Agnes Campbell
Lady Agnes Campbell (1526–1601) was the daughter of The 3rd Earl of Argyll and his wife, Lady Jean Gordon, daughter of The 3rd Earl of Huntly.[1] She was likely born at Inveraray Castle.[1] Her sister, Elizabeth, married The 1st Earl of Moray, an illegitimate son of King James IV of Scotland.
Campbell married James MacDonald of Dunyvaig and the Glens in 1545, forming an alliance with the MacDonalds.[1] They had six sons and one daughter, Fionnghuala or Finola, but more famously known as Ineen Dubh.[2] Fionnghuala married Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill. Her husband James died in 1565 while he was being held prisoner by the Irish chieftain Shane O'Neill.[1] At that time O'Neill had been supporting the English.[citation needed]
In 1569, Campbell travelled to Ireland to marry Sir Turlough Luineach O'Neill, who had replaced Shane O'Neill as the Chieftain of the O'Neill clan in Ulster. She took with her a dowry of 1,200 Highland troops, and Gaelic tradition allowed her to lead the troops.[1] She led them against occupying English forces and proved herself a formidable leader. She helped mobilise Scottish support for the Irish.[1] She was fluent in English and Latin, which greatly impressed the English.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Lady Agnes Campbell: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland". Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hill, J. Michael. THE RIFT WITHIN CLAN IAN MORE: THE ANTRIM AND DUNYVEG MACDONNELLS, 1590-1603 (1 January 1993), Sixteenth Century Journal; ASIN: B007M36E1C.
- 1526 births
- 1601 deaths
- Clan Campbell
- 16th-century Scottish people
- 16th-century Irish people
- Women in 16th-century warfare
- Women in European warfare
- Daughters of Scottish earls
- Irish countesses