1088. Kenneth III , King of Scotland
Kenneth III (997-1005)
Kenneth was the son of Dubh. According to one account, he tried to ensure that his own son Giric would succeed him by making him joint king. However, Kenneth was killed in battle in March 1005 at Monzievaird, Perthshire by his kinsman Malcolm, who seized the throne. (Malcolm may have subsequently arranged the murder of Kenneth III's grandson, to enable a clear succession for his own grandson, Duncan I.)
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1090. Malcolm II of Alba , King of Scotland
King of Scotland from 1005 to 1034, the first to rule over an extent of land roughly corresponding to much of modern Scotland.
Malcolm succeeded to the throne after killing his predecessor, Kenneth III, and allegedly secured his territory by defeating a Northumbrian army at the battle of Carham (c. 1016); he not only confirmed the Scoittish hold over the land between the rivers Forth and Tweed, but also secured Strathclyde about the same time. Eager to secure the royal succession for his daughter's son Duncan, he tried to eliminmate possible royal claimants; but MacBeth, with royal connections to both Kenneth II and Kenneth III, survived to challenge the succession.
[Enc. Brit. 7:730]
g-g-grandchild of Brian Boru
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