Scotland, King of Scots Malcolm III Canmor "Longneck " I King

Scotland, King of Scots Malcolm III Canmor "Longneck " I King

Male 1031 - 1093  (62 years)

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  • Name Scotland, Malcolm III Canmor "Longneck " I King  [1, 2
    Title King of Scots 
    Born 1031  Of, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Nov 1093  Alnwick, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • slain while besieging Alnwick Castle
    Buried Holy Trinity Church, Dumferline, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I5006  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 

    Father Scotland, King of Scots Duncan I King of,   b. Abt 1013, Of, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1040, Iona, near Elgin, Scotland (killed By Macbeth) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Fitzsiward, QUEEN OF SCOTLAND Sibyl,   b. Abt 1014, Of, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1040  (Age 26 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1030  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 (St. Margaret of Scotland), PRINCESS OF ENGLAND Margaret,   b. 1045, Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1093, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 1067  Dunfermline Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 1067 or 1070
    Children 
     1. Princess of Scotland, Matilda (Maud) "Atheling",   b. 1079, , Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1118, , Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)  [natural]
     2. Scotland, King of Scotland Alexander I King of,   b. Of, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1124, , Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Scotland, Edgar King of,   b. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1107, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Scotland, King of Scotland David I "The Saint" King of,   b. Abt 1080, Of, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1153, Carlisle, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     5. Scotland, Edward Prince of,   b. Abt 1068, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1093, , Edwards IsleScotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)  [natural]
     6. Scotland, Edmund Prince of,   b. Abt 1070, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Montacute, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     7. Scotland, Ethelred Prince of,   b. Abt 1072, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1093, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)  [natural]
     8. Scotland, Prince of,   b. Abt 1074, Of, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     9. Scotland, Prince of,   b. Abt 1074, Of, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     10. Scotland, Prince of,   b. Abt 1076, Of, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     11. Scotland, Prince of,   b. Abt 1076, Of, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     12. Scotland, Mary Princess of,   b. Abt 1084, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1116, St. Saviors Monastery, Bermondsey, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F2117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Finnsdatter, QUEEN OF SCOTLAND Ingeborg 
    Married 1059  Of, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Ceanmor, King of Scotland Duncan Ii  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F2118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1031 - Of, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1059 - Of, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1067 - Dunfermline Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Nov 1093 - Alnwick, Northumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Holy Trinity Church, Dumferline, Fifeshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 


    • THE HOUSE OF CANMORE

      Malcolm III (1058-1093) (son of Duncan I)

      Malcolm married Ingibiorg, daughter of Finn Amasson, widow of Thorlinn, Jarl of Orkney, When she died, he married St. Margaret. One source I have says she was the daughter of Edward Atheling, two others say she was the sister of Edward Atheling. Most likely she was the sister of Atheling and was the great-niece of Edward the Confessor. Duncan II was Malcolm' s son by first marriage. Other sons were Edgar 1098-1107, Alexander 1107-1124 (married an illegitimate daughter of Henry I) and David I (The Saint) 1124-1153. These were children by the second marriage with Margaret. They had six sons in all.

      David I had a son Henry, the Earl of Huntingdon, who was never on the throne. He and his wife, Ada, had Malcolm IV (The Maiden) who ruled from 1153 to 1165 and William I (The Lion) who ruled from 1165 to 1214. William's son Alexander II (1214-1249 married Joan, the daughter of John, King of England. His son Alexander III ruled from 1249-1286 and married Margaret, the daughter of Henry III, King of England. Their child, Margaret married the King of Norway and had Margaret, the Maid of Norway who was crowned from 1286-1290.

      The reign of Malcolm III, or Canmore as he was known, began the rule of the house of Canmore. This house continued to preside for over two centuries. Canmore means big head or great chief. After the defeat of his father, Malcolm took refuge with his uncle in Northumbir and acquired Anglo-Sxon attitudes. Margaret, his second wife, had a lot of influence over him and through her he substituted Saxon for Gaelic as the court language. His dream was to expand his kingdom into England but this was not to be as William the Conqueror advanced into Scotland in 1072. He made jeweled bindings for her religious books although he could not read them.

      Margaret was a much loved and very devout queen. She had travelled widely in Europe and when she came to Scotland she was determined to change the manner of the court both in fashion and standards of behavior. Nobles were forbidden to fight or get drunk at court and she gave each noble his own drinking cup. Margaret was allowed to use her husband's money to help the poor by giving them food, shelter and clothing. She also encouraged trade with foreign merchants. Under her influence, life became more civilized. She also founded many monasteries and tried to bring her Roman Church close together with the Celtic church. Margaret was canonized in 1251.

      Malcolm's son was taken as hostage to the English court. In later years, 1093, he decided to invade England for the 5th time. Magaret was very ill in Edinburgh Castle and begged him not to got but he would not listen. Soon after the fighting commenced, he was killed.

      Margaret received the news four days later, and being on her deathbed herself, died almost immediately. Soon after his death, Edinburgh Castle was surrounded by Highlanders employed by Donald Bane, Malcolm III's brother, who planned to capture the castle and thus enable him to become king. His plan was to kill his nephews, Margaret's sons, or to put them in prison. The brothers were trapped. They had to take their mother's body to Dumferline to be buried and didn't know how they were to manage. By good fortune or a freak of nature a heavy white mist descended upon the castle and it was so dense that they were able to sneak past the Highlanders with their mother's body. They then made their escape to France. Malcolm had ruled for 35 years but the stability he had gained for Scotland disappeared after his death. A succession of kings followed.

      After Malcolm's death, the frontier between Scotland and England for the first time
      was defined.

  • Sources 
    1. [S327] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File (TM).

    2. [S1027] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who Came to America Before 1700; Eigth Edidition, Frederick Lewis Weis, Walter Lee Sheppard, William Ryland Beall, Kaleen E. Beall, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Date: 2004;).

    3. [S27] Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
      Date of Import: Apr 18, 2000