Donald III of Scotland ¹⁵⁸⁹

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  General Notes:

Donald III 'Donald bane', King of Scotland was born circa 1033.1 He was the son of Duncan I 'the Gracious', King of Alba and Sybilla (?) He died in 1099 at Rescobie, Angus, ScotlandG, after being blinded by his successor.1 He was buried at Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, ScotlandG.1
He gained the title of Earl of Gowrie circa 1060.1 He gained the title of King Donald III of Scotland on 13 November 1093.1 He was deposed as King of Scotland in May 1094.1 He gained the title of King Donald III of Scotland on 12 November 1094.1 He was deposed as King of Scotland in October 1097.1
Child of Donald III 'Donald bane', King of Scotland
Bethoc of Scotland+2
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 186. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 181.

  Burial Notes:

St. Oran's Chapel Cemetery-the Reilig Ourain

Originally buried at Dunfermline Abbey, later removed to Iona

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Clan: House of Dunkeld,,. ¹⁵⁸⁸

2. Title of Nobility: King of Scotland, between 1093 and 1097, in , , , Scotland. ¹⁵⁸⁸

3. He served in the military in May 1094: Defeated in Battle by Dunca, eldest son of Malcolm III. ¹⁵⁸⁸

4. Donald served in the military in October 1097 in Rescobie, , Angus, Scotland: King Donald III and King Edmund I are defeated in battle at Rescobie. Donald III's nephew Edgar becomes King of Scots. ¹⁵⁸⁸

Donald married Hextilda FITZ ANDLAW of Perth, daughter of Andlaw FITZ HEMMING of France and Guri of Alba, in 1059 in Rescobie, , Angus, Scotland.¹⁵⁸⁸ (Hextilda FITZ ANDLAW of Perth was born in 1040 in Perth, , Perth and Kinross, Scotland,¹⁵⁸⁹ died in 1100 in , , , Scotland ¹⁵⁸⁹ and was buried in Isle of Iona, , Argyll, Scotland ¹⁵⁸⁹.)