Duncan I
King of Scotland
Donnchad mac Crínáin

August 15, 1001-August 15, 1040

Father: Abbot Crinan of Dunkeld/Thane de Mormaer (978-1045)
Mother: Bethoc of Scotland (?-?)

Wife: UNKNOWN

Children:
Malcolm III, King of Scotland (1084-May 24, 1153)
Pedigree: 
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|Crinan the Thane de Mormaer|
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|--Duncan I of Scotland
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|                            Malcolm II of Scotland
|Bethoc of Scotland|
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Colleen Keenan's 26th and 27th great-grandfather
NOTE: Duncan I became king of Scotland in succession to his maternal grandfather Malcolm II in 1034, having previously ruled as rex Cumbrorum in the Kingdom of Strathclyde. His accession is said to be "the first example of inheritance of the Scottish throne in the direct line", as opposed to the previous tanistry system.
Duncan was known as Duncan The Gracious, a title that was not entirely complimentary. His uncaring approach to matters of state made him unpopular both with his subjects and the nobility. Not a strong ruler, he is chiefly known today through his connection with King Macbeth, which has been immortalized by William Shakespeare. The feud between these two when princes originated probably in a dispute over the succession to the throne; its details, however, are obscure, and the only fact which can be stated with any certainty is that Duncan was slain in battle by Macbeth, near Elgin, Moray, on August 15, 1040.
In 1039, Duncan marched south to besiege Durham, Northumbria, England, but was defeated with heavy losses. He also attempted to seize control of Moray, but was twice defeated by the Earl of Orkney's son, Thorfinn, before being killed in battle. He was killed at Bothnguane and buried at Iona.
Details of Duncan's marital life are a matter of debate among historians. The Scottish Regnal List I calls his wife Suthen, and John of Fordun calls her a kinswoman of Siward Biornsson, Earl of Northumbria. The United Kingdom's official history of the monarchy states that she was Siward's cousin.
SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org

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