King Malcolm III

House of Dunkeld

The House of Dunkeld or Canmore was a dynasty of Scottish kings that ruled Scotland from 1058 to 1290. The Dunkelds came to power after the two centuries of civil unrest under the House of Alpin. The first king of this new dynasty was Malcolm II of Scotland who determined that succession would be to the eldest son, not according to the rules of tanistry (from Gaelic tana, lordship, a custom among various Celtic tribes, by which the king or chief of the clan was chosen from among the heads of the septs and elected by them in full assembly). This political decision reduced the conflicts inside the Royal family. The Dunkelds consolidated Scotlands' union and independence as a kingdom, despite several skirmishes with the neighbouring England.

Duncan I was a son of Crinan or Cronan, lay abott of Dunkeld, and became king of the Scots in succession to his maternal grandfather Malcolm II, in 1034, having previously as rex Cumbrorum ruled in Strathclyde. Duncan does appear to have been a weak ruler. He is chiefly known through his connection with Macbeth, which has been immortalized by Shakespeare. The feud between these two princes originated probably in a dispute over the succession to the throne; its details, however, are obscure, and the only fact which can be ascertained with any certainty is that Duncan was slain by Macbeth in 1040.
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King Malcolm III and St Margaret
  • A1 = Duncan Thane Strataclyde, b:920;
    • B1 = Duncan Mormaer;
      • C1 = Crinan "the Thane", Mormaer of Atholl, d:1045, killed by McBeth, m. Bethoc;  ==>  The House of MacAlpin
        • D1 ~ Maldred of Atterdale, 'King of Cumbria', d:1045, m. Aeldgyth;  <==  House of Wessex
          • E1 ~ Gospatrick, 1st Earl of Dunbar, d:1072;
            • F1 ~ Gospatrick, 2nd Earl of Dunbar, d:1138;  <==  Clan Dunbar
          • E2 ~ Maldred of Winlaton, lvd:1084;
            • F1 ~ Uchtred, lvd:1116;
              • G1 ~ Dolfin, m. Adelicia;
                • H1 ~ Maldred, Lord of Raby;
                  • E1 ~ Robert FitzMaldred, Lord of Raby, m. Isabel de Nevill;  <==  Neville
        • D2 ~ Donald III, King of Scots, lvd:1093/1097;
          • E1 ~ Princess Bethoc MacAlpin, m. Uchtred of Tynedale;
            • F1 ~ Hextilda, m. Richard de Comyn;  <==  Clan Comyn
        • D3 = Duncan I "the Gracious", King of Strathclyde, d:1040, m. Sybilla of Northumbria;
          • E1 ~ Beatrix, m. Bertolf of Hungary;  <==  Clan Leslie
          • E2 = Malcolm III, King of Scotland, d:1093, m. St. Margaret of Hungary;  ==>  House of Wessex
            • F1 = David I "the Saint", King of Scotland, d:1153, m. Matilda of Northumberland;  ==>  Kings of Denmark
              • G1 = Matilda, lvd:1079/1118, m. Henry I, King of England;  <==  The Normans
              • G2 = Henry, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, lvd:1114/1152, m. Adelicia de Warrenne;  ==>  de Warrenne family
                • H1 = Ada, lvd:1140/1205, m. Floris III, Count of Holland;  <==  Counts of Holland
                • H2 ~ Margaret, m1. Cono IV of Brittany,  <==  Dukes of Brittany
                                   m2. Sir Humphry de Bohun;  <==  de Bohun family
                • H3 ~ William 'the Lion', King of Scots, d:1214, m. Ermergarde de Bellomont,
                                   p1. Matilda de Ferrers, p2. N1. Avenel, p3. N2;
                  • I1 ~ [p1]:Robert, m. N. de Lundin;  <==  Clan Lundin
                  • I2 ~ [p2]:Isabella, m. Robert de Ros;  <==  Clan Ros
                  • I3 ~ [p3]:Ada, m. Patrick, Earl of Dunbar;  <==  Clan Dunbar
                • H4 ~ David, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, d:1219, m. Maud de Meschines;
                  • I1 ~ Isabel of Huntingdon, d:1251, m. Robert de Brus;  <==  Clan Bruce
                  • I2 ~ Ada of Huntingdon, m. Henry de Hastings;  <==  Hastings family
                  • I3 ~ Margaret of Huntingdon, m. Alan, Lord of Galloway;
                    • J1 ~ Devorgilla of Galloway, d:1290, m. John de Baliol;  <==  Baliol family
              • G3 ~ Gillbride, 2nd Earl of Angus;
                • H1 ~ Gilchrist, 4th Earl of Angus, d:1154/1221, m1. Marjory of Huntingdon, m2. Ingibiorg Ericsdottir;
                  • I1 ~ [m1]:Beatrix of Angus, b:1184, m. Walter FitzAlan;  <==  High Stewards of Scotland
                  • I2 ~ [m2]:Magnus II, Earl of Orkney, b:1239;
                    • J1 ~ Gilbert, Earl of Caithness and Orkney, lvd:1210/1256;

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