Name |
Malcolm , King of Alba |
Alias/AKA |
Malcolm of Alba149 |
Birth Date |
ca 0954149,153 |
Death Date |
Nov 25, 1034149,153 |
Death Place |
Angus, Scotland |
Death Memo |
Glamis Castle |
Burial Place |
Iona, Scotland149,153 |
Father |
Kenneth , King of Alba (?-0995) |
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Notes for Malcolm , King of Alba |
He conquered Lothian in 1018. He is said to have married an Irishwoman from Ossory.149
"He formed an alliance with King Owen the Bald of Strathclyde, and with Owen's help he regained Lothian in 1018. Malcolm didn't have any sons; and to ensure the succession of his grandson Duncan, he killed all the sons of his cousin Kenneth (III) who had been King of Alba 997 - 1005."153
His daughter Dovada was the mother of Shakespeare's Macbeth.153 |
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