Duncan II of Scotland

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Duncan II of Scotland was a briefly reigning 11th-century King of Scots whose short and turbulent rule followed that of his father, Malcolm III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century Scottish person
King of Scots
medieval monarch
alsoKnownAs Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim
Duncan mac Malcolm NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 1060
burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey (traditional attribution)
child William fitz Duncan
conflict Scottish dynastic struggles of the late 11th century
struggle against supporters of Donald III
country Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 12 November 1094
deathPlace Mondynes
Scotland
near Stonehaven
dynasty House of Dunkeld
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Gaels
surface form: Gael
father Malcolm III of Scotland NERFINISHED
grandfather Donnchad I of Scotland NERFINISHED
Finn Arnesson
languageOfName Scottish Gaelic
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
monarchOf Scotland
mother Ingibiorg Finnsdottir
nobleFamily House of Dunkeld
notableEvent briefly deposed his uncle Donald III
notableFact reign was short and turbulent
was killed the same year he became king
was the son of Malcolm III of Scotland by his first wife Ingibiorg Finnsdottir
positionHeld King of Scots
predecessor Donald III of Scotland NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1094
reignStart 1094
relative Donald III of Scotland NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
spouse Ethelreda of Dunbar
stepmother Margaret of Wessex
successor Donald III of Scotland NERFINISHED
timePeriod 11th century
title King of Scots
uncle Donald III of Scotland NERFINISHED

Referenced by (4)

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

Malcolm III of Scotland child Duncan II of Scotland
Ingibiorg Finnsdottir possibleIssue Duncan II of Scotland
Edmund of Scotland relative Duncan II of Scotland
Malcolm III of Scotland successor Duncan II of Scotland