Malcolm II of Scotland

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Malcolm II of Scotland was a 11th-century King of Scots whose reign marked the end of the House of Alpin’s direct male line and helped shape the future unification of the Scottish kingdom.

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Label Occurrences
Malcolm II of Scotland canonical 12
Malcolm II 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scots
human
medieval monarch
ally Owen I of Strathclyde
surface form: Owen the Bald of Strathclyde
associatedDynastyChange transition towards the House of Dunkeld
associatedWith unification of the Scottish kingdom
battle Battle of Carham
birthDate c. 954
burialPlace Iona
surface form: Iona (traditional attribution)
causeOfDeath homicide
conflict wars against Northumbria
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
surface form: Kingdom of Alba
deathDate 25 November 1034
deathPlace Glamis
era 11th century
father Kenneth II of Scotland
gender male
givenName Malcolm
grandchild Duncan I of Scotland
Thorfinn Sigurdsson
surface form: Thorfinn the Mighty
historicalRegion Medieval Scotland
house House of Alpin
issue Bethóc
Donada
Olith
killedIn assassination
monarchOf Alba
Scotland
nativeLanguage Scottish Gaelic
notableAchievement consolidation of the Scottish kingdom
expansion of Scottish influence into Lothian
notableEvent end of the direct male line of the House of Alpin
positionHeld King of Scots
predecessor Kenneth III of Scotland
realmAlsoKnownAs Alba
regnalName Malcolm II of Scotland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Malcolm II
reignEnd 1034
reignStart 1005
religion Christianity
significantFor shaping the future territorial extent of Scotland
strengthening royal authority in Alba
style King of Scots
succeededByDynasty House of Dunkeld
successor Duncan I of Scotland
title King of Alba

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Alpin notableMember Malcolm II of Scotland
Duncan I of Scotland predecessor Malcolm II of Scotland
Duncan I of Scotland relative Malcolm II of Scotland
Malcolm historicalBearer Malcolm II of Scotland
Crínán of Dunkeld fatherInLaw Malcolm II of Scotland
Crínán of Dunkeld relative Malcolm II of Scotland
Constantine III of Scotland successor Malcolm II of Scotland
Constantine III of Scotland relative Malcolm II of Scotland
Constantine III of Scotland opponent Malcolm II of Scotland
Malcolm II of Scotland regnalName Malcolm II of Scotland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Malcolm II
Kenneth III of Scotland successor Malcolm II of Scotland
Kenneth III of Scotland relative Malcolm II of Scotland
Thorfinn Sigurdsson relative Malcolm II of Scotland