Duncan I, king of Scots

Also known as:

Donnchad ua Maíl Choluim

Events

Date of Birth: about 1010 or 1015.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The estimated birth date is given by Baldwin.

Date of Death: 14 August 1040.

Place of Death: Both Gobhanán.

Duncan was killed in battle by Macbeth. The date and place are given by Broun.

Relationships

Father: Crinán, abbot of Dunkeld (died 1045).

This relationship is given by Broun, by Woolf, and Baldwin. It is recorded in the Annals of Ulster (s.a. 1040), the Annals of Tigernach (s.a. 1040), and the Annals of Loch Cé (s.a. 1040).

Mother: Bethóc.

This relationship is given by Broun and Baldwin.

Spouse: Suthen.

She is named by Baldwin. MacQuarrie suggests that she was a daughter of Ywain, king of Strathclyde. Baldwin regards this as "very doubtful."

Children:

Malcolm III (died 13 November 1093) married (1) Ingibjorg Finnsdóttir about 1060; married (2) Margaret in 1070 or 1071. Malcolm was king of Scots from 1058 to 1093.

Donald III, king of Scots in 1093 to 1094 and 1094 to 1097.

References

Annals of Loch Cé (Donnchadh Ó Corráin, compiler). (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 2002).

Annals of Tigernach (Donnchadh Ó Corráin, compiler). (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 1996).

The Annals of Ulster (Pádraig Bambury, Stephen Beechinor, compilers) (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 2000).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Donnchad (Duncan) I mac Crínáin” in The Henry Project.

Broun, Dauvit. “Duncan I (d. 1040)”, in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).

MacQuarrie, Alan. "The Kings of Strathclyde c. 400 - 1018" in Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community (Edinburgh, 1998).

Woolf, Alex. From Pictland to Alba: 789 - 1070. (Edinburgh University Press, 2007).