Macbeth, King of Scotland
King of Scotland from 1040 to 1057
7 dated entries naming Macbeth, King of Scotland, drawn from 6 separate years between 1005 CE and 1057 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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11th century
- 1005Macbeth ("Rí Deircc, the Red King"), king of Scotland (approximate date)source
- 1034November 25 – King Malcolm II dies in battle at Glamis. He is succeeded by Duncan I, son of his eldest daughter, rather than Macbeth, who is possibly another grandson of his.source
- 1040August 14 – King Duncan is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth, who succeeds him as king of Scotland.source
- 1050Macbeth, King of Scotland, makes a pilgrimage to Rome.source
- 1054July 27 – Siward, earl of Northumbria, invades Scotland, to support King Malcolm III against Macbeth, who has usurped the Scottish throne from Malcolm's father, Duncan I. Macbeth is defeated at Dunsinane.source
- 1057August 15 – Battle of Lumphanan: Macbeth, King of Scotland ("the Red King") is killed by Malcolm ("Canmore"). Macbeth is succeeded by his stepson Lulach, who is crowned (probably on September 8) as king of Scotland at Scone.source
- 1057August 15 – Macbeth, king of Scotland (b. before 1040)source