| Name |
Duncan , King of Scotland |
| Alias/AKA |
Duncan the Gracious, Duncan of Scotland149 |
| Birth Date |
ca 1001149,153 |
| Death Date |
Aug 14, 1040149,153 |
| Death Place |
Bothganowan, Elgin, Scotland |
| Burial Place |
Iona, Scotland149,153 |
| Father |
Crinan , Earl of Atholl |
| Mother |
Bethoc |
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| Notes for Duncan , King of Scotland |
He acceded to the throne on Nov 25, 1034.153
"[He] added Strathclyde to the kingdom, and is thus considered to be the first king of a united Scotland. His reign, however, was a period of disatrous wars and internal strife; and ended in 1040 when he was defeated and killed in battle by Macbeth, Mormær of Ross and Moray who then became king.
"Despite Shakespeare's depiction to the contrary, Macbeth was an honest monarch who was generous to the church; and as a grandson of Malcolm (II), had as legitimate a claim to the throne as did Duncan. As well, Macbeth's wife Gruoch was a greatX2 granddaughter of Malcolm (I). Duncan's wife, on the other hand, was a relative of Siward, the Viking Earl of Northumbria; which helps explain why Siward assisted Duncan's sons in defeating Macbeth."153
He was the ancestor (through his son Donald Bane) of Robert the Bruce.153 |
| Research Notes |
| DEATH: One source says he was murdered by Macbeth;149 another says he was killed in battle by Macbeth.153 |
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