Bethóc Máel Coluim

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• FamilySearch ID: LZ61-F76
• Initiatory (LDS): 15 Mar 1894

Bethóc married Crínán "the Thane", Abbot of Dunkeld in 1000. Crínán (son of Duncan, Lord of Mormaer and Mrs Duncan, Lady of Mormaer) was born about 975 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1045 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Donnchad mac Crinain, Duncan I King of Scotland was born about 1007 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 14 Aug 1040 in Pitgaveny, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried in Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland.
2. Maldred, Earl of Dunbar was born about 1008 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland; died about 1045.

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• FamilySearch ID: LZ19-924
• Initiatory (LDS): 10 Jun 1938, SLAKE

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Malcolm (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) was the son of Kenneth II, King of Alb a . He was born about 954, the name of his mother is not known, she wa s a P rincess of Leinster.

About 983 (or before) Malcolm married an Irishwoman from Ossory, whose n a me was not recorded. They are believed to have had 3 daughters:
- Bethoc b 894 married Crínán of Dunkeld , Abbot of Dunkeld; became moth e r of Duncan I
- Donalda married Finlay MacRory, King of Moray; became mother of MacBeth
- Olith, youngest daughter, married Sigurd, Earl of Orkney

Malcolm succeeded his cousin Malcolm as King of Strathclyde in 990/991 . K enneth III was killed in battle against Malcolm on March 25, 1005 an d Mal colm ascending the throne becoming Malcolm II, King of Alba / Kin g of Sco ts.

Malcolm raided into Northumbria circa 1016 and was defeated by Uhtred t h e Bold at Durham, however, the same year he defeated a force of Englis h a nd Vikings at Carham, to became King of Lothian. With the acquisitio n o f the Kingdom of Lothian, Malcolm became the first effective ruler o f th e whole of Scotland. Scottish rule was extended into Lothian and Nor thumb rian lands down to Berwick.

King Cnut King of England secured the southern part of Northumbria for E n gland in 1032, settling the border between Scotland and northern Englan d .

Having no sons, it is believed that Malcolm tried to insure that his gra n dson Duncan I, son of Bethoc, would inherit the throne by eliminating o th er possible successors. This includes having the grandson of Kenneth I I I murdered.
Malcolm II died on 25 November, 1034 at Glamis Castle, Angus, mortally w o unded by his kinsmen in battle. He was buried on the Isle of Iona. Malc ol m II was the last sovereign of the House of MacAlpine. He was succeede d b y his grandson Duncan as he had intended. Duncan II was in turn kille d an d succeeded by MacBeth, believed to also be the grandson of Malcol m II th rough his middle daughter Donalda .
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BATTLE OF DUNCRUB - 965
by James E. Fargo, FSA Scot
Everyone is familiar with William Shakespeare’s play "Macbeth" in whic h t he two protagonists fight for the Scottish throne. Not so clearly kno wn i s that this rivalry began several generations before the events desc ribe d in the play. Our King Duncan was not the kindly old man portraye d but l ived up to what became his clan’s war cry "Fierce When Roused". M acbeth , from the royal house of Moray, had a better claim to the thron e on Kin g Malcolm II death, based on celtic tanistry whereas Malcolm ha d adopte d the English feudal system of primogeniture for his own royal l ine.

In 962 the kingship of Alba (Scotland) was contested between two rival b r anches of the MacAlpin dynasty after the death of King Malcolm I. The t w o princes ruled jointly until a falling out between them led to a batt l e upon a ridge called Duncrub (Dorsum Crup) about seven miles west of P er th in Atholl in 965. King Dub (or Duff) of Cumbria, a prince of the ro ya l house of Alpin, was the son of King Malcolm I. Duff led an army agai ns t Prince Cuilen and his army of Moray men. It was the custom then to a ppo int the heir to the Scots throne, to the sub-kingship of Cumbria as t he p rovince had been given by King Edgar of England in return for homag e fo r that province and to defend it from invading Danes.

Although Duff’s army was victorious at Duncrub, Duncan, hereditary lay a b bot of Duncalden (Dunkeld) and Dubdon the mormaer of Atholl were kille d . At this time in Scotland’s history it was common for senior churchme n t o lead the armed forces of their church estates into combat. This abb ot D uncan (b.920-d.965) was the father of Duncan of Atholl (b.949-d.990 ) wh o became the mormaer of Atholl upon Dubdon’s death in this battle. T his D uncan of Atholl became the father of Crinan (born c.976 and kille d in 104 5) and two younger sons. The second son, Grim (thane of Strathea rn and ba ille of Dull) was killed in 1010 at the battle of Mortlach. Th e younges t son became an ancestor of the Irvine clan according to Burke’ s Peerage.

