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  • Name Domnall mac Donnchada 
    Nickname Donald III King of Scotland 
    Born 1032 
    Address:
    Perth
    Perth, Perthshire
    Scotland 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Edmund and he overthrew and murdered Duncan in November 1094 
    Occupation King of Scots 
    Occupation King of Scots 
    Occupation King of Scots, King of Scotland-May 1094, King of Scotland (1093 - 4, 1094 - 7), Edmund and he overthrew and murdered Duncan in November 1094, King of Scotland 
    Occupation 1093  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    King 
    Address:
    Scotland
    Scotland 
    Occupation 13 Nov 1093 
    King of Scotland-May 1094 
    Occupation 1097  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    unknown 
    Died 1099  Rescobie, Angusshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 1099  Dunkeld Abbey, Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Dunkeld Scotland
    Dunkeld
    Scotland 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} '''Domnall mac Donnchada''' (Modern Gaelic: Dòmhnall mac Dhonnchaidh),[1] anglicised as Donald III, and nicknamed Domnall Bán, "Donald the Fair" (anglicised as Donald Bane or Donalbane), (died 1099) was King of Scots from 1094–1097. He was the second known son of Duncan I (Donnchad mac Crínáin).

      ''Son of Duncan by an unknown wife.""

      ==Sources and Resources==
      * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_III_of_Scotland Wikipedia]
      * Medieval Lands

      ===Notes===
      Donald's activities during the reign of his elder brother Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada) are not recorded. It appears that he was not his brother's chosen heir, contrary to earlier custom, but that Malcolm had designated Edward, his eldest son by Margaret of Wessex, as the king to come.[3] If this was Malcolm's intent, his death and that of Edward on campaign in Northumbria in November 1093 (see Battle of Alnwick (1093)) confounded his plans. These deaths were followed very soon afterwards by that of Queen Margaret.

      John of Fordun reports that Donald invaded the kingdom after Margaret's death "at the head of a numerous band", and laid siege to Edinburgh with Malcolm's sons by Margaret inside. Fordun has Edgar Ætheling, concerned for his nephews' well-being, take the sons of Malcolm and Margaret to England.[4] Andrew of Wyntoun's much simpler account has Donald become king and banish his nephews. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records only that Donald was chosen as king and expelled the English from the court.[5]

      In May 1094, Donald's nephew Duncan (Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim), son of Malcolm and his first wife Ingibiorg Finnsdottir, invaded at the head of an army of Anglo-Normans and Northumbrians, aided by his half-brother Edmund and his father-in-law Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria. This invasion succeeded in placing Duncan on the throne as Duncan II, but an uprising defeated his allies and he was compelled to send away his foreign troops. Duncan was then killed on 12 November 1094 by Máel Petair, Mormaer of Mearns. The Annals of Ulster say that Duncan was killed on the orders of Donald (incorrectly called his brother) and Edmund.

      Donald resumed power, probably with Edmund as his designated heir.[8] Donald was an elderly man by the standards of the day, approaching sixty years old, and without any known sons, so that an heir was clearly required. William of Malmesbury says that Edmund bargained "for half the kingdom", suggesting that Donald granted his nephew an appanage to rule.[9]

      Edgar, eldest surviving son of Malcolm and Margaret, obtained the support of William Rufus, although other matters delayed Edgar's return on the coat-tails of an English army led by his uncle Edgar Ætheling.[10] Donald's fate is not entirely clear. William of Malmesbury tells us that he was "slain by the craftiness of David [the later David I] ... and by the strength of William [Rufus]".[11] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle says of Donald that he was expelled,[11] while the Annals of Tigernach have him blinded by his brother.[12] John of Fordun, following the king-lists, writes that Donald was "blinded, and doomed to eternal imprisonment" by Edgar. The place of his imprisonment was said to be Rescobie, by Forfar, in Angus.[13] The sources differ as to whether Donald was first buried at Dunfermline Abbey or Dunkeld Cathedral, but agree that his remains were later moved to Iona.

      Donald left two daughters but no sons. His daughter Bethoc married Uctred (or Hadrian) de Tyndale, Lord of Tyndale, the probable ancestor of the Barons de Tyndale and the Tyndale/Tindal family [14]. Their daughter, Hextilda, married Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian. The claims of John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch to the crown in the Great Cause came from Donald through Bethóc and Hextilda.[15] Ladhmann son of Domnall, "grandson of the King of Scots", who died in 1116 might have been a son of Donald.[16]

      The minor character of Donalbain in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth represents Donald III.

