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Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King 1005–1040 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1005

Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Aug 1040

Death Location: Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Father: Crinan Islands

Mother: Bethóc None

Spouse(s): Aelflaed- Fitzsiward--, Groa Caithness

Children(s): Malcolm King, Donald Scotland, David None

The story of Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King began in 1005 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King married Aelflaed Sibyl Northumbria Queen Of Scotland Fitzsiward, Groa Thorsteindottir Caithness, and had children including David, Donald Bane Iii King Of Scotland, Malcolm Mael Coluim Longneck Caenmor Macdonnchada Dunkeld Maccrinan Iii King. Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King passed away in 1040 in Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King began in 1005 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.
  • Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King married Aelflaed Sibyl Northumbria Queen Of Scotland Fitzsiward, Groa Thorsteindottir Caithness, and had children including David, Donald Bane Iii King Of Scotland, Malcolm Mael Coluim Longneck Caenmor Macdonnchada Dunkeld Maccrinan Iii King.
  • Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King passed away in 1040 in Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Crinan Islands
–1045
Birth Location: Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
CI
Bethóc None
–1045
Birth Location: House of Alpin, Scotland
B

Spouses(s)

Aelflaed- Fitzsiward--
1009–1040
Birth Location: Scotland
AF
Groa Caithness
1014–1045
Birth Location: Hvammi, Dala, Iceland
GC

Children(s)

Malcolm King
1031–1093
Birth Location: Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
MK
Donald Scotland
1033–1093
Birth Location: Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
DS
David None
1033–1093
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
D

Duncan King's Ancestors

Self
Duncan King
1005–1040
Birth Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Parents
Crinan Grimus Mac Donnchada The Thane King & Abbot of Atholl de Mormaer Hereditary Abbot of Dunkeld Governor of Scots Islands
–1045
Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
Bethóc
–1045
House of Alpin, Scotland
Grandparents
Duncan ('Donnchad' Earl of Atholl And The Isles"mormaer of Atholl" "Abthane of) Dule"
–1010
Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
Athelreda (Dunba Of Athol And The) Isles
–1044
Castle Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Máel (Coluim Mac Cináeda (Malcolm Ii) Malcolm Ingen King of) Scots
–1034
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Edith ((Ælfgifu) Sigurdsdóttir of) Ossory
–1023
Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Duncan MacDonachadh
Kenneth Scotland"
Auligigu Scotland
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Malcolm"the (Alba)
Beatrice
–1002

Duncan King's Descendants

1.
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Duncan (The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I) King (1005–14 Aug 1040) m. Aelflaed- (Sibyl-- Northumbria Queen of Scotland) Fitzsiward-- (1009–1040) m. Groa (Thorsteindottir) Caithness (1014–1045)
  1. 1. Malcolm (Mael Coluim Longneck Caenmor MacDonnchada Dunkeld MacCrinan III) King 1031–1093 m. Ingibjorg Finnsdottir 1021–1069 m. Margaret (Atheling) Saint 1045–1093
    1. 1. Heth ((First Earl of Fife)) Aethelred 1062–1093 m. Tul (MacRory) Princess 1058–1097
      1. 1. Constantine (Duffagan Angus Earl of) Fife 1078–1128 m. Duff (Maceth) Fife 1078–1099
        1. 1. Dufugan (Of Angus) Earl 1099–1118 m. Fynbella Mearns 1100–
    2. 2. Duncan (Ii King of) Scotland 1060–1094
  2. 2. Donald ("Bane" Iii King of) Scotland 1033–1093
  3. 3. David 1033–1093

Duncan King's Timeline

7 Records

1001
1001
Birth of Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
1001
1001
Birth of Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
1001
1001
Birth of Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King in House of Dunkeld, Scotland
House of Dunkeld, Scotland
1005
1005
Birth of Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
1040
15 Aug 1040
Age 35
Death of Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King in Killed in Battle at Nairnshire, Bothganowan, Elgin, Scotland
Killed in Battle at Nairnshire, Bothganowan, Elgin, Scotland
1040
14 Aug 1040
Age 35
Death of Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
1040
14 Aug 1040
Age 35
Death of Duncan The Gracious Donnchad MacCrinain Dunkeld I King in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1001
    Event Place: Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1001
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1001
    Event Place: House of Dunkeld, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1005
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source: Articles about Clan Donnachaidh, King Duncan I

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1040
    Event Place: Killed in Battle at Nairnshire, Bothganowan, Elgin, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1040
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1040
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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