120. Malcolm II of Alba King of Scots, 31G Grandfather, M. Born in 0958 in Scotland. Malcolm II of Alba King of died in Glamis Castle, Angus on 25 Nov 1034, he was 76. Buried in Isle of Iona, Scotland.
Malcolm became king of Scots in 1005, after killing his cousin and
predecessor Kenneth son of Dub in a battle. He led an attack on Durham,
England in 1006, but was decisively defeated after the siege was broken.
The most important event of his reign was probably the battle of
Carham, which occurred in either 1016 or 1018. Malcolm led an invasion
of Northumbria, and his victory pushed the Scottish realm well into
traditional English territories. An important consequence of the battle
was the death of Owen, the last native king of Strathclyde, which, from
this point on, was part of the kingdom of the Scots. A notable external
event was Malcolm's meeting with king Canute of England in 1031.
Malcolm had no sons, but he apparently wanted his descendants to rule
the Scots, so he tried to revolutionize succession practices by arranging
to have one of his grandsons succeed him. To this end, he had competing
dynasts of the house of Alpin murdered in the early 1030's. Upon his
death on 25 November, 1034, he was succeeded by his grandson Duncan.
Children:
1. *Bethoc.
2. Doada? married Sigurd, Earl of Orkney.
Malcolm II of Alba King of married Aelgifu, 31G Grandmother, F.
They had the following children:
i.
Dovada, 31G Aunt, F.
abt 1004 Dovada married Findleach Macory Mornaer of Moray, M.
