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Gruoch

Gruoch ingen Boite (fl. c. 1015 – unknown) was a Scottish queen, the daughter of Boite mac Cináeda, son of Cináed II. The dates of her life are uncertain. She is most famous for being the wife and queen of MacBethad mac Findlaích (Macbeth), as well as the basis for Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth. However, Shakespeare's Macbeth is based on…

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Born
c. 1015 (presumed)
Died
c. 1060 (presumed)
Father
Boite mac Cináeda
House
Alpin
Issue
Lulach, King of Scots
Tenure
14 August 1040 – 15 August 1057

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Early life

Marriages

Queen of Alba and later life

In fiction

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Gruoch

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Edges38
Triples106
Avg. degree1.95
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related to In fiction · 54
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related to Queen of Alba and later life · 20
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related to Marriages · 18
Gruoch → After, Before, Earl, Findláech, Gille Coemgáin, Gille Coemgáin's, It, King, Lulach, Macbeth, Macbeth's, Malcolm II, Maíl Brigti, Moray, Mormaer, Scots, Scottish, The
related to Early life · 6
Gruoch → Boite, Cináeda, Kenneth II, Kenneth III, On, Scottish
Born · 1
Gruoch → c. 1015 (presumed)
Died · 1
Gruoch → c. 1060 (presumed)
Father · 1
Gruoch → Boite mac Cináeda
House · 1
Gruoch → Alpin
Issue · 1
Gruoch → Lulach, King of Scots
Spouse · 1
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macbeth king queen lulach boite son gille mac character coemgáin moray scots shakespeare's died lady mormaer death also play novel

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GruochBornc. 1015 (presumed)1.00infobox
GruochDiedc. 1060 (presumed)1.00infobox
GruochFatherBoite mac Cináeda1.00infobox
GruochHouseAlpin1.00infobox
GruochIssueLulach, King of Scots1.00infobox
GruochSpouse.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…1.00infobox
GruochTenure14 August 1040 – 15 August 10571.00infobox
Gruochis acentral character in Val McDermid's 2024 book0.90text
Gruochrelated to Early lifeBoite0.60section
Gruochrelated to Early lifeCináeda0.60section
Gruochrelated to Early lifeOn0.60section
Gruochrelated to Early lifeKenneth II0.60section

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