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Authors: Alison Weir
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MALCOLM II
He was born in
c.
954. In his youth, he was styled Prince of Cumbria. He succeeded his cousin Malcolm, son of King Duff, as King of Strathclyde in
c.
990/1, and ruled Strathclyde until 995, when he was deposed. He was restored in 997, and succeeded Kenneth III as King of Scotland on 25 March, 1005. In
c.
1016, he became King of Lothian,
thus becoming the first effective ruler of the whole of Scotland. There is no record of his coronation.
c.
954. In his youth, he was styled Prince of Cumbria. He succeeded his cousin Malcolm, son of King Duff, as King of Strathclyde in
c.
990/1, and ruled Strathclyde until 995, when he was deposed. He was restored in 997, and succeeded Kenneth III as King of Scotland on 25 March, 1005. In
c.
1016, he became King of Lothian,
thus becoming the first effective ruler of the whole of Scotland. There is no record of his coronation.
Malcolm II married
a lady whose name is not recorded, said to have been an Irishwoman from Ossory, and had issue:
a lady whose name is not recorded, said to have been an Irishwoman from Ossory, and had issue:
1
Bethoc
Known as the Lady of Atholl, she married Crinan the Thane, Mormaer of Atholl, Abthane of Dule, Steward of the Western Isles, and Lay Abbot of Dunkeld (
c
.975–killed 1045 in battle against Macbeth), son of Duncan, Mormaer of Atholl. The marriage took place before 1008, perhaps in 1000, and they had issue, through whom they were founders of the Royal House of Dunkeld:
| (i) | Duncan I (  see here). |
| (ii) | Maldred |
| He was created Lord of Allerdale, and was appointed Regent of the Kingdom of Strathclyde in 1034. He was probably killed in battle in 1045. | |
| Maldred married (no record exists of the date or the place): | |
| Edith | |
| She was the daughter of Uhtred, Earl of Northumbria, by Elgiva, daughter of Ethelred II, King of England. | |
| Issue of marriage: |
| (a) | Gospatrick |
| He was born in c. 1040. He was created Earl of Northumbria before 1071, possibly in 1068, but was deprived of this earldom in 1072, when he was created Earl of Dunbar. He died on 15 December, but the year is unspecified, at Ubbanford (modern Norham), Scotland, and was buried in Norham Church; however, another tradition states that he became a monk at Durham Cathedral, where he died and was buried. | |
| Gospatrick married an unknown lady, and had issue: | |
| 1 Dolfin, Earl of Cumberland ( d. after 1092); he married an unknown lady and had issue. | |
| 2 Waltheof, 1st Baron of Allerdale, Abbot of Crowland ( d .1138?); he married a lady called Sigrid, and had issue. | |
| 3 Gospatrick, 2nd Earl of Dunbar (killed at the Battle of the Standard, 1138); he married an unknown lady, and had issue. | |
| 4 Octreda; she married Waldeve, son of Gillemin. | |
| 5 Gunhilda; she married Orm, son of Ketil. | |
| 6 Matilda; she married Dolfin, son of Aylward. | |
| 7 Ethelreda; she married Duncan II. | |
| (b) | Maldred |
| He married a lady about whom no information exists, and had issue: | |
| 1 Robert. | |
| 2 Uhtred. | |
| 3 Ulkil (?). |
| (iii) | Daughter ( name not known ) |
| She married a man about whom no information exists, and had issue: | |
| 1 Moddan, Earl of Caithness (killed 1040). | |
| (iv) | Daughter ( name not known ) |
| Nothing is known about her. |
2
Donada
(?)
She has also been described as the daughter of Kenneth II, and the details of her life appear
.
3
Daughter
(
name not known
)
This may have been the daughter married to Sigurd, Jarl of Orkney, in
c
.1005/8; some sources identify her with Donada.
MALCOLM II
He died on 25 November, 1034, at Glamis Castle, Angus, mortally wounded by his kinsmen, and was buried on the Isle of Iona. He was the last sovereign of the House of MacAlpine.
He was succeeded by his grandson Duncan.
PART TWO
The House of Dunkeld
Duncan I
F
ATHER
:
Crinan, Lay Abbot of Dunkeld
(
see here
, under
Malcolm II
).
ATHER
:
Crinan, Lay Abbot of Dunkeld
(
see here, under
Malcolm II
).
M
OTHER
:
Bethoc, daughter of Malcolm II
.
OTHER
:
Bethoc, daughter of Malcolm II
.
S
IBLINGS
: (
see here
, under
Malcolm II
).
IBLINGS
: (
see here, under
Malcolm II
).
DUNCAN I
Known as the Gracious, he was born in
c.
1001, and became King of Strathclyde in 1018. He succeeded his grandfather, Malcolm II, as King of Scotland on 25 November, 1034, thus becoming the first sovereign of the House of Dunkeld, named after his father’s abbacy. There is no record of his coronation.
c.
1001, and became King of Strathclyde in 1018. He succeeded his grandfather, Malcolm II, as King of Scotland on 25 November, 1034, thus becoming the first sovereign of the House of Dunkeld, named after his father’s abbacy. There is no record of his coronation.
Duncan I married
, in
c.
1030 (although no record exists as to where):
, in
c.
1030 (although no record exists as to where):
Sybilla
She was either the daughter of Bjorn Bearsson and sister of Siward Digera, Earl of Northumbria, or the daughter of Siward by Elfleda, daughter of Ealdred, Earl of Northumbria.
Issue of marriage:
1
Malcolm III
(
).
2
Donald III
(
).
3
Maelmuire
He was born in
c
.1035.
c
.1035.
Maelmuire married a lady about whom no information exists, and had issue:
| (i) | Madach |
| Also known as Matad, he was created Earl of Atholl before 1115 (or later, before 1136?). He died between 1139 and 1159, perhaps in 1152. | |
| Madach married Margaret, daughter of Haakon Paulsson, and had issue: |
| (a) | Malcolm, Earl of Atholl ( d .1186/98); he married firstly an unknown lady, and had issue, and secondly, Hextilda, daughter of Huctred of Tynedale by Bethoc, daughter of Donald III. |
| (b) | Harold, Jarl of Orkney, Earl of Caithness ( d .1206); he married Afrika, sister of Duncan, Earl of Fife, and had issue. He married secondly Gormlath or Hvarlod, daughter of Malcolm MacHeth, 1st Earl of Ross. |
Madach married secondly, in
c
.1133 (although no record exists as to where):
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