Galloway

Galloway was a lordship in south-west Scotland, named for people of Gaelic and Norse descent. After Lord Alan died in 1234, King Alexander II divided it among his daughters; by 1337 the Balliol family had inherited a share.

In 1353 Earl William Douglas brought eastern Galloway under the Scottish crown. King David appointed Archibald Douglas lord in 1369, after his efforts against the English. By 1372 Archibald had reinforced his hold in the east and acquired the earldom of Wigtown from Thomas Fleming.