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- Macbeth established himself on the throne after killing his cousin King Duncan I in battle near Elgin —not, as in Shakespeare, by murdering Duncan in bed—on August 14, 1040. Both Duncan and Macbeth derived their rights to the crown through their mothers.
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Macbethad mac Findláech (anglicised as Macbeth MacFinlay; died 15 August 1057), nicknamed the Red King (Middle Irish: Rí Deircc), [1] was King of Scotland from 1040 until his death in 1057. He ruled during the period of Scottish history known as the Kingdom of Alba.
Macbeth was the king of Scots from 1040, the legend of whose life was the basis of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. He was probably a grandson of King Kenneth II (reigned 971–995), and he married Gruoch, a descendant of King Kenneth III (reigned 997–1005). About 1031 Macbeth succeeded his father, Findlaech
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
S hakespeare’s Macbeth, king of scots, was a real person; and the historical facts concerning him, as they are given by writers at all close to his lifetime, may be quickly told. He was the dux (or general) of King Duncan, whom he killed—probably somewhere in Moray—in 1040.
Macbeth became king. His 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.
- The Macalpin Dynasty
- Macbeth & Duncan I
- Macbeth's Reign
- The Threat from The South
- Death & Successor
The CelticMacAlpin Dynasty had ruled Scotland since the 9th century CE with their founder being Kenneth MacAlpin (also spelt Cinaed mac Ailpin or mac Ailpein, r. c. 842-858 CE). Scotland as a country was, as yet, a vague idea, but the people called themselves 'Scots' and the boundaries of the area in which they lived in the northern British Isles w...
Duncan I attempted to bring the regions of Moray, Caithness, and Sutherland into his kingdom. Unsuccessful with the latter two, the first proved difficult, too. Duncan had an ambitious cousin, Macbeth. Macbeth had royal blood, and he was the ruler (mormaer or 'earl') of the region of Moray, a position inherited from his father Finlaech. Moray was t...
Macbeth's reign is difficult to analyse in detail. As the historian R. Oram notes, "for the whole of his seventeen-year reign we have the merest handful of records of events, many of which are open to widely differing interpretations." (48). The king seems to have been more efficient than his predecessor, and as one medieval chronicler noted, "in h...
Back home, the Scottish king faced worsening problems as the 1050s CE wore on. He had to deal with regular incursions in the north from Earl Thorfinn of Orkney (d. c. 1065 CE). Macbeth's main enemy, though, came in the form of Duncan I's son Malcolm, often called Malcolm Canmore ('Great Head' or 'Chief'), actually a cousin of Macbeth. Following his...
Following his demise, Macbeth was briefly succeeded by his stepson Lulach (b. c. 1032 CE) and then, from 1058 CE, by his cousin who became Malcolm III of Scotland. Malcolm had had Lulach murdered in an ambush at Essie in Strathbogie. As the son of Duncan I, he thus restored the Dunkeld line as the rulers of Scotland. Malcolm's long reign would see ...
- Mark Cartwright
He succeeded his father as chief in Moray about 1031, and became King in 1040 when he defeated his cousin King Duncan I in battle near Elgin, on 14 August (this was not quite dramatic enough for Shakespeare of course, who had his Macbeth murdering Duncan in bed).
Nov 3, 2023 · In the play, Macbeth and his wife 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.
