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Paternal Family Tree: Dunkeld
Before 1031 [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland (age 29) and [his mother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland were married.
Around 1032 King Donald III of Scotland was born to [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland (age 31) and [his mother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland.
In 1034 [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland (age 33) succeeded I King Scotland. [his mother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland by marriage Queen Consort Scotland.
On 14th August 1040 [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland (age 39) was killed in action by the army of King Macbeth of Scotland (age 35). King Macbeth of Scotland succeeded King Scotland.
On 16th March 1058 Lulach King Scotland died. [his brother] King Malcolm III of Scotland (age 26) succeeded III King Scotland.
Before 1060 [his brother] King Malcolm III of Scotland (age 28) and [his sister-in-law] Ingibiorg Finnsdottir Queen Consort Scotland were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland and [his mother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland.
Before 1070 [his brother] King Malcolm III of Scotland (age 38) and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland (age 24) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland and [his mother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland.
On 13th November 1093 the Battle of Alnwick was fought at Alnwick, Northumberland [Map] between the forces of [his brother] King Malcolm III of Scotland (age 62) and Robert de Mowbray 1st Earl Northumbria.
King Malcolm III of Scotland was killed at The Peth Alnwick [Map]. His son [his nephew] Duncan (age 33) succeeded II King Scotland. He died a year minus day later.
Malcolm's son [his nephew] Edward Dunkeld was killed.
Edward Dunkeld: he was born to King Malcolm III of Scotland and Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland. On 16th November 1093 Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland died three days after her husband King Malcolm III of Scotland and her son Edward Dunkeld were killed at the Battle of Alnwick.
On 16th November 1093 [his former sister-in-law] Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland (age 48) died three days after her husband [his brother] King Malcolm III of Scotland (deceased) and her son [his nephew] Edward Dunkeld were killed at the Battle of Alnwick.
Chronicon ex Chronicis. After 16th November 1093. After her death the Scots elected for their king, Donald (age 61), brother of king Malcolm, and expelled from Scotland all the English who belonged to the king's court. [his nephew] Duncan (age 33), king Malcolm's son, hearing of these events, besought king William, in whose army he then served, to grant him his father's kingdom, and obtaining his request swore fealty to him. He then hastened to Scotland, with a host of English and Normans, and expelling his uncle Donald reigned in his stead. Thereupon some of the Scots banded together and slew nearly all his men, a few only escaping with him. But afterwards they restored him to the throne, on condition that he should no longer harbour either Englishmen or Normans in Scotland, and permit them to serve in his army.
On 12th November 1094 [his nephew] King Duncan II of Scotland (age 34) ambushed and killed in battle. His uncle Donald (age 62) succeeded III King Scotland.
John of Fordun's Chronicle. [12th November 1094]. Meanwhile [his nephew] Duncan (age 34), King Malcolm's illegitimate son, when he was with King William Rufus, in England, as a hostage, was by him dubbed knight; and, backed up by his help, he arrived in Scotland, put his uncle Donald to flight, and was set up as king. But when he had reigned a year and six months, he fell slain at Monthechin by the Earl of Mernys, by name Malpetri, in Scottish, Malpedir, through the wiles of his uncle Donald (age 62), whom he had often vanquished in battle; and he was buried in the island of Iona.
In 1099 King Donald III of Scotland (age 67) died. He was buried at Dunfermline Abbey [Map] and subsequently reburied in Iona. His nephew [his nephew] Edgar (age 25) succeeded I King Scotland.
Kings Scotland: Son of King Duncan I of Scotland