Duncan II KING OF SCOTLAND

1060 - 12 NOV 1094

• BIRTH: 1060, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
• DEATH: 12 NOV 1094, Kincardineshire, Scotland
• BURIAL: NOV 1094, Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
• EVENT: Duncan seized the throne of Scotland away from his uncle Donald III in May of 1094, and was crowned at Scone
  USURPED+THRONE+OF+SCOTLAND : MAY 1094
• EVENT: 6+MONTH+REIGN+AS+KING+OF+ALBA : from May 1094 to 12 November 1094, Scotland
• EVENT: In the Lowlands confronting rebels, Duncan was ambushed by forces of his Uncle Donald and half-brother Edmund. Duncan was killed in the battle.
  AMBUSHED+AND+KILLED+BY+HIS+UNCLE+DONALD+AND+BROTHER+EDMUND : 12 NOV 1094, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
• EVENT: Learning of Duncan's death Ethelreda, no longer Queen, took their young son William and fled to the protection of her brother Waltheof in Allerdale.
  WIFE+AND+CHILD+FLED+TO+EXILE+IN+ENGLAND : AFT 13 NOV 1094
• EVENT: King of Scotland
  Title of Nobility :
• EVENT: as a hostage of King William I of England to guarantee his father's good behaviour.
  Imprisoned :

• MARRIAGE: ABT 1080, Scotland

1. +Aethelred ABBOTT

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