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Killed by MacBeth, his successor.
Acceded: 1034. Reigned 1034-1040.

Besieged Durham, withdrew due to poor planning. The defeat was
disastrous for the Scots.
His reign brought glory neither to Scotland nor to his family.
Macbeth siezed the throne of Scotland in 1040 after defeating
and killing Duncan I near Elgin. He based his claim to the
crown on his wife's royal descent (Duncan's former wife Sybal).
Malcolm III, son of Duncan I, and Earl Siward of Northumberland
defeated Macbeth at Dunsinane in 1054, but they did not
dethrone him. Three years later, Malcolm III killed Macbeth at
Lumphanan. Macbeth's stepson Lulach reigned for a few months,
and then Malcolm III succeeded him as king. William Shakespeare
based his play, Macbeth, one of his greatest tragedies, upon a
distorted version of these events which he found in Raphael
Holinshed's 'Chronicle of Scottish History.' The only kernel of
historical truth in the play is Duncan's death at the hand of
Macbeth. From this fact, Shakespeare drew his portrait of
ambition leading to a violent and tragic end. (REF: REF: 'The
World Book Encyclopedia', 1968, p M4, & "Ancestrial Roots of
Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England between 1623 and 1650",
1969, Frederick Lewis Weis, p 111:)

REF: Scottish History: Duncan I of Scotland, was actually, (as
opposed to the more well known Shakespeare version), an
impetuous and spoiled young man whose six years of kingship
brought glory neither to Scotland nor to his family. Against
wise advice, Duncan invaded Northumbria and attacked Durham.
The poorly planned campaign was a total disaster for the Scots
and Duncan was compelled to withdraw. News of his disasterous
and humiliating defeat had preceeded his return to Scotland and
in no time he was faced with a revolt among the lords,
particularly from his cousin MacBeth, Mormaer (or lord) of
Moray. In a skirmish at Bothgouanan, Duncan was slain by
MacBeth. Duncan had come to the throne by a strange set of
claims to succession. MacBeth had a much better claim, as far
as strict descent was concerned: so had his wife, Grauch, who
was his cousin.

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