      Notes

      1. ^ Domnall mac Donnchada is the Mediaeval form

      2. ^ Donald's elder brother Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada) is presumed to have been between two and ten years of age in 1040; Duncan, p. 42. Walter Bower's Scotichronicon says that Donald passed his exile during the reign of Macbeth (Mac Bethad mac Findlaích) in the Hebrides, but this is unlikely given his age; McDonald, p. 104.

      3. ^ Scottish Annals, p. 112, quoting Symeon of Durham; Duncan, p. 54; Oram, David I, p. 39.

      4. ^ Fordun, V, xxi.

      5. ^ Scottish Annals, pp.117–118; Oram, David I, pp. 40–41.

      6. ^ Oram, David I, pp. 42–44.

      7. ^ Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1094.

      8. ^ Duncan, pp. 55–56; Oram, David I, pp. 44–45.

      9. ^ Anderson, SAEC, pp. 118–119.

      10. ^ Oram, David I, p. 45.

      11. ^ a b Anderson, SAEC, p. 119.

      12. ^ Annals of Tigernach, s.a. 1097.

      13. ^ Fordun, V, xxvi; Duncan, pp. 57–58; Oram, David I, pp. 47–48.

      14. ^ Young, Alan, Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns, 1213-1314, (East Linton, 1997), pp15 -

      15. ^ Duncan, pp. 241, 270, & 348–349.

      16. ^ Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1116; McDonald, p. 23. He may equally have been a son of Domnall, son of Máel Coluim who died in 1085, who may in turn have been a son of Malcolm III or of Máel Coluim mac Maíl Brigti, Mormaer of Moray.

      ===References

      * Anderson, Alan Orr, Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers A.D. 500–1286. D. Nutt, London, 1908.

      * Ashley, Mike., "British Kings & Queens." Carroll & Graf, NY,2002. ISBN 0-7867-1104-3, pg. 115

      * Duncan, A.A.M., The Kingship of the Scots 842–1292: Succession and Independence. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2002. ISBN 0-7486-1626-8

      * John of Fordun, Chronicle of the Scottish Nation, ed. William Forbes Skene, tr. Felix J.H. Skene, 2 vols. Reprinted, Llanerch Press, Lampeter, 1993. ISBN 1-897853-05-X

      * McDonald, R. Andrew, Outlaws of Medieval Scotland: Challenges to the Canmore Kings, 1058–1266. Tuckwell Press, East Linton, 2003. ISBN 1-86232-236-8

      * Oram, Richard, David I: The King Who Made Scotland. Tempus, Stroud, 2004. ISBN 0-7524-2825-X

      * Oram, Richard, The Canmores: Kings & Queens of the Scots 1040–1290. Tempus, Stroud, 2002. ISBN 0-7524-2325-8

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      '''[http://www.geni.com/people/Duncan-I-the-Gracious-King-of-Scots/6000000005037689063?through=6000000002236747331 DUNCAN] King DUNCAN I 1034-1040; [Donnchad], son of CRINAN "the Thane" Mormaer of Atholl & his wife Bethoc of the Scots ([1001]-killed in battle either Bothganowan/Pitgaveny, near Elgin, or Burghead 14 Aug 1040, buried Isle of Iona).'''
      [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#_Toc253996186 Cawley’s Medlands]

      m ([1030]) '''[http://www.geni.com/people/Suthen-Sibylla-of-Scotland/6000000000424732452?through=6000000005037689063 SUTHEN] [SIBYLLA], [cousin of SIWARD Earl of Northumbria, daughter of ---].''' The Chronicle of John of Fordun records that the mother of Malcolm and Donald Bane, Duncan´s sons, was "the cousin of Earl Siward"[275]. This information is not included in any earlier source and should be considered dubious. In one earlier king list, King Malcolm III's mother is named "Suthen"[276]. No reference has been found in primary sources to her being named Sibylla, the name found in many secondary sources. [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#_Toc253996186 Cawley’s Medlands]

      >King Duncan I & his wife had [three] children:
      >>1. '''[http://www.geni.com/people/Malcolm-III-King-of-Scots/6000000005029367221?through=6000000000424732452 MALCOLM] (1031-killed in battle near Alnwick, Northumberland 13 Nov 1093, buried Tynemouth, later transferred to Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, and later still to Escorial, Madrid). The Chronicon of Marianus Scottus records that "Moelcol…filius Donchael" succeeded Lulach in 1058[277]. He succeeded in 1058 as MALCOLM III "Caennmor/Bighead" King of Scotland.''' [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#_Toc253996186 Cawley’s Medlands]


