Canmore Mac DONNCHAD, King Of Scots, Mael

Birth Name Canmore Mac DONNCHAD, King Of Scots, Mael 1a 1b
Gramps ID I21863
Gender male
Age at Death 62 years, 10 months, 12 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E21268] 1031    
1c 1d
Death [E21269] 1093-11-13 Alnwick, Northumberland, England  
1e 1f

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Mac CRINAN, King Of Scots, Donnchad (Duncan I) [I22141]about 10011040-08-16
Mother Of Northumbria, Sibylia [I22142]
         Canmore Mac DONNCHAD, King Of Scots, Mael [I21863] 1031 1093-11-13

Families

    Family of Canmore Mac DONNCHAD, King Of Scots, Mael and Of Scotland, St. Margaret [F9223]
Married Wife Of Scotland, St. Margaret [I21864] ( * 1045 + 1093-11-16 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E31072] about 1069 Dunfermline  
1g
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
of Scotland, Matilda (Edith) [I2300]1079-10-001118-05-01
King of Scots, David I [I2214]about 10801153-05-24
of Scotland, Mary [I2229]10801116-05-31

Narrative

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Davidson, Michael R, The Genealogy of the Early Medieval Scottish Kings,
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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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]

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
AFN ES:II-89, AR:170-21, MC:161-8s, 8XJB-53
 

Pedigree

  1. Mac CRINAN, King Of Scots, Donnchad (Duncan I) [I22141]
    1. Of Northumbria, Sibylia [I22142]
      1. Canmore Mac DONNCHAD, King Of Scots, Mael
        1. Of Scotland, St. Margaret [I21864]
          1. of Scotland, Matilda (Edith) [I2300]
          2. King of Scots, David I [I2214]
          3. of Scotland, Mary [I2229]

Ancestors

Source References

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