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."

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Macbeth, King of Scotland canonical 5
Macbeth of Scotland 2
Macbeth mac Findlaech 1

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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

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Lulach of Scotland predecessor Macbeth, King of Scotland
Lulach of Scotland stepfather Macbeth, King of Scotland
Lulach of Scotland associatedWith Macbeth, King of Scotland
Gruoch of Scotland spouse Macbeth, King of Scotland
Gruoch of Scotland stepfatherOfHerChild Macbeth, King of Scotland
Macbeth, King of Scotland alsoKnownAs Macbeth, King of Scotland
this entity surface form: Macbeth mac Findlaech
Macbeth, King of Scotland alsoKnownAs Macbeth, King of Scotland
this entity surface form: Macbeth of Scotland
King of Alba positionHeldBy Macbeth, King of Scotland
this entity surface form: Macbeth of Scotland
Afrodeezia hasPart Macbeth, King of Scotland
this entity surface form: Son of Macbeth