Macbeth Biography

Macbeth is the son of Findlech mac Ruaidri, Mormaer of Moray, his mother, who is not mentioned in contemporary sources, is sometimes supposed to have been a daughter of the Scottish king Malcolm II. Birth of Macbeth, son of Findlaech of the line of Loarn

In line to the succession after the assassination of Macbeths cousin Gilecomgain

Marries Lulach, daughter of the assassinated Kenneth III

Strathclyde is attacked by the Northumbrians, and a retaliatory raid led by Duncan against Durham in 1040 turns into a disaster

Strathclyde is attacked by the Northumbrians, and a retaliatory raid led by Duncan against Durham in 1040 turns into a disaster

Macbeth kills Duncan I because Duncans father had killed Macbeths wifes grandfather

Duncan is depicted as an elderly King in Macbeth by William Shakespeare & is killed in his sleep by the protagonist, Macbeth

Succeeds as King of Scotland, elected without any opposition

Encounters Duncan whi is then killed in battle

A usurper who seizes the throne, probably after killing Duncan

Duncan led an army into Moray, where he was killed by Macbeth on 15 August 1040 at Pitgaveny (then called Bothnagowan) near Elgin

Duncan led an army into Moray, where he was killed by Macbeth on 15 August 1040 at Pitgaveny (then called Bothnagowan) near Elgin

Defeats & kills Duncans father, Crinan, at Dunkeld. Crinan & Maldred are killed. Crinan, Duncans father, fails to place his 2nd son Maldred on the throne

Macbeth makes a pilgrimage to Rome

The first king of Scots to introduce feudalism to Scotland

Involved indirectly in the strife in the Kingdom of England between Godwin, Earl of Wessex and Edward the Confessor when he received a number of Norman exiles from England in his court

Edward the Confessor places Siward of Nothumbria in charge of the invasion.

Malcolm III, "son of the king of the Cumbrians" is restored to his throne, as ruler of Kingdom of Strathclyde.

The invasion restored Mael Coluim, described as the son of the king of the Cumbrians, to the throne of the Kingdom of Strathclyde.

This Mael Coluim should not be confused with Mael Coluim mac Donnchada, the future Malcolm III of Scotland.

Siward of Northumbria takes his fleet into the Firth of Tay

Supported by Edward the Confessor in his attempts to gain the throne of Scotland

The result of the invasion was that one Mael Coluim, "son of the king of the Cumbrians" (not to be confused with Mael Coluim mac Donnchada, the future Malcolm III of Scotland) was restored to his throne, i.e., as ruler of the Kingdom of Strathclyde

Duncans son Malcolm defeats MacBeth which leads to his overthrow & death 3 yrs later

Macbeth is defeated in battle by the army of Siward of Northumbria but not deposed. Duncans son Malcolm defeats MacBeth which leads to his overthrow & death 3 yrs later

Macbeth is buried in Iona

Macbeth made his final stand on the north side of the Mounth after retreating over the Cairnamounth Pass with his men.

Macbeth was defeated and killed by the future Malcolm III at the Battle of Lumphanan in 1057.

Macbeth's stepson Lulach is installed as King soon after the Battle of Lumphanan.

Scotland loses its purely Celtic nature and becomes more Anglo-Norman.