Malcolm II King of Scotland

954 - 1034  (80 years)

• Name	Malcolm II King of Scotland
  Birth	954	Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Christening	958
  Gender	Male
  BECAME+KING+OF+STRATHCLYDE	990
  	Malcolm succeeded his cousin Malcolm as King of Strathclyde in 990/991.
  Title of Nobility	990
  	King of Strathclyde (succeeded his cousin Malcolm)
  Accomplishment	1005
  BECAME+KING+OF+SCOTS+%2F+KING+OF+ALBA	25 Mar 1005
  	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.
  Title of Nobility	25 Mar 1005
  	King of Alba (Kenneth III was killed in battle against Malcolm, who ascended the throne)
  Title of Nobility	25 Mar 1005
  	King of Scots (Kenneth III was killed in battle against Malcolm, who ascended the throne)
  BECAME+KING+OF+LOTHIAN	1016
  	Malcolm II defeated a force of English and Vikings at Carham in 1016 to became King of Lothian.
  Cause of Death	died in battle with his own kinsmen
  Fact	1016
  	Now King of Strathclyde, Alba and Lothian, Malcolm became the first effective ruler of the whole of Scotland.
  Military Service	1016
  	Malcolm II defeated a force of English and Vikings at Carham
  RULER+OF+ALL+OF+SCOTLAND	1016
  	Now King of Strathclyde, Alba and Lothian Malcolm became the first effective ruler of the whole of Scotland.
  Title of Nobility	1016
  	King of Lothian
  Title of Nobility	1016
  	King of Scotland
  DIED+IN+BATTLE+WITH+HIS+OWN+KINSMEN	1034	Glamis, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
  NO+SON%2C+INSURED+GRANDSON+INHERITED	Malcolm had no son so he had the grandson of Kenneth III murdered to ensure that his daughter Bethoc’s son Duncan became heir to the throne.
  Royal House	Alpin / MacAlpin
  Title of Nobility	KING OF ALBA, KING OF SCOTS, KING OF SCOTLAND
  _FSFTID	LZ19-924
  Death	25 Nov 1034	Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Burial	Aft 25 Nov 1034	Isle of Iona, Argyll, Scotland
  Person ID	I39289	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Kenneth II King of Alba,   b. 4 May 932, Iona, Argyll, Scotland d. 2 Jun 995, Finella Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 63 years)
  Mother	of Leinster Unknown,   b. Abt 935, Leinster, Ireland d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F17394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	unknown of Ossory,   b. Abt 960, Diocese of Ossory, Leinster, Ireland d. DECEASED
  Marriage	Scotland
  Children	1. Olith ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda,   b. 974, Athol Perthshire England d. 1034, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 60 years)   2. Bethóc ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda,   b. 984, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d. 15 Sep 1049, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 65 years)   3. Donada ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda,   b. Abt 990, Morayshire, Scotland d. 25 Nov 1034, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F16152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023