AthelingMalcolm III
King of Scots. c. 1031 to 13 November 1093.
What is known, and how well
| Fact | Value | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Birth | c. 1031 | Approximate |
| Death | 13 November 1093 | Exact |
| Parents | Not recorded | |
| House | Dunkeld | |
| Realm | Scotland | |
| How sure we are | High | Of this record as a whole |
Events
- Edgar flees to Scotland
The ætheling leaves court with his mother and sisters and finds shelter with Malcolm.
With Edgar, Malcolm III, Margaret - Malcolm III marries Margaret of Wessex
The Scottish royal house became closely linked to the displaced Anglo-Saxon royal line.
With Malcolm III, Margaret - Malcolm submits at Abernethy
William marches into Scotland by land and sea and the King of Scots does homage.
With Malcolm III, William, Edgar - Robert and Rufus make peace over Edgar's head
The brothers' treaty strips the ætheling of his Norman lands and sends him back to Scotland.
With Robert, William, Edgar, Malcolm III - Malcolm is killed at Alnwick
The King of Scots and his heir Edward die raiding Northumbria. Margaret follows within days.
With Malcolm III, Margaret, Edgar
Family
Married to Ingibiorg Finnsdottir, Margaret.
Children Matilda of Scotland, Mary of Scotland, Duncan, Edgar, Alexander I, David I.
What is uncertain
- Birth is approximate: c. 1031.
- Parentage is not recorded here.
- One event is dated only to a month or a year.
Related people
Sources
Where this is recorded
- The Henry Project / medieval source compilation: Malcolm III
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Avalon Project)
- The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester, trans. Thomas Forester
- Orderic Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, trans. Thomas Forester
- Symeon of Durham, Historia Regum, in Symeonis Monachi Opera Omnia, ed. Thomas Arnold, Rolls Series, 1882 to 1885
Reference works
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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