      >>2. '''[http://www.geni.com/people/Donald-III-Bane-King-of-Scots/6000000000769914003?through=6000000000424732452 DONALD] (- died in prison Rescobie, Forfarshire 1099, buried Dunkeld Abbey, later transferred to Isle of Iona).''' Matthew Paris names him as brother of King Malcolm, and records that he was elected by the Scots to succeed his brother in 1093 as DONALD III "Bane", King of Scotland 1093-1097 [278]. Florence of Worcester records that "Dufenaldum regis Malcolmi fratrem" was elected king after his brother's death but that "filius regis Malcolmi Dunechain" expelled "patruum suum Dufenaldum"[279]. According to Florence of Worcester, he expelled all the English from the Scottish court[280]. "Douenald filius Conchat Regis" made donations "cum ceteris regibus…Duncano rege Edgaro et Alexandro et David fratribus"[281]. This charter is undated and the reference to the four brothers all as kings indicates that it is probably spurious. Florence of Worcester records that King Donald was deposed in 1094 by his nephew Duncan, with help from the English and Normans[282]. The Annals of Inisfallen record that "Domnall son of Donnchadh” killed “Donnchadh son of Mael Coluim king of Alba” in 1094 and “took the kingship of Alba”[283]. The Chronicle of John of Fordun records that "his uncle Donald…again usurped the kingship" after the death of "Duncan, King Malcolm´s illegitimate son" and reigned for three years[284]. Florence of Worcester records that "clitorem Eadgarum" led an army to Scotland in [1097] to place "consobrinum suum Eadgarum Malcolmi regis filium" on the Scottish throne after expelling "patruo suo Dufenaldo"[285]. William of Malmesbury records that King Duncan II "was murdered by the wickedness of his uncle Donald" and that the latter was "dispatched by the contrivance of David, the youngest brother and the power of [King] William [II]"[286]. He was imprisoned. The Chronicle of the Picts and Scots dated 1251 records that "Donald mac Donchat" was captured "a Edgar mac Malcolm", blinded, died in "Rosolpin" and was buried "in Dunkelden", transferred to Iona[287]. m ---. The name of Donald's wife is not known. [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#_Toc253996186 Cawley’s Medlands] King Donald III & his wife had [one child]:

      >>>a) '''[http://www.geni.com/people/Beth%C3%B3c-ingen-Domnall/6000000003645825784?through=6000000000769914003 BETHOC] (-[1150/70][288]).''' The sources are contradictory regarding the supposed child of King Donald. The proofs relating to the claim to the Scottish throne in 1291 made by "dñi Johannis Comyn" name "Gothrik" as the son of "Dovenald filius Duncani filii Erici", and trace John Comyn´s descent from him[289]. However, in the Great Roll, John Comyn traced his descent from Bethoc, daughter and heiress of Donald[290]. Bethoc´s first marriage is confirmed by a charter of King Henry III dated 1261 which confirmed to John Comyn the land inherited from Hextildis, wife of Richard Comyn and daughter of Uhtred son of Waltheof[291]. Her second marriage is referred to by Young but he does not cite the corresponding primary source, which has not yet been identified[292]. Altogether the chronology for Bethoc is stretched almost to beyond credibility. Her supposed father King Donald Bane must have been born before 1040, and yet his daughter is supposed to have been living more than 100 years later, and her supposed second husband living in the last quarter of the 12th century. It is suggested that this supposed descent of Hextilda, wife of Richard Comyn, from King Donald Bane should be treated with caution. m firstly ([1085]) UHTRED Lord of Tynedale, son of [293]WALTHEOF ---. The 1130 Pipe Roll records "Uctred fil Walleof" in Northumberland[294]. m secondly RADULF, son of DUNEGALL Lord of Nithsdale (-[1185]).] [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#_Toc253996186 Cawley’s Medlands] [Bethoc & her first husband] had [one child]:

