Duncan I "The Gracious", King of Scotland

1007 - 1040  (33 years)

• Name	Duncan I "The Gracious"   [1]
  Suffix	King of Scotland
  Birth	1007	Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reign	Between 1018 and 1034  [2]
  	Strathclyde
  Reign2	Between 25 Nov 1034 and 15 Aug 1040  [2]
  	Scotland
  Name	Donnchadh mac Crìonain  [4]
  Death	15 Aug 1040	Bothganowan, Pitgaveny, Elgin,, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	he died in battle, killed by Macbeth
  Burial	the Abbey on the Isle of Iona, Scotland, 56.33538,-6.39180   [2]
  		Iona Abbey Iona Abbey, southwest Scotland.
  Person ID	I92434	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Crínán (Grimas) The Thane,   b. Abt 975, , Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1045, , Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Bethóc (Beatrix), Lady of Atholl, Heiress of the Kingdom of Scone,   b. Abt 984, , Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
  Marriage	Abt 1000  [5, 6]
  	They were founders of the Royal House of Dunkeld.
  Family ID	F1504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aelflaed (Sybil) --, of Northumbria
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Malcolm III CAENMOR (CANMORE OR CEANN-MOR) --, King of Scots,   b. 26 Aug 1031   d. 13 Nov 1093, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England, 55.415867,-1.706080 (Age 62 years)   2. Donald III --, of Scotland,   b. Abt 1032   d. 1099, Rescobie, Angus, Scotland (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F1503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Photos

  Duncan I, King of Scotland 600 Duncan I, King of Scotland (1007-1040). Oil on canvas, 79 x 81 cm. by Jacob Jacobsz de Wet II. Great Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2063] Brian Tompsett, 2063. [S2073] British Kings & Queens, 2073. Page 106. [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, 2058. (Reliability: 2). Page 181 . [S17983] Wikipedia - Duncan I King of Scotland, 17983. (Reliability: 3). [S2058] Britain's Royal Families, 2058. Page 179. [S17977] Wikipedia - Bethóc, 17977. (Reliability: 3).