King of Scotland Duncan (The Gracious) Alpin of Scots I 
Duncan, known as The Gracious, was born in 1013 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.1 The Gracious' father was Abbot of Dunkeld Crinan Atholl and his mother was Bethoc of Scotland. His paternal grandparents were Mormaer of Athole Duncan of Mormaer and <Unknown>; his maternal grandparents were Malcolm of Scotland II and Edith de Ossory. He had a brother named Maldred. He was the younger of the two children. He died due to killed by Macbeth at Elgin at the age of 27 on August 14th, 1040 in Iona, Elgin, Scotland. He was buried in Icolmkill.2 1 General Notes
Duncan I (d. 1040) was a son of Crinan or Cronan, lay abbot of Dunkeld, and became king of the Scots in succession to his maternal grandfather, Malcolm II, in 1034, having previously as rex Cumbrorum ruled in Strathclyde. His accession was "the first example of inheritance of the Scottish throne in the direct line." Duncan is chiefly known through his connexion with Macbeth, which has been immortalized by Shakespeare. The feud between these two princes originated probably in a dispute over the succession to the throne; its details, however, are obscure, and the only fact which can be ascertained with any certainty is that Duncan was slain by Macbeth in 1040. Two of Duncan's sons, Malcolm III Canmore and Donald Bane, were afterwards kings of the Scots.
This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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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.0890 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.0920 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.0965 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
<Unknown>
- b.0948
- d.0937
- b.0920 d.0960
<Unknown>
- b.0975 d.1045
<Unknown>
- b.1013 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.14 Aug 1040 in Iona, Elgin, Scotland
- b.0848 d.0900
- b.0899 in Argyll, Dál Riata, Scotland d.0954 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
<Unknown>
- b.0930 in Argyll, Dál Riata, Scotland d.0995 in Finela's Castle, Fettercain, Dál Riata, Scotland
<Unknown>
- b.0954 in Argyll, Dál Riata, Scotland d.25 Nov 1034 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Forfarshire, Scotland
- b.0860 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland d.0915
- b.0890 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland d.0956
<Unknown>
- b.0930 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
<Unknown>
- b.0984 in Angus, Scotland d.1045
- b.0942 in Scotland
- b.0962 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
<Unknown>
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Details of The Gracious' family with Sybil Biornsson
1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bevangenealogy&id=I41721&style=TABLE
2 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I6046
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I25244&style=TABLE
2 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I6046
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I25244&style=TABLE
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