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| Name |
Máel Coluim mac Choinnich |
| Suffix |
King Malcolm II of Scotland |
| Birth |
Abt 958 |
Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
25 Nov 1034 |
Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
10 Jun 1938 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
LZ19-924 |
| Burial |
Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I12486 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Cináed "The Vehement" mac Maíl Coluim, Kenneth II King of Alba, b. Abt 932, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 25 Mar 995, Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland (Age 63 years) |
| Mother |
Cinaethqueen, b. Abt 936, Leinster |
| Marriage |
957 |
Scotland |
| Family ID |
F5960 |
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| Notes |
- 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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http://www.robertson.org/OOTC_Battle_of_Duncrub.html
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.
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