Duncan I. king of the Scots(died Aug. 14, 1040, near Elgin, Moray, Scot.) was the king of the Scots from 1034 to 1040. Duncan was the grandson of King. Malcolm II(ruled 1005–34), who irregularly made him ruler of Strathclyde when that region was absorbed into the Scottish kingdom (probably shortly before 1034). Malcolm violated the established system of succession whereby the kingship alternated between two branches of the royal family.
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- Donnchad mac Crinain (Scottish Gaelic: Donnchadh mac Crìonain; anglicised as Duncan I, and nicknamed An t-Ilgarach, "the Diseased" or "the Sick"; c. 1001 – 14 August 1040)...
- Holinshed narrates how Macbeth was “sore troubled” by King Duncan’s nomination of his son Malcolm as heir to the throne, and “he slue the king at Enuerns, or...
- King Duncan I reigned as King of Scotland from 1034 until his murder by Macbeth in 1040.
- However, it has been suggested that Malcolm, filius regis Cumbrorum, was not Malcolm III of Scotland, but a king of Cumbria (Strathclyde) [Duncan (2002), 40-1...
- He succeeded to the title of King Duncan I of Scotland on 25 November 1034.
- Duncan Duncan became King of Scotland upon the death of Malcolm in 1034. He was a much weaker character than Malcolm and a terrible leader.
- Duncan was the grandson of King Malcolm II (ruled 1005–34), who irregularly made him ruler of Strathclyde when that region was absorbed into the Scottish...
- Macbeth is recorded as holding the position of dux in Duncan’s Scotland.
- King Duncan I of Scotland was a relatively obscure and ineffectual king who reigned a millennium ago from 1032-1040.
- He is the historical basis of the "King Duncan" in Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
