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He was the great grandson of Amlaibh, the grandson of Mormaer Ailin II through the male line. He was the chief of a kin-group tracing its origins to the settlement which followed the death of Ailin II , where the ten brothers of Mormaer Maol Domhnaich were compensated with lands. Baltar and his kin achieved the Mormaerdom because he was allowed to marry the daughter of Mormaer Domhnall , Margaret . When Domhnall died in 1365 , Margaret succeeded with Baltar as de facto ruler. It had been Domhnall's intention that the marriage would eventually allow the succession of a grandson, but it seems that Baltar was intented to rule in his turn. Indeed Baltar and Margaret had a son, Donnchad , who was probably a young man by the time Baltar and Margaret succeeded. We do not know how relations deteriorated, but it seems that Donnchadh got impatient. In the summer of 1384 , King Robert II issued two charters formally conferring the Mormaerdom on Baltar. However, a year later he and his wife Margaret resigned the Mormaerdom over to their eldest son Donnchadh. Brown (p. 215) attributes this change as a policy change of the monarchy triggered by the increased influence of John of Carrick, the future king Robert III . However, in 1388 , Baltar and Margaret were handed custody of the Mormaerdom for the remainder of their lives, with Donnchadh retaining the title. Donnchadh was confined to a stronghold in Loch Lomond , Inchmurrin castle. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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