Malcolm IV of Scotland

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Malcolm IV of Scotland was a 12th-century King of Scots, known as "the Maiden," who ruled from 1153 to 1165 and continued the consolidation of royal authority begun by his grandfather David I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scots
human
medieval monarch
ageAtAccession about 11 or 12 years
assertedAuthorityOver Galloway
Moray
associatedWithPlace Dunfermline
Jedburgh
birthDate circa 1141
birthPlace Kingdom of Scotland
burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
cededTerritory Cumberland to Henry II of England
Northumbria to Henry II of England
Westmorland to Henry II of England
children none
conflict campaigns in Galloway
campaigns in Moray
countryRuled Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 9 December 1165
deathPlace Jedburgh
surface form: "Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Kingdom of Scotland"
era 12th century
father Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria
fullName Malcolm IV of Scotland
surface form: "Malcolm IV"
gender male
grandfather David I of Scotland NERFINISHED
healthIssues poor health in later years
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
house House of Dunkeld
knownFor continuing consolidation of royal authority in Scotland
youthful accession to the throne
languageSpoken Latin
Scots
monarchicalTitle King of Scots
mother Ada de Warenne
neverMarried true
nickname the Maiden
nobleFamily Dunkeld dynasty
predecessor David I of Scotland NERFINISHED
regnalName Malcolm IV of Scotland
surface form: "Malcolm IV"
reignEnd 1165
reignStart 1153
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
surface form: "David, Earl of Huntingdon"

William I of Scotland NERFINISHED
styleOfAddress Rex Scottorum
successor William I of Scotland NERFINISHED
titleHeld Earl of Huntingdon
treatyConcluded Treaty of Chester (1157)
vassalOf Henry II of England

Referenced by (6)

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

Malcolm IV of Scotland fullName Malcolm IV of Scotland
this entity surface form: "Malcolm IV"
House of Dunkeld notableMember Malcolm IV of Scotland
William I of Scotland predecessor Malcolm IV of Scotland
Malcolm IV of Scotland regnalName Malcolm IV of Scotland
this entity surface form: "Malcolm IV"
William I of Scotland sibling Malcolm IV of Scotland
David I of Scotland successor Malcolm IV of Scotland