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   Malcolm II, King of Scotland<br>Nick names: Malcolm the DestroyerMáel Coluim Forranach<br>Also known as: Máel Coluim mac CináedaMaol Chaluim mac Choinnich<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Oct 5 958 - Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland<br>Christening: 970<br>Marriage: Spouse: Aelfgifu from Ossory - Scotland<br>Death: Nov 25 1034 - Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland<br>Burial: 1034 - Isle of Iona, Argyll, Scotland<br>Parents: Kenneth II, King of Scotland, N.N. (born of Leinster)<br>Wife: Aelfgifu (born from Ossory)<br>Children: Bethóc of Dunkeld (born ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda), Donada Thane Of Angus, King of Scots Princess of Scotland (born ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda), Olith Hlodvirsson (born ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda)</a>, Crínán Of Dunkeld, Bethoc, Doda Schotland<br>Brother: Dúngal mac Cinaeda<br>  Additional information:
   
   Affiliation: House of Alpin / House of MacAlpin
   TitleOfNobility: KING OF ALBA, KING OF SCOTS, KING OF SCOTLAND
   LifeSketch: Malcolm (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) was the son of Kenneth II, King of Alba. He was born about 954, the name of his mother is not known, she was a Princess of Leinster. married an Irishwoman from Ossory, whose name was not recorded. They are believed to have had 3 daughters:onalda married Finlay MacRory, King of Moray; became mother of MacBeth1. Kenneth III was killed in battle against Malcolm on March 25, 1005 and Malcolm ascending the throne becoming Malcolm II, King of Alba / King of Scots. nd was defeated by Uhtred the Bold at Durham, however, the same year he defeated a force of English and Vikings at Carham, to became King of Lothian. With the acquisition of the Kingdom of Lothian, Malcolm became the first effective ruler of the whole of Scotland. Scottish rule was extended into Lothian and Northumbrian lands down to Berwick. Northumbria for England in 1032, settling the border between Scotland and northern England. uld inherit the throne by eliminating other possible successors. This includes having the grandson of Kenneth III murdered. ded by his kinsmen in battle. He was buried on the Isle of Iona. Malcolm II was the last sovereign of the House of MacAlpine. He was succeeded by his grandson Duncan as he had intended. Duncan II was in turn killed and succeeded by MacBeth, believed to also be the grandson of Malcolm II through his middle daughter Donalda. tle_of_Duncrub.htmlthrone. Not so clearly known is that this rivalry began several generations before the events described in the play. Our King Duncan was not the kindly old man portrayed but lived up to what became his clan’s war cry "Fierce When Roused". Macbeth, from the royal house of Moray, had a better claim to the throne on King Malcolm II death, based on celtic tanistry whereas Malcolm had adopted the English feudal system of primogeniture for his own royal line.alcolm I. The two princes ruled jointly until a falling out between them led to a battle upon a ridge called Duncrub (Dorsum Crup) about seven miles west of Perth in Atholl in 965. King Dub (or Duff) of Cumbria, a prince of the royal house of Alpin, was the son of King Malcolm I. Duff led an army against Prince Cuilen and his army of Moray men. It was the custom then to appoint the heir to the Scots throne, to the sub-kingship of Cumbria as the province had been given by King Edgar of England in return for homage for that province and to defend it from invading Danes.as victorious at Duncrub, Duncan, hereditary lay abbot of Duncalden (Dunkeld) and Dubdon the mormaer of Atholl were killed. At this time in Scotland’s history it was common for senior churchmen to lead the armed forces of their church estates into combat. This abbot Duncan (b.920-d.965) was the father of Duncan of Atholl (b.949-d.990) who became the mormaer of Atholl upon Dubdon’s death in this battle. This Duncan of Atholl became the father of Crinan (born c.976 and killed in 1045) and two younger sons. The second son, Grim (thane of Strathearn and baille of Dull) was killed in 1010 at the battle of Mortlach. The youngest son became an ancestor of the Irvine clan according to Burke’s Peerage.lled in 971 during a battle in Lothian with the son of King Dyfnwal of Strathclyde, an ally of Duff’s brother Kenneth. This brother, as King Kenneth II assumed the throne and reigned from 971-995. Kenneth finally killed Cuilen’s brother Olaf in 977 ending the royal house of Moray’s competition for the throne for that generation. Kenneth II was succeeded by his nephew (son of King Dub/Duff) as Kenneth III (King of Scots from 997-1005). On the death of Kenneth III, King Malcolm II (son of Kenneth II) ruled as King of Scots from 1005 to his death in 1034. Malcolm II made his grandson Duncan the King of Cumbria until he became King of the Scots upon Malcolm’s deathol. I, 1789, pp 78-99.

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