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Encyclopedia > Duncan I of Scotland
Donnchad (I) mac Crínáin
King of Scots
Reign 1034–1040
Born 15 August 1001
Scotland
Died August 14, 1040[1]
Pitgaveny, near Elgin
Buried Iona ?
Consort Suthen
Father Crínán of Dunkeld
Mother Bethóc

Donnchad mac Crínáin (Anglicised Duncan) (born 15 August 1001 died 14 August 1040)[1] was king of Alba. He was son of Crínán, hereditary lay abbot of Dunkeld, and Bethóc, daughter of king Máel Coluim mac Cináeda. This is a list of British monarchs, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed on, or incorporated, the island of Great Britain, namely: England (united with Wales from 1536) up to 1707; Scotland up to 1707; The Kingdom of Great Britain... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Events Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Silvester II. Canonisation of Edward the Martyr, king of England. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Events March War of Independence of Western Xia occurred. ... Elgin is a town in Moray the North of Scotland. ... Iona village viewed from a short distance offshore. ... Crínán of Dunkeld (died 1045) was the lay abbot of the diocese of Dunkeld, and perhaps the Mormaer of Atholl. ... Bethóc ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda was the eldest daughter of King Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, who had no known sons. ... Anglicized refers to foreign words, often surnames, that are changed from a foreign language into English. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Events Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Silvester II. Canonisation of Edward the Martyr, king of England. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Events March War of Independence of Western Xia occurred. ... The Kingdom of Alba (Gaelic : Rìoghachd na h-Alba) for the purposes of this article pertains to the Kingdom of Scotland between the death of Domnall II in 900, and the death of Alexander III in 1286 which then led indirectly to the Scottish Wars of Independence. ... Crínán of Dunkeld (died 1045) was the lay abbot of the diocese of Dunkeld, and perhaps the Mormaer of Atholl. ... Lay abbot (abbatocomes, abbas laicus, abbas miles) is a name used to designate a layman on whom a king or someone in authority bestowed an abbey as a reward for services rendered; he had charge of the estate belonging to it, and was entitled to part of the income. ... Dunkeld (Dùn Chailleann in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town in Strathtay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 15 miles north of Perth on the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands and on the opposite (north) side of the River Tay from the Victorian village of Birnam. ... Bethóc ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda was the eldest daughter of King Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, who had no known sons. ... Máel Coluim mac Cináeda (anglicised Malcolm II) (c. ...


Unlike the "King Duncan" of Shakespeare's Macbeth, the historical Donnchad appears to have been a young man. He followed his grandfather Máel Coluim as king after the latter's death on 25 November 1034, without apparent opposition. He may have been Máel Coluim's acknowledged successor or tánaise as the succession appears to have been uneventful.[2] Earlier histories, following John of Fordun, supposed that Donnchad had been king of Strathclyde in his grandfather's lifetime, ruling the former Kingdom of Strathclyde as an appanage. Modern historians discount this idea.[3] Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches on the heath by Théodore Chassériau. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events April 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries her chamberlain and elevates him to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael IV. Franche-Comté becomes subject to the Holy Roman Empire. ... Tanistry (Irish/Gaeilge Tàinste;Scottish Gaelic: Tànaisteachd) was the office of heir-apparent, or second-in-command, among the royal dynastys of Ireland and her offshoot nations. ... John of Fordun (d. ... Strathclyde (Welsh Ystrad Clud) was one of the kingdoms of ancient Scotland in the post-Roman period. ... Strathclyde (Welsh: Ystrad Clud) was one of the kingdoms of ancient Scotland in the post-Roman period. ... The system of appanage has greatly influenced the territorial construction of France and explains the flag of many provinces of France. ...


Another claim by Fordun, that Donnchad married a sister of Earl Siward of Northumbria, appears to be equally unreliable. An earlier source, a variant of the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba (CK-I), gives Donnchad's wife the Gaelic name Suthen.[4] Whatever his wife's name may have been, Donnchad had at least two sons. The eldest, Máel Coluim mac Donnchada was king from 1057 to 1093, the second Domnall Bán was king afterwards. Máel Muire of Atholl is a possible third son of Donnchad, although this is uncertain.[5] Sigurd the Dane, also known as Siward, was an English nobleman in the Eleventh Century, and the Earl of Northumbria. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of a petty kingdom of Angles which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, from two smaller kingdoms of Bernicia and Diera, and... The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba, or Scottish Chronicle, is a short written chronicle of the Kings of Alba, covering the period from the time of King Cináed I mac Ailpín (d. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Máel Coluim mac Donnchada (anglicised Malcolm III) (1030x1038–13 November 1093) was King of Scots. ... Donald III of Scotland (c. ... Máel Muire of Atholl was Mormaer of Atholl at the beginning of the 12th century, until sometime perhaps in the 1130s. ...