On King Duff’s death in 967, Prince Cuilen of Moray assumed the kingsh i p until he was killed in 971 during a battle in Lothian with the son o f K ing Dyfnwal of Strathclyde, an ally of Duff’s brother Kenneth. This b roth er, as King Kenneth II assumed the throne and reigned from 971-995 . Kenne th finally killed Cuilen’s brother Olaf in 977 ending the royal h ouse o f Moray’s competition for the throne for that generation. Kennet h II wa s succeeded by his nephew (son of King Dub/Duff) as Kenneth III ( King o f Scots from 997-1005). On the death of Kenneth III, King Malcol m II (so n of Kenneth II) ruled as King of Scots from 1005 to his death i n 1034. M alcolm II made his grandson Duncan the King of Cumbria until h e became Ki ng of the Scots upon Malcolm’s death

Pinkerton, John "An Enquiry Into the History of Scotland Preceding the R e ign of Malcom III, or the Year 1056" Vol. I, 1789, pp 78-99.
Wolff, Alex "From Pictland to Alba 789-1070" 2007, pp 201-202.

Máel married Mrs Maol Chaluim in 983 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland. Maol was born in 962 in Scotland; died in 988 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L5TT-LG3
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Jul 2011, SGEOR

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• FamilySearch ID: LZF6-M94
• Initiatory (LDS): 8 Jun 1938, SLAKE

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Kenneth II (Cináed mac Maíl Coluim) son of Malcolm I became King when Cu l en was killed, but faced a challenge from Culen’s brother Olaf. The cha ll enge was ended when Kenneth had Olaf killed in 977.

Kenneth submitted to King Edgar of England at Chester in 973 and in retu r n was granted kingship of Lothian. He pushed the borders south into ter ri tory previous occupied by the Northumbrians. He was said to be kille d nea r Fettercairn by Fenella, daughter of the Mormar of Angus, in reven ge fo r killing her son.



Kenneth II of Scotland, King of Alba was also known as Cináed mac Maíl C o luim, Coinneach mac Mhaoil Chaluim, Kenneth An Fionnghalach, and Kenne t h the Fratricide; His date of birth is not known, he died in 995). Th e so n of Malcolm I (Máel Coluim mac Domnaill), he succeeded King Cuilé n (Cuil én mac Iduilb) on the latter's death at the hands of Rhydderch a p Dyfnwa l in 971.

In 973 Kenneth II, along with many other kings, acknowledged Edgar, Ki n g of England as his lord in return for recognition that he held Lothia n , which he had seized from the Angles. In about 994, he broke his promi s e and invaded England. He was defeated and lost Lothian again. He kill e d Culen (the prior king's brother)in 977 and was himself killed in a bl oo d feud by Culen's son, Constantine, who became the next king of Scotla nd.

According to John of Fordun (14th century), Kenneth II of Scotland (reig n ed 971-995) attempted to change the succession rules, allowing "the nea re st survivor in blood to the deceased king to succeed", thus securing t h e throne for his own descendants. He reportedly did so to specificall y ex clude Constantine (III) and Kenneth (III), These two conspired again st Ke nneth and succeeded in causing his death.

The name of Kenneth's mother and the name of his wife are not known.

children:
- Malcolm II (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) later king of Alba; confirmed s o n of Kenneth II
- Dúngal or Gille Coemgáin, possible 2nd son

Sometimes considered sons of Kenneth II but more likely to be the son s o f Kenneth III (Cináed mac Duib)
- Boite mac Cináeda
- Suibne mac Cináeda, a king of the Gall Gaidheil

Cináed married Cinaethqueen in 957 in Scotland. Cinaethqueen was born about 936 in Leinster. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 273J-TYQ

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Ancestry and Progeny of Captain James Blount - Inmigrant. by Robert Fred e rick Pfafman p. E- 21.

There is a question at to whether the Daughter of Sigurd(R-3282) is th e M other or Wife of Malcolm II, his daughter married a Sigurd,Earl(Jarl ) o f Orkney. Jarl-is a Cheiftian or Nobleman.

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• FamilySearch ID: KGSQ-35V
• Initiatory (LDS): 7 Jun 1938, SLAKE

Mael married Mrs Mael Coluim, Queen of Scotland in 929. Mael was born about 901 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZBP-XLS
• Initiatory (LDS): 31 Mar 2009, LONDO