Duncan I of Scotland

"Duncan I" redirects here. For the later Scottish nobleman, see Donnchad I, Earl of Fife.

Duncan I
King of Alba (Scotland)
Reign25 November 1034 –
14 August 1040
PredecessorMalcolm II
SuccessorMacbeth
Bornc. 1001
Atholl, Kingdom of Scotland
Died (aged around 38)
Pitgaveny, near Elgin
Burial
Elgin, later relocated to Iona
SpouseSuthen
Issue
HouseDunkeld
FatherCrínán of Dunkeld
MotherBethóc

Donnchad mac Crinain (Scottish Gaelic: Donnchadh mac Crìonain;[1] anglicised as Duncan I, and nicknamed An t-Ilgarach, "the Diseased" or "the Sick";[2] c. 1001 – 14 August 1040)[3] was king of Scotland (Alba) from 1034 to 1040. He is the historical basis of the "King Duncan" in Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

  1. ^ Donnchad mac Crínáin is the Mediaeval Gaelic form.
  2. ^ Skene, William Forbes (1867). Chronicles of the Picts, Chronicles of the Scots, and Other Early Memorials of Scottish History. Edinburgh: H.M. Register House. pp. 101, 467.
  3. ^ Broun, "Duncan I (d. 1040)".