Malcolm II OF SCOTLAND King of Scotland 2297
- Born: 5 October 958, Atholl, , Perth and Kinross, Scotland 2297
- Marriage (1): Spouse Malcolm DE OSSORY in 982 in , , , Scotland 2296
- Died: 25 November 1034, Glamis, Angus, Angus, Scotland at age 76 2297
- Buried: 27 November 1034, , Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 2297
FamilySearch ID: LZ19-924
General Notes:
LifeSketch
Malcolm (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) was the son of Kenneth II, King of Alba. He was born about 954, the name of his mother is not known, she was a Princess of Leinster.
About 983 (or before) Malcolm married an Irishwoman from Ossory, whose name was not recorded. They are believed to have had 3 daughters:
- Bethoc b 894 married Crínán of Dunkeld , Abbot of Dunkeld; became mother of Duncan I
- Donalda married Finlay MacRory, King of Moray; became mother of MacBeth
- Olith, youngest daughter, married Sigurd, Earl of Orkney
Malcolm succeeded his cousin Malcolm as King of Strathclyde in 990/991. Kenneth III was killed in battle against Malcolm on March 25, 1005 and Malcolm ascending the throne becoming Malcolm II, King of Alba / King of Scots.
Malcolm raided into Northumbria circa 1016 and was defeated by Uhtred the Bold at Durham, however, the same year he defeated a force of English and Vikings at Carham, to became King of Lothian. With the acquisition of the Kingdom of Lothian, Malcolm became the first effective ruler of the whole of Scotland. Scottish rule was extended into Lothian and Northumbrian lands down to Berwick.
King Cnut King of England secured the southern part of Northumbria for England in 1032, settling the border between Scotland and northern England.
Having no sons, it is believed that Malcolm tried to insure that his grandson Duncan I, son of Bethoc, would inherit the throne by eliminating other possible successors. This includes having the grandson of Kenneth III murdered.
Malcolm II died on 25 November, 1034 at Glamis Castle, Angus, mortally wounded by his kinsmen in battle. He was buried on the Isle of Iona. Malcolm II was the last sovereign of the House of MacAlpine. He was succeeded by his grandson Duncan as he had intended. Duncan II was in turn killed and succeeded by MacBeth, believed to also be the grandson of Malcolm II through his middle daughter Donalda.
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BATTLE OF DUNCRUB - 965
by James E. Fargo, FSA Scot
Everyone is familiar with William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" in which the two protagonists fight for the Scottish throne. Not so clearly known is that this rivalry began several generations before the events described in the play. Our King Duncan was not the kindly old man portrayed but lived up to what became his clan's war cry "Fierce When Roused". Macbeth, from the royal house of Moray, had a better claim to the throne on King Malcolm II death, based on celtic tanistry whereas Malcolm had adopted the English feudal system of primogeniture for his own royal line.
In 962 the kingship of Alba (Scotland) was contested between two rival branches of the MacAlpin dynasty after the death of King Malcolm I. The two princes ruled jointly until a falling out between them led to a battle upon a ridge called Duncrub (Dorsum Crup) about seven miles west of Perth in Atholl in 965. King Dub (or Duff) of Cumbria, a prince of the royal house of Alpin, was the son of King Malcolm I. Duff led an army against Prince Cuilen and his army of Moray men. It was the custom then to appoint the heir to the Scots throne, to the sub-kingship of Cumbria as the province had been given by King Edgar of England in return for homage for that province and to defend it from invading Danes.
Although Duff's army was victorious at Duncrub, Duncan, hereditary lay abbot of Duncalden (Dunkeld) and Dubdon the mormaer of Atholl were killed. At this time in Scotland's history it was common for senior churchmen to lead the armed forces of their church estates into combat. This abbot Duncan (b.920-d.965) was the father of Duncan of Atholl (b.949-d.990) who became the mormaer of Atholl upon Dubdon's death in this battle. This Duncan of Atholl became the father of Crinan (born c.976 and killed in 1045) and two younger sons. The second son, Grim (thane of Strathearn and baille of Dull) was killed in 1010 at the battle of Mortlach. The youngest son became an ancestor of the Irvine clan according to Burke's Peerage.
On King Duff's death in 967, Prince Cuilen of Moray assumed the kingship until he was killed in 971 during a battle in Lothian with the son of King Dyfnwal of Strathclyde, an ally of Duff's brother Kenneth. This brother, as King Kenneth II assumed the throne and reigned from 971-995. Kenneth finally killed Cuilen's brother Olaf in 977 ending the royal house of Moray's competition for the throne for that generation. Kenneth II was succeeded by his nephew (son of King Dub/Duff) as Kenneth III (King of Scots from 997-1005). On the death of Kenneth III, King Malcolm II (son of Kenneth II) ruled as King of Scots from 1005 to his death in 1034. Malcolm II made his grandson Duncan the King of Cumbria until he became King of the Scots upon Malcolm's death
Pinkerton, John "An Enquiry Into the History of Scotland Preceding the Reign of Malcom III, or the Year 1056" Vol. I, 1789, pp 78-99.
Wolff, Alex "From Pictland to Alba 789-1070" 2007, pp 201-202.
Malcolm married Spouse Malcolm DE OSSORY in 982 in , , , Scotland.2296 (Spouse Malcolm DE OSSORY was born in 962 in Fordoun, Fordoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2297, christened in Ossory, Kilkenny, Fife, Ireland,2297 died on 4 November 1023 in Glamis, Angus, Angus, Scotland 2297 and was buried after 4 November 1023 in , Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 2297.)
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