III Kenneth 
III was born about 0962 in Scotland. III's father was Dub MacAlpin. His paternal grandfather was I Malcolm. He had a brother named UNKNOWN. He was the younger of the two children. He died on March 25th, 1005.General Notes
REFN: 7416AN
Murdered by Malcolm II, King of Scotland.
Kenneth III of Scotland was king of Scotland from 997 to 1005. He was the
son of King Dubh, fourth cousin of the previous king Constantine III, and
first cousin of his successor Malcolm II.
Kenneth was the last king of Scotland to succeed to the throne through
the s ystem of tanistry, whereby the succession was shared between two
family lines and the dying king named the person from the other family
line who was to su cceed him. The system was much discredited as it
ensured the two royal famili es of Scotland were in a constant state of
war with each other.
Kenneth and his son Giric were both killed in battle at Monzievaird,
TaysiDe in 1005. It was his first cousin Malcolm, succeeding him at the
battle, who abolished the tanistry system by killing all of Kenneth's
male descendants.
However Kenne th had a granddaughter, Gruoch, via his daughter Boite,
whose first husband w as Gillacomgain. They had a son called Lulach. She
then married King Macbeth I of Scotland (becoming Lady Macbeth). On the
death of Macbeth her son via he r first marriage, Kenneth III's great
grandson, succeeded to the throne, to b ecome King Lulach of Scotland.
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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.~ 0810 in Diaraita, Alba d.6 Feb 859 in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland
- b.~ 0836 in Perthshire, Scotland d.0877 in Inverdovat, Black Cove, Angus, Scotland
- b.0862 in Scotland d.0900 in Dun-Fothe, Scotland
- b.~ 0897 in Alba d.0954 in Fordoun, Kincardshire, Scotland
- b.~ 0920 in Alba d.0966
- b.~ 0962 in Scotland d.25 Mar 1005
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He had a biological son named UNKNOWN.
Family Notes
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