NameCaennmor/King Malcolm III Of Scotland, 29G Grandfather
Birthca 1031, Scotland
Death13 Nov 1093, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
BurialEscorial, Madrid, Spain
Misc. Notes
Some say he died 1098. He slew MacBeth in 1057. Was also the King of Strathclyde.
Malcolm III became King of Scotland in 1057 and reigned until his death in 1093. Malcolm was the successor to MacBeth. Malcolm lent his aid to Edgar Atheling, pretender to the English throne, waging wars against England that helped ensure Scottish independence and made possible church reorganization by his wife, Margaret.
Spouses
Birth1045, ?, ?, Hungary
Death15 Nov 1093, Alnick, Northumberland, England
Misc. Notes
Margaret (St. Margaret of Scotland); b. 1045; d. 16 Nov. 1093; m. Dunfermline, 1068/9, Malcolm III Canmore (170-21), King of Scots, 1058-1093; b. 1031; d. 13 Nov. 1093 (G. E. Cokayne’s (new revised) “Complete Peerage,” vol.s I-XII pt. 2, 1910-1959; James Balfour Paul; “Scots Peerage,” 9 volumes, 1904-1914; Archibald . Dunbar, “Scottish Kings,” 2nd edition, 1906.)
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Marriage1068, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
ChildrenEdgar (ca1074-1107)