      >>>>i) '''[http://www.geni.com/people/Hextilda-Comyn/6000000003042836306?through=6000000003645825784 HEXTILDA] of Tynedale.''' The proofs relating to the claim to the Scottish throne in 1291 made by "dñi Johannis Comyn" name "Hextilde" as daughter and heiress of "Gothrik", son of "Dovenald filius Duncani filii Erici", and "Willelmo" as her son and heir[295]. “R. Cumin” donated property to Hexham Priory, with the consent of “uxoris meæ Hextildis”, by undated charter which names “fratrem meum Walterum”[296]. "Ric Cymyn" donated "ecclesiam de Lyntunruderie" to Kelso monastery, for the souls of "Henrici comitis dni mei et…Johis filii mei quorum corpa apud eos tumulant", by charter dated to [1160], witnessed by "Hextild sponsa mea, Od filio meo…"[297]. "Ricardus Cumin" donated [Slapfeld] to Holyrood Abbey, with the consent of "Hestild uxoris mee et heredum meorum", by charter dated to [1166] witnessed by "…Odinello et Simone filiis meis…"[298]. Her second marriage is confirmed by the undated charter under which “Hextildis comitissa de Eththetela” donated property to Rievall Abbey, for the soul of “domini mei Richardi Cumin”[299]. "Malcolmus comes de Athoil" donated "ecclesiam de Dul" to St Andrew´s priory by undated charter witnessed by "Dunecano comite de Fif, Hextilda comitissa sponsa mea…Henrico et Dunecano filiis meis…"[300]. The Liber Vitæ of Durham lists (in order) "Hextild, Willelmus, Odenellus, Simon, Ricardus Cumin…", and in a later passage "Malcolmus filius Mal. et comes Athodlie, Hextilda filia Ucthredi uxor eius…"[301]. m firstly ([1144/50]) RICHARD Comyn, son of --- Cumin [Comyn] & his wife --- (-[1179]). m secondly (after 1179) as his second wife, her second cousin, MALCOLM Earl of Atholl, son of MADDAD Earl of Atholl & his first wife --- (-[1186/Aug 1198]).] [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#_Toc253996186 Cawley’s Medlands]

      >>3. '''[http://www.geni.com/people/Mael-Muire-mac-Donnchad/6000000000769914029?through=6000000000424732452 MAELMUIRE] [Melmare] (-died after [1135]).''' [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#_Toc253996186 Cawley’s Medlands]


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      [http://www.geni.com/discussions/110488?msg=799984 Discussion]
      Birth Date: 1032 OR 1033
      Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland OR Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, UK

      Does anyone have sources to help choose between them?

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      Acceded to title (King) 13 Nov 1093

      Notes
      Donald Bane seized the throne on the death of his brother Malcolm III. His background was Celtic and Norse and he reversed Malcolms Anglo-Norman policies. Attacked by Malcolm's sons with English support, he lost the throne in 1094, regained it, but was deposed again in 1097, dying in captivity. He was the last member of the House of Dunkeld to be buried in Iona, which subsequently fell to the Norsemen. [3]

      Sources
      [S265] Colquoun_Cunningham.ged, Jamie Vans

      [S260] Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain 2001, Peter Beauclerk Dewar,, (2001.)

