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Malcolm III of Scotland

Malcolm III (Middle Irish: Máel Coluim mac Donnchada; Scottish Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Dhonnchaidh; died 13 November 1093) was King of Alba (Scotland) from 1058 to 1093. He was later nicknamed "Canmore" (Scottish Gaelic: ceann mòr, lit. 'big head', understood as "great chief"). Malcolm's long reign of 35 years preceded the beginning of the Scoto-Norman age.

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Burial
El Escorial monastery, Madrid; formerly Dunfermline Abbey, though initially interred at Tynemouth Priory
Died
(1093-11-13)13 November 1093 Alnmouth, Northumberland, England
Father
Duncan I of Scotland
House
Dunkeld
Inauguration
25 April 1058? Scone, Perth and Kinross
Issue more...
Duncan II, King of Scots Domnall Edmund Ethelred, Abbot of Dunkeld Edgar, King of Scotland Alexander I, King of Scotland David I, King of Scotland Matilda, Queen of England Mary… · Duncan II, King of Scots · Domnall · Edmund · Ethelred, Abbot of Dunkeld

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Early reign

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Malcolm and William Rufus

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Issue

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Malcolm III of Scotland

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Malcolm III of Scotland → Anglo-Saxon EnglandPortraits, Annals, British, Chronicon Scotorum, Corpus, Electronic Texts, Innisfallen, Lebor Bretnach, LondonOrkneyinga Saga, Malcolm, Malcolm III, Most, National Portrait Gallery, NorthvegrCELT, Prosopography, Scotland, Tigernach, Ulster, University College Cork
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Malcolm III of Scotland → Alexander I, King of Scotland, David I, King of Scotland, Domnall, Duncan II, King of Scots, Duncan II, King of Scots Domnall Edmund Ethelred, Abbot of Dunkeld Edgar, King of Scotland Alexander I, King of Scotland David I, King of Scotland Matilda, Queen of England Mary…, Edgar, King of Scotland, Edmund, Ethelred, Abbot of Dunkeld, Mary, Countess of Boulogne, Matilda, Queen of England
Spouses · 2
Malcolm III of Scotland → Ingibiorg Finnsdottir, Margaret of Wessex
Burial · 1
Malcolm III of Scotland → El Escorial monastery, Madrid; formerly Dunfermline Abbey, though initially interred at Tynemouth Priory
Died · 1
Malcolm III of Scotland → (1093-11-13)13 November 1093 Alnmouth, Northumberland, England
Father · 1
Malcolm III of Scotland → Duncan I of Scotland
House · 1
Malcolm III of Scotland → Dunkeld
Inauguration · 1
Malcolm III of Scotland → 25 April 1058? Scone, Perth and Kinross
Mother · 1
Malcolm III of Scotland → Suthen
Predecessor · 1
Malcolm III of Scotland → Lulach

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Malcolm III of ScotlandDied(1093-11-13)13 November 1093 Alnmouth, Northumberland, England1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandFatherDuncan I of Scotland1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandHouseDunkeld1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandInauguration25 April 1058? Scone, Perth and Kinross1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandIssue more...Duncan II, King of Scots Domnall Edmund Ethelred, Abbot of Dunkeld Edgar, King of Scotland Alexander I, King of Scotland David I, King of Scotland Matilda, Queen of England Mary…1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandIssue more...Duncan II, King of Scots1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandIssue more...Domnall1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandIssue more...Edmund1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandIssue more...Ethelred, Abbot of Dunkeld1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandIssue more...Edgar, King of Scotland1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandIssue more...Alexander I, King of Scotland1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandIssue more...David I, King of Scotland1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandIssue more...Matilda, Queen of England1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandIssue more...Mary, Countess of Boulogne1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandMotherSuthen1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandPredecessorLulach1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandReign17 March 1058 – 13 November 10931.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandSpousesIngibiorg Finnsdottir1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandSpousesMargaret of Wessex1.00infobox
Malcolm III of ScotlandSuccessorDonald III1.00infobox

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