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Macdowell, Sir Dugal; Macdowell, Dougal; Macdouall, Duncan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish nobleman and military
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH between May 1329 and 1327