      [S370] Kings & Queens, Neil Grant, (pub 2003 by HarperCollinsPublishers Hammersmith London W6 8JB), p14 (Reliability: 3
    • Historical personage - see www.wikipedia.org
    • Donald second son of Duncan I
      Source:
      Stuart Roderick, W.
      Royalty for Commoners, 3rd Edit. Published, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltomore, MD. 1998,
      ISBN-0-8063-1561-X Text 324-40
      Source II
      Alison Weir, Britains Royal Family A Complete Genealogy 1999, ppg 41-44
    • He died after being blinded by his successor. Buried in Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland. he gained the title of Earl of Gowrie c 1060. He gained the title of Donald III of Scotland on 13/11/1093. He was deposed as king of Scotland in May 1094. He was deposed as King of Scotland in Oct 1097.
    • OR "DOMNAILL"(?); REIGNED FOR 6 MONTHS, DEPOSED BY DUNCAN II, RESUMED THRONE
      UPON DEATH OF DUNCAN; IN 1097, DONALD DEFEATED BY EDGAR THE AETHELING, EXPELLED
      FROM SCOTLAND; HIS GRANDDAUGHTER & HEIRESS, HEXTILDA, MARRIED RICHARD COMYN
      (THEIR DESCENDANT, JOHN COMYN ["BLACK COMYN"], WAS COMPETITOR FOR THE CROWN IN
      1291)
    • Became King of Scots 13 Nov 1093 but was deposed May 1094 by his brother Duncan II. Donald resumed the throne after Duncan�s death, his nephew Edmund being conjoined with him. In 1097, through means of Edgar ATHELING, Donald was defeated and expelled from Scotland. Edmund was imprisoned. The throne was assumed by Edgar, another son of Malcolm III. Donald Bane�s granddaughter Hextilda married Richard COMYN. Their descendant John COMYN, the Black Comyn, was one of the competitors for the throne in 1291. {Burke�s Peerage} [GADD.GED]
    • He ruled Scotland from 1093 to 1094 and from 1094 until 1097.
    • He ruled Scotland from 1093 to 1094 and from 1094 until 1097.
    • Also spelled Donaldbane, Donalbane, Bane also spelled Ban or Bain was sonof Duncan I. Upon the death of his brother Malcolm III Canmore (1093)there was a fierce contest for the crown. Donald Bane besieged EdinburghCastle, took it, and, with the support of the Celtic Scots and the customof tanistry (q.v.; the Celtic system of electing kings or chiefs), he wasking nominally for at least six months. He was expelled by Duncan II, sonof Malcolm, assisted by English and Normans and some Saxons. Duncan'sreign was equally short, for Donald Bane had his nephew slain and againreigned for three years. These years saw the last attempt of the Celtsto maintain a king of their race and a kingdom governed according totheir customs. Edgar the Aetheling (q.v.), who had newly befriended theNorman king of England, led an army into Scotland, dispossessed DonaldBane, and advanced his nephew Edgar, son of Malcolm III, as sole king ofthe Scots.
    • Donald was blinded by his nephew Edgar, after being deposed by him. Donald wasburied first at Dunkeld, before being moved to Iona, the sacred island, thus becoming the last Scottish king to be buried there. As Donalbain, a character in Macbeth.
    • Donald was blinded by his nephew Edgar, after being deposed by him. Donald wasburied first at Dunkeld, before being moved to Iona, the sacred island, thus becoming the last Scottish king to be buried there. As Donalbain, a character in Macbeth.
    • [v37t1235.ftw]

      Facts about this person:

      Fact 11093
      Acceded:

      Fact 2
      Interred: Isle of Iona, Scotland
    • Note 1: November 13, 1093, Ascended to the throne of Scotland
      Note 2: Bet. 1093 - 1094, King of Scotland
      Note 3: May 1094, Deposed
      Note 4: November 12, 1094, Restored to the throne
      Note 5: Bet. 1094 - 1097, King of Scotland
    • SOURCE CITATION:
      Title: Ancestral File (TM)
      Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
      Publication Information: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996
      Repository Name: Family History Library
      Address: 35 N West Temple Street
      Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    • White for his age when he took the throne.
    • White for his age when he took the throne.
    • Donald III of Scotland
      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

      Donald III of Scotland (Domnall mac Donnchada) (c. 1033 - 1099) was king of Scotland from 1093 to 1094 and 1094 to 1097.

      In his native Gaelic language he was known as Domnall Bán which means Fair Donald.. The minor character of Donalbain in Shakespeare's play Macbeth is loosely based on him, this name is an English phonetic spelling of the former name. He is also known as Donaldbane, Donald Ban, or Donald Bane.

      He was born about 1033 and became Mormaer (or Earl) of Gowrie about 1060. He was the son of Duncan I, brother of the previous king Malcolm III, and uncle of his successor Duncan II.

      Donald III took the throne of Scotland in 1093 on the death of his brother Malcolm III, in a joint rule with his nephew Edmund I. No record exists that indicates that Donald was ever crowned. Malcolm's son Duncan II deposed Donald III in May 1094 with the help of English troops, who then withdrew. Donald III and Edmund then rose against Duncan, killed him, and retook the throne the following November, and with Donald ruled the north of the kingdom and Edmund ruled the south. Donald III and Edmund were deposed by King Edgar in 1097, again with the help of English troops.

      Donald died, imprisoned at Rescobie, Angus, in 1099.

      At some point in his life Donald married, and had a daughter, Bethoc, through this marriage. Bethoc married and had children of her own. Bethoc's husband was Ughtred of Tynedale, an Anglo-Saxon noble and lord in Northumbria. They had for example a daughter Hextilda, who married Richard de Comyn, a noble of Norman descent. Their descendants, the Comyns became important in Scotland, for example obtaining the earldom of Buchan by marriage, and lordship of Badenoch. However, Bethoc and her descendants did not make a bid for the Scottish throne in two centuries, until 1290 when her descendant John Comyn of Badenoch, heir of William Comyn, son of Hextilda, was one of claimants to the Scottish throne after the death of Margaret of Norway. See Competitors of Scotland.


