Malcolm III MacDuncan Cean-mohrb. circa 1031, d. 13 November 1093, #22267
Pop-up Pedigree
Your Heritage
Person Page 22267
| Father | Duncan I King of Scotland1 b. 1001, d. 14 August 1040 | |
| Mother | Ælflaed Sybil of Northumbria1 b. circa 1014, d. 1040 |
| Name Variation | Malcolm III MacDuncan Cean-mohr was also found as King Malcolm III of Scotland. | |
| Note* | Cannmore or Ceanmor means "Big Head." | |
| Name Variation | Malcolm III MacDuncan Cean-mohr was also found as Malcolm III Canmore.2 | |
| Name Variation | Malcolm III MacDuncan Cean-mohr was also found as King Malcolm III of Scotland. | |
| Birth* | circa 1031 | Malcolm III was born circa 1031.2,3,4,5 |
| research* | Find at Internet Most references claim that he was the son of Sybil of Northumbria and Duncan. But the MacDonald site in the UK claims that he was the bastard son of Duncan and a daughter of Miller. | |
| research | 1047 | Sometimes he is referred to as Malcolm the bastard. Was his birth illegitimate or is this a reference to his attitude? |
| Ruled* | 27 April 1057 | After the death of King Macbeth in battle with Malcolm III MacDuncan Cean-mohr, Malcolm became the King of Scotland as Malcolm III. He was proclaimed King at Scone on 27 April 1057. He ruled until his death.6,4,5 |
| !AInfoNew | 10 August 1057 | It is said that Malcolm slew MacBeth on 10 August 1057. If this date is correct then the date that Malcolm started to rule Scotland is not correct. |
| !AInfoNew | He appointed a Parliament at Forfar and restored the lands to the children of those who had been slain by Macbeth. He introduced the titles of Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Barons and Knights and created MacDuff, Earl of Fife and Patrick Dunbar, Earl of March. He also founded the Bishoprics of Murray and Caithness.5 | |
| Marriage* | circa 1059 | Malcolm III MacDuncan Cean-mohr married Ingibiorg Thorfinnsdottir, daughter of Thorfinn the Mighty Jarl of Orkney and Ingeborg Finnsdottir, circa 1059.7 |
| !AInfoNew* | 1061 | Malcolm III invaded England in 1061. In 1066 William the conqueror was crowned King William I of England and in 1072 William INVADED Scotland.8 |
| Marriage* | circa 1068 | Malcolm III MacDuncan Cean-mohr married Margaret Atheling Princess of England, daughter of Edward The Exile and Agatha of Germany, circa 1068 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Margaret was married against her wishes to Malcolm. This was her first marriage and Malcolm's second. Margaret was in her teens and Malcom was in his mid thirties. She bore him 6 sons and 2 daughters. Her unlearned and boorish husband grew daily more graceful and Christian under the queen's graceful influence.3,4,9 |
| !AInfoNew* | In aiding Edgar Atheling, pretender to the English throne, Malcolm waged wars against England that helped ensure Scottish independence and made possible church reorganization by his wife, Margaret of Scotland. Margaret was the sister of Edgar. Also Edgar was married to Malcolm's sister.6 | |
| Death* | 13 November 1093 | Malcolm III died on 13 November 1093 at Alnwick castle, Scotland. He was succeeded by his eldest living son, Edgar.2,10,4,11 |
| Note | Some say that he was killed by Robert de Montbray, Earl of Northumberland.11 | |
| !AInfoNew | 1094 | A summary of the life and reign of Malcolm from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Columbia University Press: Malcolm III (Malcolm Canmore), d. 1093, was king of Scotland from 1057-1093. He was the son of Duncan I and successor to Macbeth. It took him several years after Macbeth's death to regain the boundaries of his father's kingdom. Around 1068, Edgar Atheling, pretender to the English throne, took refuge with Malcolm, who soon after married Edgar's sister Margaret, (Saint Margaret of Scotland). On behalf of Edgar, Malcolm invaded northern England, but in 1072 William I of England invaded Scotland, and Malcolm made peace with him. During the reign of William II, Edgar joined Malcolm in his raid into England in 1091, but William forced both men to submit and pay homage. Malcolm III was killed at Alnwick in still another raid into Northumbria in 1093. His frequent wars insured the independence of his kingdom, which made possible the great ecclesiastical reorganization initiated by his wife Margaret. Four of Malcolm's sons were kings of Scotland. His daughter Matilda married Henry I of England, and another daughter was the mother of the wife of King Stephen of England. His aid of Edgar Atheling, pretender to the English throne, helped ensure Scottish independence and made possible church reorganization by his wife, Margaret of Scotland.12 |
| HYPER* | HYPERLINK this file: To read about Stirling Castle C:Book\hyper\stirling castle.13 |
| Family 1 | Ingibiorg Thorfinnsdottir b. circa 1044 | |
| Children | 1. | Duncan_II Cean-mohr+ b. c 1060, d. 12 Nov 1094 |
| 2. | Malcolm Cean-mohr b. bt 1061 - 1067 | |
| 3. | Heth (Beth\Ed\Head) Edelrad 1st Earl of Fife+ b. c 1062, d. a 111514 | |
| 4. | Donald Cean-mohr b. bt 1062 - 1068 |
| Family 2 | Margaret Atheling Princess of England b. circa 1054, d. 16 November 1093 | |
| Children | 1. | Edward Cean-Mohr b. c 1069 |
| 2. | Edmund I Cean-Mohr , King of Scotland b. c 1070 | |
| 3. | Ethelred Cean-Mohr+ b. c 1072 | |
| 4. | Edgar Cean-Mohr , King of Scotland b. c 1074, d. 1106 | |
| 5. | Alexander I King of Scotland+ b. c 1077, d. 23 Apr 1124 | |
| 6. | Matilda Edith Cean-Mohr+ b. bt 1079 - 1080, d. 1 May 1118 | |
| 7. | David The Saint Cean-Mohr , King of Scotland+ b. c 1080, d. 24 May 1153 | |
| 8. | Mary (Marie) Princess of Scotland+ b. c 1084, d. 31 May 1116 |
This database was prepared for my children and their children......but I hope that you enjoy it, also. If you find any broken LINKS, or any errors........or if you have anything to add to this work please contact me. Thank you
Compiler: Pomala Black
This page was created by John Cardinal's Second Site v1.9.16.
Site updated on 21 Mar 2007; 21,972 people