Malcolm III of Scotland
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| Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada) |
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|---|---|
| King of Scots | |
| Reign | 1058–1093 |
| Coronation | 1057?/25 April 1058?, Scone |
| Born | c.1031[1] |
| Birthplace | Scotland |
| Died | 13 November 1093 |
| Place of death | Alnwick, Northumberland, England |
| Buried | Tynemouth |
| Predecessor | Lulach (Lulach mac Gille Comgaín) |
| Edward | |
| Successor | Donald III (Domnall Bán mac Donnchada) |
| Consort | Ingebjorg Finnsdotter Margaret of Wessex |
| Offspring | Duncan II (Donnchad mac Máel Coluim) Edward, Edmund, Edgar, Alexander I, David I |
| Royal House | Dunkeld |
| Father | Duncan I (Donnchad mac Crínáin) |
| Mother | Suthen |
Malcolm III of Scotland was born in 1031. He married Margaret of Wessex in the late 1060s. They had eight children; six sons and two daughters, including Eleanor of Scotland. Malcolm III died in 1093 in a fight against the English with his son Edward. His wife Margaret died three days later.
References [change]
- ↑ Ritchie, p.4n