of Scotland, Malcolm I 1 2 3

Birth Name of Scotland, Malcolm I
Gender male
Age at Death 55 years

Narrative

Malcolm I (Máel Coluim mac Domnaill), the son of Donald I of Scotland, became the King of Scotland in 943 after his cousin King Constantine II of Scotland abdicated and became a monk.

Malcolm was a prince of great abilities and prudence, and Edmund I of England courted his alliance by ceding Cumbria, the consisting of Cumberland and part of Westmorland, to him, in the year 945, on condition that he would defend that northern county, and become an ally of Edmund. This, therefore, required Scotland to send military support if England was attacked by either the Danes of Northumbria or the Norwegians of Ireland. The alliance between England and Scotland remained after the death of both kings.

Edred of England, the brother and successor of Edmund, accordingly applied for, and obtained, the aid of Malcolm against Anlaf, king of Northumberland, whose country, according to the barbarous practice of the times, he wasted, and carried off the people with their cattle.

Later, when Norsemen again invaded the land, the Scots sent raids against the English and, in 954, Edred reunited the northern counties to his dominions.

In this same year, after putting down an insurrection of the Moray-men under Cellach, their Maormor (chief), whom he killed, Malcolm was slain, probably at Ulurn or Auldearn in Moray, by one of these men, in revenge for the death of his chief. He was buried on the Isle of Iona. His successor was Indulf. His son, Kenneth, would later succeed to the throne as Kenneth II.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 899 Argyll, Dál Riata, Scotland   2
Death 954 Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland   3

Age: 55y

Burial   Isle of Iona, Scotland   4a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father of Scotland, Donald II848900
Mother
         of Scotland, Malcolm I 899 954

Families

Family of of Scotland, Malcolm I and

Married Wife ( * + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 931 Scotland   3
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
of Scotland, Kenneth II930995
of Scots, Dubh935967

Source References

  1. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I11507&style=TABLE
  2. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=michaelrneuman&id=I013217&style=TABLE Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors
  3. Errol Bevan: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bevangenealogy&id=I56557&style=TABLE @ RootsWeb Ancestries of Errol S. BEVAN and Hollie C. ATKINSON BEVAN to ADAM and EVE including REINHARDT and BLOCKER Cousins and more
  4. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michaelrneuman&id=I028496 Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors
      • Source text:

        ID: I028496
        Name: Máel Coluim I MacAlpin , King of Alba & Scotland 1 2
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 899 in Argyll, Dál Riata, Scotland 1 2
        Death: 954 in Killed in battle 1 2
        Burial: Isle of Iona, Scotland 1 2
        Note:
        Malcolm I of Scotland
        From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

        Malcolm I (Máel Coluim mac Domnaill), the son of Donald II of Scotland, became the King of Scotland in 943 after his cousin King Constantine II of Scotland abdicated and became a monk.

        Malcolm I was a prince of great abilities and prudence, and Edmund I of England (939–946) courted his alliance by ceding Cumbria, then consisting of Cumberland and part of Westmorland, to him, in the year 945, on condition that he would defend that northern county, and become an ally of Edmund I. This, therefore, required Scotland to send military support if England was attacked by either the Danes of Northumbria or the Norwegians of Ireland. The alliance between England and Scotland remained after the death of both Kings.

        Edred of England, the brother and successor of Edmund I, accordingly applied for, and obtained, the aid of Malcolm I against Amlaíb Cuaran, King of Northumberland, whose country, according to the barbarous practice of the times, he wasted, and carried off the people with their cattle.

        Later, when Norsemen again invaded the land, the Scots sent raids led by Malcolm I in 949 and 951 against the English; moreover, in 954, Edred reunited the northern counties to his dominions.

        In this same year, after putting down an insurrection of the Moray-men under Cellach, their Maormor (chief), whom he killed, Malcolm I was slain at the site of Fetteresso Castle by one of these men, in revenge for the death of his chief. He was buried on the Isle of Iona. Alternative sites for his death have been given as Ulurn or Auldearn in Moray. There is another legend that the grave of Malcolm I was discovered at Fetteresso; the crypt discovered in 1822 was even given the name Malcolm's Mount, but the type of crypt is decidedly Bronze Age and hence could not be Malcolm I's.

        At some point in his life, he married. But as was the case with many monarchs in this period, the details are no longer known. A son from this marriage would later succeed to the throne as Kenneth II of Scotland (971–995).

         

         

         

         

         

        Father: Domnaill II MacAlpin , King of Alba b: ABT 870 in Argyll, Dál Riata, Scotland

        Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
        Children
        Dhubh mac Maíl Coluim , King of Alba and Scotland b: ABT 935 in Argyll, Dál Riata, Scotland
        Cináed mac Maíl Coluim , King of Alba & Scotland b: ABT 930 in Argyll, Dál Riata, Scotland

        Sources:
        Title: duncan I.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 27 Mar 2005
        Title: donald II.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 27 Mar 2005

         

      • Citation:

        Descendants and ancestors of George Smith and Eva Goodale

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