- 1040
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| Name |
MacCrinan, Duncan [1] |
| Title |
King of Scots |
| Suffix |
I |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
14 Aug 1040 |
Elgin  [1] |
| Cause: killed |
| Notes |
- [dunbar_tree.FTW]
Duncan married a daughter of Siward, Danish Earl of Northumbria (a Viking) and his first wife Elfleda of Northumbria; Siward, d. 1055, is son of Earl Berne of the Royal House of Denmark. Duncan succeeded his maternal grandfather, Malcolm II, in 1034
("the first example of inheritance of the Scottish throne in the direct line"); previously he was King of Cumbria (ruling from Strathclyde){-Encycl.Brit.,1956,7:736,20:146}. He was slain by his own general, Macbeth. His male line ruled Scotland until
the death of Alexander III in 1286. Duncan is the first king of the House of Atholl. http://www.magoo.com/hugh/scotskings.html (in 2002) states: "Acceded to the throne on November 25, 1034. Considered the first 'general ruler.' In his reign, the
north and west of Scotland were conquered by Northmen under Thorfinn. 'Duncan (http://hometown.aol.com/Skyelander/timeline.html), made King of Strathclyde after the battle of Carham, helps kill his grandfather Malcolm II and becomes King of a (largely)
united Scotland.' Married Aelflaed. He was killed in battle by one of his commanders, Macbeth, on August 14, 1040, at Bothnagowan, near Elgin, Morayshire. Interred on Iona. "Duncan I (http://members.aol.com/Skyelander/mediev20.html) of Scotland, was
actually, (as opposed to the more well known Shakespeare version), an impetuous and spoiled young man whose six years of kingship brought glory neither to Scotland nor to his family." He married Aeflaed (Sybil) of Northumbria about 1030 and was the
father of Malcolm III and Donald III."
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| Person ID |
I1169 |
Bratt Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
25 Sep 2015 |
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| Sources |
- [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.
Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003
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