      Preceded by:
      Malcolm III King of Scots
      with Edmund I
      1093–1094 Succeeded by:
      Duncan II
      Preceded by:
      Duncan II King of Scots
      with Edmund I
      1094–1097 Succeeded by:
      Edgar

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      Donald III of Scotland
      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Domnall III
      King of Scots
      Reign 1093–1097
      Full name Domnall mac Donnchada
      Born before 1040
      Died 1097 or later
      Buried Iona
      Predecessor Máel Coluim mac Donnchada
      Heir-Presumptive Edmund
      Successor Edgar
      Father Donnchad mac Crínáin
      Mother Suthen

      Domnall mac Donnchada or Domnall Bán (anglicised Donald III) (before 1040–1097 or later) was King of Scots.[1] He was the second known son of Donnchad mac Crínáin.

      Domnall's activities during the reign of his elder brother Máel Coluim are not recorded. It appears that he was not his brother's chosen heir, contrary to earlier custom, but that Máel Coluim had designated Edward, his eldest son by Margaret, as the king to come.[2] If this was Máel Coluim's intent, his death and that of Edward on campaign in Northumbria in November 1093 confounded his plans. These deaths were followed very soon afterwards by that of Queen Margaret.

      John of Fordun reports that Domnall invaded the kingdom after Margaret's death "at the head of a numerous band", and laid siege to Edinburgh with Máel Coluim and Margaret's sons inside. Fordun has Edgar Ætheling, concerned for his nephews' well-being, take the sons of Máel Coluim and Margaret to England.[3] Andrew of Wyntoun's much simpler account has Domnall become king and banish his nephews. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records only that Domnall was chosen as king and expelled the English from the court.[4]

      In May 1094, Domnall's nephew Donnchad, son of Máel Coluim and his first wife Ingibiorg Finnsdottir, invaded at the head of an army of Anglo-Normans and Northumbrians, aided by his half-brother Edmund and his father-in-law Gospatric. This invasion succeeded in placing Donnchad on the throne, but an uprising defeated his allies and he was compelled to send away his foreign troops. Donnchad was killed on 12 November 1094 by Máel Petair, Mormaer of Mearns.[5] The Annals of Ulster say that Donnchad was killed on the orders of Domnall (incorrectly called his brother) and Edmund.[6]

      Domnall resumed power, probably with Edmund as his designated heir.[7] Domnall was an elderly man by the standards of the day, approaching sixty years old, and without any known sons, so that an heir was clearly required. William of Malmesbury says that Edmund bargained "for half the kingdom", suggesting that Domnall granted his nephew an appanage to rule.[8]

      Edgar, eldest of Máel Coluim and Margaret's exiled sons, obtained the support of William Rufus, although other matters delayed Edgar's return on the coat-tails of an English army led by his uncle Edgar Ætheling.[9] Domnall's fate is not entirely clear. William of Malmesbury tells us that he was "slain by the craftiness of David ... and by the strength of William [Rufus]".[10] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle says of Domnall that he was expelled,[11] while the Annals of Tigernach have him blinded by his brother.[12] John of Fordun, following the king-lists, writes that Domnall was "blinded, and doomed to eternal imprisonment" by Edgar. The place of his imprisonment was said to be Rescobie, by Forfar, in Angus.[13] The sources differ as to whether Domnall was first buried at Dunfermline Abbey or Dunkeld Cathedral, but agree that his remains were later moved to Iona.

      While no sons of Domnall are known, Hextilda, daughter of Domnall's daughter Bethóc, married Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian. The claims of John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch to the crown in the Great Cause came from Domnall through Bethóc and Hextilda.[14] Ladhmann son of Domnall, "grandson of the King of Scots", who died in 1116 might have been a son of Domnall.[15]

      The minor character of Donalbain in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth represents Domnall.


