Família Edson Gonçalves de Almeida » Duncan I King of Scotland (1001-1040)

Personal data Duncan I King of Scotland 

  • He was born c 1001.
  • Title: King of Scotland
  • (BECAME+RULER+OF+STRATHCLYDE ) in the year 1018 in Strathclyde, Scotland: Upon the death of King Owen of the Britons of Strathclyde in 1018 without heirs, Duncan who was heir by marriage became ruler of Strathclyde..
  • (Title of Nobility ) from 1018 till 1034.
  • (SUCCEEDED+GRANDFATHER+KING+MALCOLM+II+TO+BECOME+KING+OF+SCOTLAND ) on November 25, 1034 in Scotland: Upon the death of King Malcolm II, without male heirs, Duncan, son of Malcolm's oldest daughter, became king of Scotland..
  • (ACCLAIMED+KING+OF+ALBA ) on November 30, 1034 in Scotland: Designated as Tánaise Ríg, the king in waiting, before King Malcolm II's death, Duncan was acclaimed as king of Alba on 30 November 1034, apparently without opposition..
  • (Military Service ) in the year 1038: Duncan responded in 1040 with an attack on Durham after Ealdred invaded Strathclyde. Like his grandfather's attack in 1006, it ended in disaster, with Scottish forces fleeing, and Scottish heads decorating the Durham marketplace. This defeat seems to h.
  • (DIED+IN+BATTLE+AGAINST+MACBETH ) on 14 Ago 1040 in Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom: In 1040 Duncan faced off in battle against his cousins MacBeth and Thorfinn and the men of Moray. MacBeth was victorious and Duncan died in the battle..
  • (THRONE+USURPED+BY+MACBETH ) on 14 Ago 1040 in Scotland: After Duncan's death, the throne of Scotland was usurped by MacBeth (Mac Bethad mac Findlaích) who was Duncan's cousin and had been his "War Chief". .
  • He died on 14 Ago 1040 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, he was 39 years old.
  • He is buried on 20 Ago 1040 in Isle of Iona, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • This information was last updated on April 17, 2022.

Household of Duncan I King of Scotland

He is married to Suthen Sibylla.

They got married about 1030 at Scotland.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Duncan I King of Scotland

Duncan I King of Scotland
1001-1040

± 1030

Suthen Sibylla
1010-1070

Malcolm III King of Scotland
1031-1093
Donald III, King of Scotland
1033-1099
Máel Muire Mormaer of Atholl
1036-1128

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