Duncan I of Scotland

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King of Scots historical figure monarch

Duncan I of Scotland was an early 11th-century King of Scots whose reign and death in battle against Macbeth later inspired Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth."

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Label Occurrences
Duncan I of Scotland canonical 12
Donnchad I of Scotland 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scots ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim ⓘ
surface form: Donnchad mac Crínáin

Donnchadh mac Crìonain ⓘ
associatedDynasty Dunkeld dynasty ⓘ
associatedPlace Moray ⓘ
birthDate c. 1001 ⓘ
birthPlace Scotland ⓘ
burialPlace Iona Abbey (traditional attribution) ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 11th century ⓘ
child Donald III of Scotland ⓘ
Malcolm III of Scotland ⓘ
chronologicalPlacement early 11th century ⓘ
conflict Battle against Macbeth at Pitgaveny (near Elgin) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathDate 14 August 1040 ⓘ
deathPlace near Elgin, Moray, Scotland ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gaels ⓘ
surface form: Gael
father Crínán of Dunkeld ⓘ
givenName Duncan ⓘ
governedTerritory Scotland ⓘ
historicalReputation considered a relatively weak ruler by some later chroniclers ⓘ
inspiredWork Macbeth ⓘ
inspiredWorkAuthor William Shakespeare ⓘ
killedBy Macbeth ⓘ
languageOfUse Old Gaelic ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
mother Bethóc ingen Maíl Coluim ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Dunkeld ⓘ
notableEvent accession to the throne of Scotland in 1034 ⓘ
death in battle against Macbeth in 1040 ⓘ
portrayedAs virtuous but naive king in Shakespeare’s Macbeth ⓘ
positionHeld King of Scots ⓘ
predecessor Malcolm II of Scotland ⓘ
realm Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Alba
reignEnd 1040 ⓘ
reignStart 1034 ⓘ
relative Macbeth ⓘ
Malcolm II of Scotland ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sourceOfInspirationFor character King Duncan in Shakespearean drama ⓘ
spouse Suthen ⓘ
surface form: Suthen (possible name, uncertain)
successor Macbeth ⓘ
title King of Alba ⓘ
King of Scots ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Malcolm III of Scotland → father → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
House of Dunkeld → founder → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Donnchad I of Scotland
Donald III of Scotland → father → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
Dunkeld dynasty → notableRuler → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
Dunkeld dynasty → founder → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
Crínán of Dunkeld → child → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
Crínán of Dunkeld → successor → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
Crínán of Dunkeld → relative → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
Malcolm II of Scotland → successor → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
Malcolm II of Scotland → grandchild → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
Domnall mac Donnchada → father → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
Donald Bán → father → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ
Donald the Fair → father → Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