Macbeth, King of Scotland
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Macbeth, King of Scotland, was an 11th-century Scottish monarch whose life and reign inspired William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy "Macbeth."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macbeth, King of Scotland canonical | 5 |
| Macbeth of Scotland | 2 |
| Macbeth mac Findlaech | 1 |
| Son of Macbeth | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
11th-century monarch
ⓘ
King of Scotland ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mac Bethad mac Findláich
ⓘ
Macbeth, King of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Macbeth mac Findlaech
Macbeth, King of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Macbeth of Scotland
|
| associatedWith |
Alba
ⓘ
Moray ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Lumphanan
ⓘ
Battle of Pitgaveny ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1005 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Iona
ⓘ
surface form:
Iona (traditional attribution)
|
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 15 August 1057 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Moray ⓘ |
| father | Findláech mac Ruaidrí ⓘ |
| givenName |
Mac Bethad mac Findláich
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac Bethad mac Findlaích
|
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | more stable ruler than his literary depiction suggests ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Macbeth
ⓘ
surface form:
"Macbeth" (tragedy by William Shakespeare)
Holinshed’s Chronicles-based literary portrayals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the historical basis for Shakespeare’s Macbeth
ⓘ
killing King Duncan I and seizing the Scottish throne ⓘ |
| language | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| notableWork | his rule over the Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| occupation | monarch ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | tyrannical usurper in Shakespeare’s play ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Macbeth
ⓘ
surface form:
"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare
|
| powerBase | northern Scotland ⓘ |
| predecessor | Duncan I of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1057 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1040 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| ruledRegion |
Kingdom of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Alba
|
| sourceOfInformation |
Holinshed's Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Holinshed’s Chronicles
medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ |
| spouse | Gruoch of Scotland ⓘ |
| stepSon | Lulach of Scotland ⓘ |
| successor | Lulach of Scotland ⓘ |
| title | King of Scots ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Macbeth mac Findlaech
this entity surface form:
Macbeth of Scotland
this entity surface form:
Macbeth of Scotland
this entity surface form:
Son of Macbeth