
King Of Strathclyde Malcolm Caenmore

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Name Malcolm Caenmore Title King Of Strathclyde Birth Abt 1031 Perthshire, England Christening 25 Apr 1058 Perthshire, England Gender Male Burial 1093 Nothumberland, England Death 13 Nov 1093 Nothumberland, England Person ID I7714 footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father High King of Scotland Duncan MacCrinan, b. 1001, Morayshire, Scotland d. 14 Aug 1040, Morayshire, Scotland
(Age 39 years)
Relationship natural Mother Sibyl Biornsson, b. 1009, Nothumberland, England d. 14 Aug 1040, Lona Nr Elgin Moran, Scotland
(Age 31 years)
Relationship natural Family ID F4501 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Saint Margaret Margaret Wessex, b. 8 Sep 1045, Hungary d. Abt 16 Nov 1093, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
(Age 48 years)
Marriage 1069 Fifeshire, Scotland Children + 1. Eadgith Dunkeld, b. 1079, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 1 May 1118, Middlesex, England
(Age 39 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 2. King Of The Scots David Canmore, b. 1080, Midlothian, Scotland d. 24 May 1153, Cumberland, England
(Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F4428 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Notes
Malcolm was the son of Duncan I who was killed by Macbeth in 1040. He f o u n d s a fe haven in Northumbria and the support of its ruler Earl Siward , w h o l e d a n army against Macbeth in 1054. Siward and Malcolm defeated M a c b e t h at the battle of Dunsinnan but although Malcolm's lands were res t o r e d t o him, he did not dislodge Macbeth from the throne. It wasn't un t i l t h r ee yeears later, on 15 August 1057 at the battle of Lumphanan, t h a t M a l colm again defeated Macbeth. But it was Lulach, Macbeth's stepso n a n d c o u sin who became king. After less than four months however, Malc ol m h a d L u lach killed and replaced him on the Scottish throne.