General Notes

Name Prefix:<NPFX> King
Note: Malcolm III CANMORE (b. c. 1031--d. Nov. 13, 1093, ne
ar Alnwick, Northumberland, Eng.), king of Scotland from 10
58 to 1093, founder of the dynasty that consolidated roya
l power in the Scottish kingdom.
Note:
The son of King Duncan I (reigned 1034-40), Malcolm lived i
n exile in England during part of the reign of his father'
s murderer, Macbeth (reigned 1040-57). Malcolm killed Macbe
th in battle in 1057 and then ascended the throne. After th
e conquest of England by William the Conqueror, in 1066, Ma
lcolm gave refuge to the Anglo-Saxon prince Edgar the Aethe
ling and his sisters, one of whom, Margaret (later St. Marg
aret), became his second wife.
Note:
Malcolm acknowledged the overlordship of William in 1072 bu
t nevertheless soon violated his feudal obligations and mad
e five raids into England. During the last of these invasio
ns he was killed by the forces of King William II Rufus (re
igned 1087-1100). Except for a brief interval after Malcolm
's death, the Scottish throne remained in his family unti
l the death of Queen Margaret, the Maid of Norway, in 1290
. Of Malcolm's six sons by Margaret, three succeeded to th
e throne: Edgar (reigned 1097-1107), Alexander I (1107-24)
, and David I (1124-53). [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97]