Donnchadh de Strathearn was a 14th-century
bishop of Dunkeld
The Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th-century cleric named Cormac. However, the firs ...
. He was probably from the family of the
Gaelic Earls of Strathearn, perhaps even the son of
Maol Íosa IV, Earl of Strathearn
Malise IV of Strathearn (Gaelic: ''Maol Íosa''; died c. 1329) was a Scottish nobleman, the seventh known ruler of
Strathearn.
Biography
He was an ardent supporter of King Robert the Bruce, in contrast to his father, Malise III, Earl of Strathe ...
. He was in the company of, as his brother
Maol Íosa V was,
Edward Balliol
Edward Balliol or Edward de Balliol (; – January 1364) was a claimant to the Scottish throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence. With English help, he ruled parts of the kingdom from 1332 to 1356.
Early life
Edward was the el ...
when the latter invaded
Scotland
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and contested the crown of the young king
David Bruce. Following the death of
William Sinclair, bishop of Dunkeld,
Pope Clement VI
Pope Clement VI (; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1 ...
, who had previously reserved the
see for his own nominee, appointed Donnchadh as bishop. This was in the year 1347. The
canons of Dunkeld had actually elected another man,
Robert de Den, as bishop, but this election was quashed. Donnchadh does not seem to have experienced many problems with King David after the latter's restoration. He attended David's parliaments and frequently attested his charters.
Donnchadh died early in the year 1355.
References
*
Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
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1355 deaths
Bishops of Dunkeld (pre-Reformation)
Medieval Gaels from Scotland
Clergy from Perth and Kinross
14th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops
Year of birth unknown