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Duncan 1st..... 1034-1040
Grandson of Malcolm 2nd. Duncan first became King of Strathclyde and then of Scotland on the death of his Grandfather. He married the couin of the Earl of Northumberland and his two sons, Malcolm 3rd and Donald 3ed eventually became Kings. He was defeated i battle by his cousin Thorfin, Earl of Orkney and failed in an unsuccessful siege of Durham in the north of England. He was defeated and killed by MacBeth near Forres in Morayshire.

MacBeth.....1040-1057
MacBeth's orifins are obscure-his mother was a daughter of Kenneth 2 or 3 or possibly Malcolm 2 and his father was Findlay McRory, Mormaer of Atholl. He killed Duncan 1st and was a powerful nd successful monarch. His Queen, Gruoch was a grandaughter of Kenneth 2. MacBeth was defeated by Malcolm Canmore, with an English army, at Dunsinane in 1054. A econd invasion in 1057 saw his defeat and death at Limphanan near Aberdeen, by Malcolm and his English allies, led by Earl Siward of Northumbria.

Lulach... 1057-1058
Stepson of MacBeth and named ' the Fool' Lulach became King on his step father's death. He was the first recorded Monarch to have been crowned at Scone but was defeated and killed by Malcolm Canmore less than a year later.

Malcolm 3rd.....1058-1093
Malcolm 'Canmore' (ceann means head or chief and 'mor' means great) was the son of Duncan1st and went into exile in Northumberland when his father was killed. With English support he defeated and killed MacBeth in 1057 and killed MacBeth's son, Lulach, in the following year. He founded the dynasty of the House of Canmore which lasted until the House of Stewart.
By his first marriage to Ingibiorg he had two sons, Dancan 2nd and Donald. Following Ingibiorg's death he married Margaret, the sister of Edgar Atheling who would have become King of England if William the Conqueror had not overun that country. By his marriage to Margaret, there was six sons, four of whom, Duncan, Edgar, Aleaxander and David would become Kings. Malcolm made raids into Northumbria and Cumbria but was forcedt o submit and sign the Treaty of Abernethy in 1071A final incursion in 1093 led to his death and defeat at Alnwick. His son and heir, Edward, died in the same battle and Queen Margaret died four days later.

Donald 3rd ....1093-1094
Donald Bane (The Fair) was a son of duncan and brother of Malcolm 3rd. He claimed the throne when Malcolm 3 and his son were killed on the same day. During his short reign, in a Celtic backlash, he expelled all the English courtiers brough in by Malcolm and his wife Margaret

Duncan 2nd.....May to November 1094.
Son of Malcolm 3 by his first marriage, Duncan grew up in Normandy ( having been handed over as a hostage to William the Conqueror) and he ousted his Uncle Donald 3 with the support of the Engglish King, William Rufus. Donald fought back and Duncan was killed at Dunottar by his half brother Edmund, who supported Donald. Duncan's dscendents through William, Earl of Moray were a thorn in the side of the King of Scotland until the end of the 13th century.

Donald 3rd....1094-1097
Having resumed his reign, Donald Bane did not last much longer and was captured, blinded and imprisoned by Edgar, one of the sons of Malcolm 3rd. Donald died in captivity in 1099 and was buried on Iona.

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