King Of Scotland Duncan I,

1001 - 1040  (38 years)

• Name	Duncan I,
  Title	King Of Scotland
  Birth	15 Aug 1001	Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  BECAME+RULER+OF+STRATHCLYDE	1018	Strathclyde, Scotland
  	Upon the death of King Owen of the Britons of Strathclyde in 1018 without heirs, Duncan who was heir by marriage became ruler of Strathclyde.
  Title of Nobility	Aft 25 Nov 1034
  	King of Scotland
  ACCLAIMED+KING+OF+ALBA	30 Nov 1034	Scotland
  	Designated as Tánaise Ríg, the king in waiting, before King Malcolm II's death, Duncan was acclaimed as king of Alba on 30 November 1034, apparently without opposition.
  Title of Nobility	Aft 1034
  	King of Alba
  Military Service	1038
  	Duncan responded in 1040 with an attack on Durham after Ealdred invaded Strathclyde. Like his grandfather's attack in 1006, it ended in disaster, with Scottish forces fleeing, and Scottish heads decorating the Durham marketplace. This defeat seems to h
  Burial	1040	Isle of Iona, Argyll, Scotland
  DIED+IN+BATTLE+AGAINST+MACBETH	14 Aug 1040	Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  	In 1040 Duncan faced off in battle against his cousins MacBeth and Thorfinn and the men of Moray. MacBeth was victorious and Duncan died in the battle.
  THRONE+USURPED+BY+MACBETH	14 Aug 1040	Scotland
  	After Duncan's death, the throne of Scotland was usurped by MacBeth (Mac Bethad mac Findlaích) who was Duncan's cousin and had been his "War Chief".
  Title of Nobility	Thane of Dule
  _FSFTID	K8D7-F5D
  Death	14 Aug 1040	Morayshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I33470	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Mormaer of Atholl Crínán of Dunkeld,   b. Abt 965, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1045, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Bethóc ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda,   b. 984, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d. 15 Sep 1049, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1000
  Family ID	F14839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Suthen   d. DECEASED
  Marriage	1030	, , , Scotland
  Children	1. King Of Scotland Malcolm III,   b. 26 Mar 1031, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 13 Nov 1093, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England (Age 62 years)   2. Donald Bane III King of Scotland,   b. Abt 1033, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d. Abt 1099, Rescobie, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F13340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023