Mael Canmore Mac DONNCHAD, King Of Scots 
Mael was born in 1031.1 Mael's father was Donnchad (Duncan I) Mac CRINAN, King Of Scots and his mother was Sibylia Of Northumbria. His paternal grandparents were Crinan The Thane Abbot Of Dunkeld and Bethoc; his maternal grandparents were Sigurd Digera Earl Of Northumbria and Aelflaed. He was an only child. He died at the age of 62 on November 13th, 1093 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.1 General Notes
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SOURCE NOTES:
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Edinburgh: author, 1995. Author address 9407990@@iona.sms.ed.ac.uk, or Holland
House A214, 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh EH16 5BD, Scotland.
DeVajay, Szabolcs, Agatha, Mother of Saint Margaret Queen of Scotland,
Duquesne Review, vol 7 no 2, Spring 1962, p71-87.
Holloway, Naomi D, The Genealogy of Mary Wentworth, Who Became the Wife of
William Brewster, Revised Edition, October 1969. LDS Film#1738313 item#5
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York: Facts on File Publications, 1983.
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RESEARCH NOTES:
King of Scots 1058-1093 [Ref: Weis AR #1, Tapsell p181] crowned at Scone, Mar
17 1057/8 [Ref: Weis AR #170] King of Scots [Ref: Moncreiffe p20]
1054: first attempt to regain Kingship; invaded Scotland with an English
army and fought a battle on Jul 27. It was not a decisive battle for either
side; higher Scottish losses were reported, but Earl Siward's son was killed,
and Macbeth remained king. [Ref: Davidson 1995]
1057: second attempt to regain throne. defeated by Macbeth on Aug 15,
but Macbeth was mortally wounded and died the next day. Macbeth was succeeded
by Lulach, son of Gillacomgain, another memober of Cenel Loairn. Lulach
proved to be less stern opposition, and Malcolm defeated and killed him Mar 17
1058, and took the kingship [Ref: Davidson 1995]
1057: King of Scotland [Ref: DeVajay p85]
1057: slew King Macbeth [Ref: Moncreiffe p20]
1061: Malcolm turned on his English allies, and invaded Northumbria [Ref:
Davidson 1995]
1070: another invasion, not well received by William the Conqueror, who
invaded Scotland in 1072, and forced Malcolm to give his son Duncan as a
hostage [Ref: Davidson 1995]
1077: successfully dealt with internal opposition, when he defeated an
attempt by Lulach's son Maelsnetchai to seize the kingship [Ref: Davidson
1995]
1079: raid on England, was defeated [Ref: Davidson 1995]
1091: successful raid. William Rufus refused to respond to overtures
from Malcolm in 1093, and Malcolm invaded again. [Ref: Davidson 1995]
slain while besieging Alnwick Castle, Nov 13 1093 [Ref: Weis AR #170]
along with son Edward [Ref: Davidson 1995]
1093: killed invading England [Ref: Moncreiffe p20]
slain at Alnwick [Ref: Moriarty p30]
succeeded as king by brother Donald Ban [Ref: Davidson 1995]
SOURCE NOTES:
date: [Ref: ES II #89, Louda #12, Paget p153, Weis AR #1, Weis MC #161] abt
1031 [Ref: Moriarty p30, Paget p8], parents: [Ref: Davidson 1995, Moriarty
p30, Paget p153, Watney #886, Weis AR #1], father: [Ref: Louda #12, Louda #1,
Moncreiffe p20, Wagner #51]
RESEARCH NOTES:
parents: Edward Atheling the Exile & Agatha [Ref: Holloway p18]
SOURCE NOTES:
date: [Ref: Davidson 1995, ES II #78, ES II #89, Moriarty p30, Paget p154,
Paget p8, Watney #879, Watney #886, Weis AR #1, Weis MC #161] 1093 [Ref:
DeVajay p85, Louda #12, Moncreiffe p20, Wagner #47, Wagner #51], place: [Ref:
Moriarty p30, Paget p154] in battle at Alnwick, Northumberland [Ref: Wilson
3/27/97]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0978 d.1045
- b.~ 1001 d.16 Aug 1040 in Elgin
- d.0954
- d.0995
- d.25 Nov 1034
- b.~ 0984 in Scotland
- b.1031 d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- d.1055 in York
- d.0994
- d.1016
- d.> 1018
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