King Duncan II
King Duncan II - King of Scotland
King Duncan II (c. 1060 - 1094, king 1094) Eldest son of Malcolm III (by his first wife) and grandson of Duncan I. In 1072 William and his Norman army of horsemen fought their way to the Tay where joined by a great fleet. Faced by such a large scale invasion Malcolm III was forced to negotiate with William and they met at Abernethy. Malcolm paid homage and as hostage for his good behaviour Duncan was delivered to William the Conqueror. He was held at the Norman court until released to lead an Anglo-Norman army into Scotland on his father's death in 1093. Malcolm had pursued an unpopular policy of introducing Anglo-Norman knights into Scotland and Duncan only gained his throne after defeating his uncle, Donald Bane. His success was short-lived; he was compelled to agree to reject his Norman allies, and then, within three months of his accession, was murdered at his uncle's instigation.
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AKA Donnchad mac maãl Coluim
Born: ?
Died: 1094
Location of death: Monthechin
Cause of death: War
Remains: Buried, Dumfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Royalty
Nationality: Scotland
Executive summary: King of Scotland, 1093-94
Duncan II was a son of Malcolm III and therefore a grandson of Duncan I. For a time he lived as a hostage in England and became king of the Scots after driving out his uncle, Donald Bane, in 1093, an enterprise in which he was helped by some English and Normans. He was killed in the following year.
Father: Malcolm III (King of Scotland)
Mother: Ingibiorg
Scottish Monarch 1093-94
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