Duncan, King of Scotland II

Male Abt 1060 - 1094  (~ 34 years)


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  • Name Duncan , King of Scotland II  [1
    Suffix King of Scotland II 
    Born Abt 1060  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Nov 1094  Monthechin, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • He married Æthelreda of Scotland, daughter of Gospatric, Earl of Northumberland and unknown wife, between 1090 and 1094. He died on 12 November 1094 at Monthechin, Kincardineshire, Scotland, killed in action.

      He gained the title of King Duncan II of Scotland in May 1094.1 He fought in the Battle of Monthechin on 12 November 1094 at Monthechin, Kincardineshire, Scotland. He overthrew Donald III in 1094. Later in the year, he was murdered by his half brother, Edmund and Donald III restored to the throne. He was buried in Dunfirmline Abbey. Succeeded by Duncan's brother, Edgar, who defeated Duncan at Rescobie with an army paid for by William II and lead by by Edgar the Atheling, his maternal uncle.
    Person ID I568  Bosdet Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 May 2013 

    Father Malcolm III 'Caennmor', King of Scotland,   b. Abt 1031,   d. 13 Nov 1093, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Ingibiorg Finnsdottir,   d. Bef 1070 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married Between 1059 and 1066  [1
    Family ID F555  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S180] Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, (Name: The Bodley Head; Location: London, U.K.; Date: 1999;).

    2. [S188] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED).