Duncan I MacCrinan, King of the Scots

1007 - 1040  (33 years)

• Name	Duncan I MacCrinan
  Birth	1007	Scotland   [3, 4, 7]
  General Information	He is the historical basis of the "King Duncan" in Shakespeare's play Macbeth.   [9]
  Reign	From 1034 to 1040 (27 years)  [1, 5, 7, 8]
  King of the Scots
  Military	1035 (28 years)	County Durham, England   [7, 8, 9]
  In 1035 Duncan led a large Scots army south to besiege Durham, but the expedition ended in disaster. Duncan survived.
  Death	14 Aug 1040	near Elgin, Moray, Scotland   [3, 4, 7, 8, 9]
  He led an army north into Moray, Macbeth's domain, apparently on a punitive expedition against Moray. There he was killed in action, at Bothnagowan, now Pitgaveny, near Elgin, by the men of Moray led by Macbeth, probably on 14 August 1040 [1, 7, 8]
  ** Last Full Review	10 Jun 2020
  Burial	—	Isle of Iona, Scotland
  He is thought to have been buried at Elgin[13] before later relocation to the island of Iona. [10]
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Maldred, Lord of Carlisle and Allerdale,   b. 1000, Scotland d. 1045  (Age 45 years) ▻Ealdgyth of Northumberland,   b. 1013, Northumberland, England   m. 1030/40   > 2. daughter MacCrinan ▻Moddan of Dalr, Earl of Caithness   d. 1040     + 3. Duncan I MacCrinan, King of the Scots,   b. 1007, Scotland d. 14 Aug 1040, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland  (Age 33 years) ▻Suthen,   b. 1009   d. 1040  (Age 31 years) m. About 1030
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Duncan Maternal Line: Bethoc of Scotland ,   b. 984, Angus, Scotland d. 1043
  Person ID	I3334	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Thane Crinan Mormær of Atholl,   b. 978, Scotland d. 1045, Scotland (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Bethoc of Scotland,   b. 984, Angus, Scotland d. 1043 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Suthen,   b. 1009   d. 1040 (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	About 1030  [3, 4, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 23 years - She : ~ 21 years.
  Children	3 sons
  + 1. Malcolm III, King of the Scots,   b. 1031, Scotland d. 13 Nov 1093, Alnwick, Northumberland, England (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Donald III Bane, King of the Scots   d. 1096  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Mælmuir, Earl of Atholl  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Duncan I MacCrinan, King of the Scots(1007 – 1040) 2Thane Crinan Mormær of Atholl(978 – 1045) 4Duncan, Lord of the Isles and of Atholl, Thane of Dule 8Duncan, Thane of Dule, Earl of Strathclyde 9 5 10 11 3Bethoc of Scotland(984 – 1043) 6Malcolm II, King of the Scots and King of Strathclyde(958 – 1034) 12Kenneth II, King of Alba(932 – 995) 13daughter of Leinster 7 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1007 - Scotland Military - 1035 - County Durham, England Death - 14 Aug 1040 - near Elgin, Moray, Scotland Burial - — - Isle of Iona, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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