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Amie, daughter of Ruaidhri
Bornearly 1300s?
Diedlate 1300s?
NationalityScottish
SpouseJohn of Islay, Lord of the Isles
ChildrenJohn (Eoin), Godfrey (Gofraidh), Ranald (Raghnall)
Parent(s)Ruaidhri mac Ailein, mother unknown

Amy of Garmoran also known as Amie MacRuari and Euphemia was a 14th-century Scottish noblewoman who was the sister of Raghnall mac Ruaidhri, Lord of Garmoran and the spouse of John of Islay.[1][2] After her marriage had produced three sons, the ambitious John of Islay divorced her in order to remarry and cement his links with the House of Stewart. She then retired to her estates in the Highlands and Islands, and completed various ecclesiastical and other building projects. Her son Ranald was the progenitor of Clanranald.

  1. ^ Lee (1920) p. 61
  2. ^ "The History". clandonaldeurope.org. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

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