MacBeth (Maelbeatha) , King of Scotland
Macbeth (1040-57)
Macbeth's father was Finlay, Mormaer of Moray, and his mother may have been Donada, second daughter of Malcolm II. (A Mormaer was literally a High Steward of one of the ancient Celtic provinces of Scotland, but in Latin documents the word is usually translated as 'Comes', which means Earl.) Shakespeare's famous tragedy Macbeth is based upon his life, but is not historically accurate. In the play, Macbeth and his wife Gruoch murder the aged King Duncan when he comes to visit them in their castle. In reality, Macbeth killed Duncan, who was about 39, in battle, and made himself king instead. Macbeth's marriage to Kenneth III's granddaughter Gruoch strengthened his claim to the throne. In 1045, Macbeth defeated and killed Duncan I's father Crinan at Dunkeld.
His reign was for the most part peaceful, and he was known for his generosity to the Church. He made a pilgrimage to Rome in 1050, 'scattering money like seed'. Seven years later, on 15 August 1057, he was killed at the Battle of Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire by Duncan's eldest son, Malcolm Canmore. Macbeth was the last Scottish king to be buried on Iona.
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1483. Duncan I "the Gracious" , King of Scotland
King of the Scots from 1034 to 1040, Duncan was the grandson of King Malcolm II, who irregularly made him ruler of Strathclyde when that region was absorbed into the Scottish kingdom (abt 1034). Malcolm violated the established system of succession whereby the kingship alternated between two branches of the royal family. Upon Malcolm's death, Duncan succeeded peacefully, but he soon faced the rivalry of macBeth, Mormaor (sub-king) of Moray, who probably had a better claim to the throne. Duncan besieged Durham unsuccessfully in 1039 and in the following year was murdered by MacBeth. Duncan's elder on later killed MacBeth and ruled as King Malcolm III Canmore (1058-1093)
[Enc. Brit. 4:271]
Ealdgyth (Edith) (Algitha) of Northumbria
Algitha, only daughter by the 3rd wife, was heiress of Raby and other large possessions belonging to her mother. She marriel Maldred, son and heir of Crinan, an eminent Thane, one of the greatest and most opulent families of North England.
[Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith, 832]
1486. MacBeth (Maelbeatha) , King of Scotland
Macbeth (1040-57)
Macbeth's father was Finlay, Mormaer of Moray, and his mother may have been Donada, second daughter of Malcolm II. (A Mormaer was literally a High Steward of one of the ancient Celtic provinces of Scotland, but in Latin documents the word is usually translated as 'Comes', which means Earl.) Shakespeare's famous tragedy Macbeth is based upon his life, but is not historically accurate. In the play, Macbeth and his wife Gruoch murder the aged King Duncan when he comes to visit them in their castle. In reality, Macbeth killed Duncan, who was about 39, in battle, and made himself king instead. Macbeth's marriage to Kenneth III's granddaughter Gruoch strengthened his claim to the throne. In 1045, Macbeth defeated and killed Duncan I's father Crinan at Dunkeld.
His reign was for the most part peaceful, and he was known for his generosity to the Church. He made a pilgrimage to Rome in 1050, 'scattering money like seed'. Seven years later, on 15 August 1057, he was killed at the Battle of Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire by Duncan's eldest son, Malcolm Canmore. Macbeth was the last Scottish king to be buried on Iona.
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1487. Thorfinn II Sigurdsson , Jarl of Ornkey, Earl of Caithness
Ancestor of the Washington Family in England
In Molsonby and Diddaston bailiwick of the Geld, 11 carucates and 10 ploughs. There TORFIN had one manor; now BODIN has there 1 carncate and 15 villans, and 3 borders, with 7 ploughs. There is a church there.
The whole was 1 league in length, and 1 in breadth, temp. Edward the Confessor."--(1041-1066.)
1490. Griffith ap Maredydd , Lord of Nowddwy
submitted with his father to Henry I, and was, it is stated, summoned by that monarch to his baronial parliaments. Griffith, who bore arms: "Or, a lion's gamb, erased, in bend, Gu," took an active part in the feuds and warfare of the period, and Obit vitre patri, O. V. P., that is, died in the lifetime of his father in 1128, leaving by Gwerfyl, his wife, an only child.
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