Admiral David, Earl Maxwell was one of two claimants (along with Edward,
Lord Campbell) to the throne of the Principality
of Caledon upon the death without issue of Prince Colin. Early on
during the Dynastic Crisis of
1024, Maxwell's forces had the upper hand in the struggle and Maxwell had
himself crowned David V, Sovereign Prince of Caledon. In late 1024,
however, at the Battle
of Dunbarton, Maxwell's fleet was defeated. Maxwell made his stand at Rob
Roy (Reavers' Deep 1917), one of his
last bastions of support, until it became clear that his cause was truly lost.
Then he fled, first to Skye
(Reavers' Deep 2018), later to
Germaine
(Reavers' Deep 2019).
His current
descendent, Roger Maxwell I, continues to style
himself the rightful ruler of the Principality.