      [edit] Notes
      ^ Domnall's elder brother Máel Coluim is presumed to have been between two and ten years of age in 1040; Duncan, p. 42. Walter Bower's Scotichronicon says that Domnall passed his exile during the reign of Mac Bethad in the Hebrides, but this is unlikely given his age; McDonald, p. 104.
      ^ Scottish Annals, p. 112, quoting Symeon of Durham; Duncan, p. 54; Oram, David I, p. 39.
      ^ Fordun, V, xxi.
      ^ Scottish Annals, pp.117–118; Oram, David I, pp. 40–41.
      ^ Oram, David I, pp. 42–44.
      ^ Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1094.
      ^ Duncan, pp. 55–56; Oram, David I, pp. 44–45.
      ^ Anderson, SAEC, pp. 118–119.
      ^ Oram, David I, p. 45.
      ^ Anderson, SAEC, p. 119.
      ^ Anderson, SAEC, p. 119.
      ^ Annals of Tigernach, s.a. 1097.
      ^ Fordun, V, xxvi; Duncan, pp. 57–58; Oram, David I, pp. 47–48.
      ^ Duncan, pp. 241, 270, & 348–349.
      ^ Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1116; McDonald, p. 23. He may equally have been a son of Domnall, son of Máel Coluim who died in 1085, who may have been a son of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada or of Máel Coluim mac Maíl Brigti.

      [edit] References
      Anderson, Alan Orr, Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers A.D. 500–1286. D. Nutt, London, 1908.
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      Preceded by:
      Máel Coluim mac Donnchada King of Scots
      1093–1094 Succeeded by:
      Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim
      Preceded by:
      Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim King of Scots
      1094–1097 Succeeded by:
      Edgar
    • In a rebelion in 1093, brother Donald seized the throne, was deposed by his
      nephew Duncan II, gained back the throne after having Duncan killed before
      the year was over, then died in 1097, when Edgar ascended to the throne.
    • In a rebelion in 1093, brother Donald seized the throne, was deposed by his
      nephew Duncan II, gained back the throne after having Duncan killed before
      the year was over, then died in 1097, when Edgar ascended to the throne.
    • In a rebelion in 1093, brother Donald seized the throne, was deposed by his
      nephew Duncan II, gained back the throne after having Duncan killed before
      the year was over, then died in 1097, when Edgar ascended to the throne.
    • AFN: 8XJK-FF)
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    • Donald III, KING OF SCOTLAND
      Given Name: Donald III,
      Surname: King of Scotland
      Sex: M
      Birth: Abt. 1034 in Of, Atholl, Perth, Scotland
      Death: Aft. 1097 in Rescobie, Angus, Scotland

      Father: Duncan I, KING OF SCOTS b: 1001 in Atholl, Perth, Scotland
      Mother: Sybilla FITZSIWARD b: Abt. 1014 in Northumberland, England

      Marriage 1 Bethoc, OF ATHOLL b: Abt. 1041 in Of, Atholl, Perth, Scotland
    • During his brother's (Malcolm) reign he lived in exile in Ireland and Western Isles thereby endearing himself to the pro-Gaelic party in Scotland. Donald was raised to the throne in days of confusion and was about age 60 then. He promptly expelled the Norman and Saxon refugees in Scotland. As a consequence, Malcolm's oldest son, Duncan, came into the picture, supported by William II and defeated Donald. Duncan only held the throne for 7 months before being defeated by Donald at battle of Monthecin in November, 1094, after chich Donald was restored to the throne. He divided the kindom with his nephew, Edmund, retain the highlands north of the Forth/Clyde valley. This lasted about 3 years when another of Malcolm's sons, Edgar, deposed Donald & Edgar in Oct, 1097. Donald was blinded and imprisoned at Riscobie where he died 18 months later. (Mammoth Book of English Kings & Queens by Mike Ashley, pg 400)
    • Source #1: Frederick Lewis Weis, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700" - Seventh Edition, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., assisted by Davis Faris (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1995), p. 108
    • In a rebelion in 1093, brother Donald seized the throne, was deposed by his
      nephew Duncan II, gained back the throne after having Duncan killed before
      the year was over, then died in 1097, when Edgar ascended to the throne.
    Person ID I6000000000769914003  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2019 

    Father Donnchad mac Crínáin, Rí na h'Alba,   b. 15 Aug 1001, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1040, Pitgaveny Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Suthen Sibylla of Scotland, of Northumbria,   b. 1009, Northumbria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1070, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 1030  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6000000005029270210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 1059  Rescobie, Angusshire, Scot. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Bethóc Bane,   b. Abt 1080, Tynedale, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1160  (Age ~ 80 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F4032353187810011140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart