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evidence: The sovereign or feudal lordship of Argyle was the holding of the senior branch of descendants of Somhairle , this branch becoming soon known as Clan MacDougall. Somhairle. Somerled. Clan MacDougall. Clan MacDougall. Construction of the Lordship of Argyll-Lorne essentially started with Donnchadh mac Dubhgaill , son of Dubgall mac Somairle .. Donnchadh mac Dubhgaill. Donnchadh of Argyll. Dubgall mac Somairle. Dubgall mac Somairle. Lorne. Lorne, Scotland. During Donnchadh 's time the great feuds that had been causing war on the western seaboard of Scotland since Somhairle mac Gille Bhrighde were coming to an end .. Somhairle. Somerled. Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill , son of Ragnall mac Somairle , King of the Isles and Lord of Argyll , was at peace with Raghnall mac Gofraidh , King of Mann , and had become friendly with Ailean mac Lachlainn , Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland .. Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill. Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill. Ragnall mac Somairle. Ragnall mac Somairle. King of the Isles. Kingdom of the Isles. Raghnall mac Gofraidh. Ragnvald Godredsson. King of Mann. King of Mann. Ailean mac Lachlainn. Alan of Galloway. Lord of Galloway. Lord of Galloway. Constable of Scotland. Lord High Constable of Scotland. In this context , Alexander II , the King of Scotland , led expeditions into Argyll in 1221 and 1222 , expeditions which led to Donnchadh being recognised or appointed to the Lordship of Lorne .. Alexander II. Alexander II of Scotland. King of Scotland. List of Scottish monarchs. Lorne. Lorne, Scotland. Donnchadh remained a strong supporter of the Scottish crown against the interests of Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill and Amhlaibh Dubh .. Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill. Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill. Scottish crown. Kingdom of Scotland. Amhlaibh Dubh. Olaf the Black. These expeditions into Argyll appear to have given Donnchadh domination of the kindreds of all Argyll in place of Ruaidhri .. Around 1225 , Donnchadh de Argadia -LRB- `` of Argyll '' -RRB- appeared in a charter of Maol Domhnaich , Earl of Lennox -LRB- d. 1250 -RRB- made to Paisley Abbey ; this appearance is notable because it is the first attestation of the locative family name `` of Argyll '' , the name that Donnchadh and his descendants would use to identify themselves among the higher nobility of Scotland .. Paisley Abbey. Paisley Abbey. In 1229 , the Manx king , Raghnall mac Gofraidh , was killed .. Raghnall mac Gofraidh. Ragnvald Godredsson. Manx king. King of Mann. Fear of Galwegian or Scottish royal intervention led the Manxmen to appeal to the Norwegian crown .. Manxmen. Manx people. The Norwegian expedition , led by Ospakr-Hakon , probably Donnchadh 's brother , ravished Kintyre and in 1230 attacked the Stewart controlled Isle of Bute .. Ospakr-Hakon. Ospakr-Hakon. Kintyre. Kintyre. Stewart. Clan Stewart. Isle of Bute. Isle of Bute. This expedition was unsuccessful and led to Uspak 's death .. Donnchadh remained firmly in possession of his Argyll lordship .. The ` Mormaerdom or ` Kingdom of Argyll was also a lordship in High Medieval Scotland .. High Medieval Scotland. Scotland in the High Middle Ages