Mackenneth Queen Of Scotland, Mrs-Malcolm

Mrs-Malcolm married (Malcom II), King of Scots Mael-coluim about 983 in Scotland. Mael-coluim (son of (Kenneth), King of Scots Cinaed and Scotland, Mrs-Kenneth Queen of) was born about 970 in Scotland; died on 25 Nov 1034 in , Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland; was buried in , Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anleta married Hlodversson, EARL OF ORKNEY AND CAITHN Sigurd Ii "Digri" about 988 in Scotland. Sigurd (son of Thorfinnsson Earl Of Orkney, Hlodver (Lodver) and Kjarvalssdatter, PRINCESS OF IRELAND Audna (Ethne) (Edna)) was born about 960 in Of, Orkney, Scotland; died on 23 Apr 1014 in Dublin, Ireland; was buried in Burial Mound, Hofry, Caithness, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bethoc married Thane, Lay ABBOT OF DUNKELD Crinan the about 1010 in Of, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland. Crinan (son of Duncan, Lord of Mormaer and Mormaer, Mrs-Duncan) was born in 978 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1045 in , Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donalda married Moray, Finlaech (Findlaech) Mormaer of in 1004 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thorfinn married Finnsdatter, QUEEN OF SCOTLAND Ingeborg before 1038. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Scotland, Duncan Prince of. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
murdered by Macbeth near Elgin

Duncan married Fitzsiward, QUEEN OF SCOTLAND Sibyl in 1030 in Scotland. Sibyl (daughter of Northumbia, Seward Earl of and Northumbia, Mrs-Seward Countess of) was born about 1014 in Of, Northumberland, England; died in 1040. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maldred married (Aglithia), Princess of Northumberland Ealdgyth about 1036. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Biographical Text:
Donald Ban or Bane (Fair) was the younger brother of Malcolm III. Donald claimed the crown on the grounds of tanistry at the age of 60, but was deposed a year later by Malcolm's son, Duncan, who was backed by the English King.

For a shot time, Duncan II, son of Malcom III became King. Then, again, Donald Ban became King. After being deposed he had joined forces with his cousin Edmund (note: in looking at the relationships, Donald would be an uncle of Edmund) who was a son of Malcolm and Margaret. They managed to kill Duncan II and together ruled Scotland (Donald in Scotia and Edmund in Lothian). They were opposed by Edmund's brother Edgar who declared himself a vassal of the King of England and with the help of an English army overthrew the pair. Edmund was pardoned and became a monk. Donald Ban was blinded and sentenced to life imprisonment. As a reprisal, Donald strangled his nephew David's eldest son.

Donald married Scotland, Mrs-Donald Iii Queen of in 1059 in , Rescobie, Angusshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.

Died:
slain while besieging Alnwick Castle

Malcolm married (St. Margaret of Scotland), PRINCESS OF ENGLAND Margaret in 1067 in Dunfermline. Margaret (daughter of England, THE EXILE Edward "the Atheling" Prince of and Agatha) was born in 1045 in Hungary; died on 16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland; was buried in , Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Malcolm married Finnsdatter, QUEEN OF SCOTLAND Ingeborg in 1059 in Of, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Duncan married Allerdale, Countess of Moray Octreda of about 1076 in Of, Cumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]