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Malcolm I, King of Alba

Male 897 - 954  (57 years)


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  1. 1.  Malcolm I, King of Alba was born in 897 in Scotland; died in 954 in Fordoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reign: From 943 to 954; King of Alba

    Notes:

    Name:


    His name was also spelt Mael-Coluim.

    He was a strong ruler

    Died:
    He was killed by the men of Moray.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Dubh, King of Alba  Descendancy chart to this point died in 966/67 in Forres, Moray, Scotland.
    2. 3. Kenneth II, King of Alba  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 932 in Scotland; died in 995 in Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dubh, King of Alba Descendancy chart to this point (1.Malcolm1) died in 966/67 in Forres, Moray, Scotland.

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    In 962, he was crowned the King of Alba.

    By 962, a rivalry had arisen between the heirs of Ædh MacAlpin and the heirs of Constantine MacAlpin. Cuilen, son of Indulf thought he should have been named king, and gathered support.

    In 965, the two forces met at Duncrub, and Dubh was the victor but Cuilen fled. When Dubh was killed, Cuillen asumed the throne.

    John of Fordun refers to Dubh in the late 14th century "as a man of dove-like simplicity but harsh on rebels and lawlessness in his realm".

    Died:
    He was killed in battle.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Kenneth II, King of Alba Descendancy chart to this point (1.Malcolm1) was born in 932 in Scotland; died in 995 in Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He was also known as Kenneth II King of Alba. In 971, he was crowned King of Alba.
    • Reign: From 971 to 995; King of Alba

    Notes:

    Name:


    He was also known as Cinead.

    History:
    He was also known as Cinead.

    In 971, he was crowned King of Alba.

    Died:
    He was killed by his own men.

    Family/Spouse: daughter of Leinster. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Malcolm II, King of the Scots and King of Strathclyde  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 958; died on 25 Nov 1034 in Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Scotland.
    2. 5. Dunegal of Alba  Descendancy chart to this point died in 999 in Scotland.
    3. 6. Suibne mac Cináeda of Alba  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1034.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Malcolm II, King of the Scots and King of Strathclyde Descendancy chart to this point (3.Kenneth2, 1.Malcolm1) was born in 958; died on 25 Nov 1034 in Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Scotland.

    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

    Notes:

    Name:


    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.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Anleta "Thora Donada" MacKenneth  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 968 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.
    2. 8. Bethoc of Scotland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 984 in Angus, Scotland; died in 1043.

  2. 5.  Dunegal of Alba Descendancy chart to this point (3.Kenneth2, 1.Malcolm1) died in 999 in Scotland.

  3. 6.  Suibne mac Cináeda of Alba Descendancy chart to this point (3.Kenneth2, 1.Malcolm1) died in 1034.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was an eleventh-century ruler of the Gall Gaidheil, a population of mixed Scandinavian and Gaelic ethnicity.[note 1] There is little known of Suibne as he is only attested in three sources that record the year of his death. He seems to have ruled in a region where Gall Gaidheil are known to have dwelt: either the Hebrides, the Firth of Clyde region, or somewhere along the south-western coast of Scotland from the Firth of Clyde southwards into Galloway.
    • Last Full Review: 18 Jun 2021

    Notes:

    Name:



Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Anleta "Thora Donada" MacKenneth Descendancy chart to this point (4.Malcolm3, 3.Kenneth2, 1.Malcolm1) was born about 968 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.

    Anleta married Sigurd II Digri Hlodversson about 988 in Scotland. Sigurd (son of Hlodver Thorfinnsson, Earl of Orkney and Audna Kjarvalssdotter) was born about 960 in Orkney Islands, Scotland; died on 23 Apr 1014 in Dublin, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Thorfinn II "the Black" Sigurdsson, Jarl of Orkney  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 989 in Orkney Islands, Scotland; died in 1064 in Christ's Kirk, Birdsey, Scotland (not found).

  2. 8.  Bethoc of Scotland Descendancy chart to this point (4.Malcolm3, 3.Kenneth2, 1.Malcolm1) was born in 984 in Angus, Scotland; died in 1043.

    Notes:

    Name:
    She was also known as Beatrix.

    Bethoc married Thane Crinan Mormær of Atholl in 1000. Crinan (son of Duncan, Lord of the Isles and of Atholl, Thane of Dule) was born in 978 in Scotland; died in 1045 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Maldred, Lord of Carlisle and Allerdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1000 in Scotland; died in 1045.
    2. 11. daughter MacCrinan  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 12. Duncan I MacCrinan, King of the Scots  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1007 in Scotland; died on 14 Aug 1040 in near Elgin, Moray, Scotland; was buried in Isle of Iona, Scotland.


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