Malcolm III "Canmore", King of the Scots

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 1058 to 1093; King of the Scots
• Crowned: 17 Mar 1058, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

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Crowned:
He was crowned the King of the Scots.

Died:
He was killed in battle while besieging Alnwick Castle.

Malcolm married Ingibjörg Finnsdatter in 1059. Ingibjörg (daughter of Finn Arnasson, Jarl of Halland and Berglioth of Norway) was born in 1021 in Østerå, Norway; died in 1070 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Duncan II, King of the Scots was born in 1060; died on 12 Nov 1094.

Malcolm married Saint Margaret of Scotland in 1068 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Edward the Atheling and Agatha von Braunschweig) was born in 1045 in Hungary; died on 16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland; was buried in say 18 Nov 1093 in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
The marriage was against St. Margaret's wishes.

1. Edgar, King of the Scots was born about 1074; died in 1107.
2. Alexander I, King of the Scots was born in 1077; died in 1124.
3. Matilda of Scotland was born in 1078 in Scotland; died on 1 May 1118.
4. David I "the Saint", King of the Scots was born about 1080 in Scotland; died on 24 May 1154 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland; was buried in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
5. Mary, Princess of Scotland died on 31 May 1116; was buried in Bermondsey Abbey, Southwark, London, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He is the historical basis of the "King Duncan" in Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
• Reign: From 1034 to 1040; King of the Scots
• Military: 1035, County Durham, England; In 1035 Duncan led a large Scots army south to besiege Durham, but the expedition ended in disaster. Duncan survived.
• Last Full Review: 10 Jun 2020

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Died:
He led an army north into Moray, Macbeth's domain, apparently on a punitive expedition against Moray. There he was killed in action, at Bothnagowan, now Pitgaveny, near Elgin, by the men of Moray led by Macbeth, probably on 14 August 1040

Buried:
He is thought to have been buried at Elgin[13] before later relocation to the island of Iona.

Duncan married Suthen about 1030. Suthen (daughter of Siward, Danish Earl of Northumbria) was born in 1009; died in 1040. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 10 Jun 2020

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Identity: Stuart (2002) states Duncan's wife was Sibil, a cousin of Siward, Earl of Northumbria. Sibil was born about 1009.

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He was also known as Albanach or Grimus. He was the kin of St. Columbia.

He was also Lay Abbot of Dunkeld and the Governor of the Scots Islands.

Crinan married Bethoc of Scotland in 1000. Bethoc (daughter of Malcolm II, King of the Scots and King of Strathclyde) was born in 984 in Angus, Scotland; died in 1043. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was also known as Beatrix.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 990 to 1034; King of Strathclyde
• Reign: From 1005 to 1034; King of the Scots
• Crowned: 25 Mar 1005
• Military: 1008
• Military: 1017
• Legal: 1025

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He was also known as Mael-Coluim II.

Crowned:
He was crowned the King of the Scots.

Military:
He fought at the battle of Carham with Uchtred.

Military:
He defeated the Danes.

Legal:
King Malcolm published a code of laws for Scotland.