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Personal data Malcolm Iv of SCOTLAND 

• He was born on March 20, 1141/42 in Scotland.
• Title: King of Scotland
• (Nickname) : "The Maiden".
• He died on December 9, 1165 in Jedburgh Castle, Jedburgh, Scotland, he was 24 years old.
• He is buried December 1165 in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
• A child of HENRY OF SCOTLAND and ADA de WARENNE

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Notes about Malcolm Iv of SCOTLAND

Malcolm IV 'the Maiden' of Scotland, King of Scotland was born on 20 March 1141/42. He was the son of Henry of Huntingdon, Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne. He died on 9 December 1165 at age 23 at Jedburgh Castle, Scotland, unmarried. He was buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

He was crowned King of Scotland on 24 May 1153 at Scone Abbey, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. He succeeded to the title of King Malcolm IV of Scotland on 24 May 1153.

He succeeded David I, his grandfather, when he was only about 12 years old. Also granted the English title of the Earl of Huntingdon in return for reliquishing the English conquests made by his grandfather. Died aged 23, probably due to excessive fasting, a sign of his religious zeal. He was perhaps the last Gaelic speaking monarch and did not marry although he left a natural son. Succeeded by his brother, William I of Scotland.
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