Malcolm II (King Of Alba)

954 - 25 NOV 1034

• TITLE: King Of Alba
  
• BIRTH: 954, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
• DEATH: 25 NOV 1034, Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
• BURIAL: AFT 25 NOV 1034, Isle of Iona, Argyll, Scotland
• EVENT: Malcolm succeeded his cousin Malcolm as King of Strathclyde in 990/991.
  BECAME+KING+OF+STRATHCLYDE : 990
• EVENT: Kenneth III was killed in battle against Malcolm on March 25, 1005 and Malcolm ascending the throne becoming Malcolm II, King of Alba / King of Scots.
  BECAME+KING+OF+SCOTS+%2F+KING+OF+ALBA : 25 MAR 1005
• EVENT: Malcolm II beseiged Durham in 1006, Waltheof, being elderly, shut himself within his walls and did nothing, as did the other lords. Waltheof's son Uchtred rallied the men of the area and repelled Malcolm's forces
  SEIGE+OF+DURHAM : 1006, Durham, England
• EVENT: Malcolm II defeated a force of English and Vikings at Carham in 1016 to became King of Lothian.
  BECAME+KING+OF+LOTHIAN : 1016
• EVENT: DIED+IN+BATTLE+WITH+HIS+OWN+KINSMEN : 1034, Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
• BURIAL: 1034, Isle of Iona, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom
• EVENT: Malcolm had no son so he had the grandson of Kenneth III murdered to ensure that his daughter Bethoc’s son Duncan became heir to the throne.
  NO+SON%2C+INSURED+GRANDSON+INHERITED :
• EVENT: King of Alba, King of Scots, King of Scotland.
  Title of Nobility :

1. +Bethóc INGEN MAíL COLUIM MEIC CINáEDA
2.  Donada INGEN MAíL COLUIM MEIC CINáEDA
3.  Olith INGEN MAíL COLUIM MEIC CINáEDA

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