| Malcolm IV | |
|---|---|
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| King of Alba (Scotland) | |
| Reign | 24 May 1153 – 9 December 1165 |
| Coronation | 27 May 1153 |
| Predecessor | David I |
| Successor | William I |
| Born | 23 April–24 May 1141[1] Scotland |
| Died | 9 December 1165 (aged 24) Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Burial | |
| House | Dunkeld |
| Father | Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria |
| Mother | Ada de Warenne |
Malcolm IV (Medieval Gaelic: Máel Coluim mac Eanric; Scottish Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Eanraig), nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" (between 23 April and 24 May 1141 – 9 December 1165) was King of Scotland from 1153 until his death. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria (died 1152) and Ada de Warenne.[2] The original Malcolm Canmore,[3][4] a name now associated with his great-grandfather Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada), he succeeded his grandfather David I, and shared David's Anglo-Norman tastes.
Called Malcolm the Maiden by later chroniclers, a name which may incorrectly suggest weakness or effeminacy to modern readers, he was noted for his religious zeal and interest in knighthood and warfare. For much of his reign, he was in poor health and died unmarried at the age of twenty-four.
- ^ W. W. Scott, "Malcolm IV (1141–1165)".
- ^ Pollock 2015, p. xiv.
- ^ Magnusson, p. 61
- ^ Burton, Vol. 1, p. 350, states: "Malcolm the son of Duncan is known as Malcolm III, but still better perhaps by his characteristic name of Canmore, said to come from the Celtic "Cenn Mór", meaning "great chief"". It has also been argued recently that the real "Malcolm Canmore" was his great-grandson Malcolm IV of Scotland, who is given this name in the contemporary notice of his death. Duncan, pp. 51–52, 74–75; Oram, p. 17 note 1.