NameMalcom III (Canmore) King Of Scots, 27G Grandfather
Birth26 Aug 1031, Scotland
Death13 Nov 1093, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
BurialTynemouth, Northumberland
Spouses
Birth1045, Hungary
Death16 Nov 1093, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
BurialDunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
Marriage1068, Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
Notes for Malcom III (Canmore) King Of Scots
Ruled 1058 to 1093.
Canmore means Great Chief
Some say died 1098.
Slew Macbeth, King of Alba in 1057. Later killed Macbeth’s stepson and successor Lulach on April 23 1058.
King of Strathclyde
Ambushed by Tobert de Mowbray, Earl of Northumbria and killed by Arkil Morel, steward of Bamburgh Castle in what became known as the Battle of Alnwick. His son Edward was mortally wounded.
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_III_of_Scotland
Notes for Margaret Of Scotland (Spouse 1)
Queen consort of Scotland 1070 to 1093
Also known as Margaret of Wessex
Born in exile in Hungary
Canonised 1250 and her feast day is 16th November. In 1057 she arrived at the English court of Edward the Confessor. Ten years later she was in exile after William defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings. She fled to Scotland where she was married against her wishes to King Malcolm to whom she bore six sons and two daughters. Her unlearned and boorish husband grew daily more graceful and Christian under the queen's graceful influence. Her remains were removed to Escorial Spain and her head Douai, France
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Margaret_of_Scotland