Duncan I the Gracious King of Scotland 
Duncan I the Gracious was born in 1007 in of Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.1 Duncan I the Gracious' father was Crinan (Grimus) de Mormaer and his mother was Bethoc Mac Kenneth. His paternal grandfather was Duncan Mormaer of Atholl; his maternal grandfather was Malcolm II King of Scotland. He had a brother named Maldred of Scotland. He was the older of the two children. He died due to Killed by MacBeth, his successor. at the age of 33 on August 14th, 1040 in Iona, nearMoray, Scotland or Iona, near Elgin, Scotland.1 General Notes
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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.
Source: '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.
Acceded 1034-1040.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0949
- b.0978 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.1045 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.1007 in of Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.14 Aug 1040 in Iona, nearMoray, Scotland or Iona, near Elgin, Scotland
- b.~ 0862 in Scotland d.0900 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
- b.0897 in Scotland d.0954 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
- b.0932 in Scotland d.0995 in Fettercairne, Kincardineshire or Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland
- b.0958 in Scotland d.25 Nov 1034 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
- b.0984 in of Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.1043
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Details of Duncan I the Gracious' family with Aelflaed (Sybil) of Northumbria
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Further sources/citations:
Ancestors of Henry II (Plantagenet) King of England, University of Hull Royal Database (England), Royal Genealogies DB, Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori", Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell, Lineage & Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales @ Vol I p 56, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 34 pp 37-38, line 170 p 147, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, 11615-2.ftw, Royal Genealogies DB, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 170 p 147
Further sources/citations:
Ancestors of Henry II (Plantagenet) King of England, University of Hull Royal Database (England), Royal Genealogies DB, Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori", Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell, Lineage & Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales @ Vol I p 56, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 34 pp 37-38, line 170 p 147, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, 11615-2.ftw, Royal Genealogies DB, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 @ line 170 p 147
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