The early period of Donnchad's reign was apparently uneventful, perhaps a consequence of his youth. Mac Bethad mac Findláich is recorded as his dux, literally duke, but in the context — "dukes of Francia" had lately replaced Carolingian kings of the Franks and the over-mighty Godwin of Wessex was called a dux — this suggests that Mac Bethad was the power behind the throne.[6] For other uses, see Macbeth (disambiguation). ... A duke is a nobleman, historically of highest rank and usually controlling a duchy. ... Also see: France in the Middle Ages. ... Godwin (sometimes Godwine) (c. ... The phrase power behind the throne refers to a person or group that informally exercises the real power of an office. ...


In 1039, Donnchad led a large Scots army south to besiege Durham, but the expedition ended in disaster. Donnchad survived, but the following year he led an army north into Moray, traditionally seen as Mac Bethad's domain. There he was killed, at Pitgaveny near Elgin, by his own men led by Mac Bethad, probably on 14 August 1040.[7] Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham in North East England. ... The Mormaerdom or Kingdom of Moray (Middle Irish: Muireb or Moreb; Medieval Latin: Muref or Moravia; Modern Gaelic:Moireabh) was a lordship in High Medieval Scotland that was destroyed by King David I of Scotland in 1130. ... Elgin is a town in Moray the North of Scotland. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Events March War of Independence of Western Xia occurred. ...


Depictions in fiction

He is depicted as an elderly King in Macbeth by William Shakespeare. There he is killed in his sleep by Macbeth. Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches on the heath by Théodore Chassériau. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...


Notes

  1. ^ a b Broun, "Duncan I (d. 1040)".
  2. ^ Duncan, Kingship of the Scots, p. 33.
  3. ^ Duncan, Kingship of the Scots, p. 40.
  4. ^ Duncan, Kingship of the Scots, p. 37.
  5. ^ Oram, David I, p. 233, n. 26: the identification is from the Orkneyinga saga but Máel Muire's grandson Máel Coluim, Earl of Atholl is known to have married Domnall Bán's granddaughter Hextilda.
  6. ^ Duncan, Kingship of the Scots, pp. 33–34.
  7. ^ Broun, "Duncan I (d. 1040)"; the date is from Marianus Scotus and the killing is recorded by the Annals of Tigernach.

The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney) is an unique historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands from their capture by the Norwegian king in the 9th century onwards until about 1200 AD. The saga was written around 1200 AD by an unknown... Máel Coluim of Atholl was Mormaer of Atholl between 1153/9 and the 1190s. ... Marianus Scotus (1028-1082 or 1083), chronicler (who must be distinguished from his namesake Marianus Scotus, d. ... The Annals of Tigernach (abbr. ...

References

Preceded by
Máel Coluim		 King of Scots
1034–1040		 Succeeded by
Mac Bethad
v • d • e
Monarchs of Scotland (Alba)
Traditional List of Monarchs of the Picts
Legendary Monarchs • Drest of the Hundred Battles • Talorc I • Nechtan I • Drest II • Galan • Drest III • Drest IV • Gartnait I • Cailtram • Talorc II • Drest V • Galam Cennalath • Bruide I • Gartnait II • Nechtan II • Cinioch • Gartnait III • Bruide II • Talorc III • Talorgan I • Gartnait IV • Drest VI • Bruide III • Taran • Bruide IV • Nechtan IV • Drest VII • Alpín I • Óengus I • Bruide V • Cináed I • Alpín II • Talorgan II • Drest VIII • Conall • Caustantín • Óengus II • Drest IX • Eogán • Ferat • Bruide VI • Cináed II • Bruide VII • Drest X
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something Traditional List of Monarchs of the Scots
Cináed I • Domnall I • Causantín I • Áed • Giric • Domnall II • Causantín II • Máel Coluim I • Idulb • Dub • Cuilén • Cináed II • Causantín III • Cináed III • Máel Coluim II • Donnchad I • Mac Bethad • Lulach • Máel Coluim III • Domnall III Bán • Donnchad II • Domnall III Bán • Edgar • Alexander I • David I • Máel Coluim IV • William I • Alexander II • Alexander III • First Interregnum • John • Second Interregnum • Robert I • David II • Robert II • Robert III • James I • James II • James III • James IV • James V • Mary I • James VI* • Charles I* • Charles II • The Covenanters • The Protectorate • Charles II* • James VII* • Mary II* • William II* • Anne*
* also monarch of Ireland and England

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Duncan I of Scotland - Definition, explanation (325 words)
Duncan I (Donnchad mac Crínáin) (1001 - August 15 1040) was a son of Crinan the Thane de Mormaer, lay abbot of Dunkeld, and Princess Bethoc of Scotland.
Duncan was known as "Duncan The Gracious", a title that was not entirely complimentary.
Two of Duncan's sons, Malcolm III Canmore and Donald Bane, were afterwards kings of the Scots.
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