Follow Macbeth through 30 dated historical records for Scotland.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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
Role range: 1040-1057
In line to the succession after the assassination of Macbeths cousin Gilecomgain
Role range: 1040-1057
Marries Lulach, daughter of the assassinated Kenneth III
Role range: 1040-1057
Duncan is depicted as an elderly King in Macbeth by William Shakespeare & is killed in his sleep by the protagonist, Macbeth
Role range: 1040-1057
Succeeds as King of Scotland, elected without any opposition
Role range: 1040-1057
Encounters Duncan whi is then killed in battle
Role range: 1040-1057
A usurper who seizes the throne, probably after killing Duncan
Role range: 1040-1057
Duncan led an army into Moray, where he was killed by Macbeth on 15 August 1040 at Pitgaveny (then called Bothnagowan) near Elgin
Role range: 1040-1057
Duncan led an army into Moray, where he was killed by Macbeth on 15 August 1040 at Pitgaveny (then called Bothnagowan) near Elgin
Role range: 1040-1057
Macbeth kills Duncan I because Duncans father had killed Macbeths wifes grandfather
Role range: 1040-1057
Strathclyde is attacked by the Northumbrians, and a retaliatory raid led by Duncan against Durham in 1040 turns into a disaster
Role range: 1040-1057
Strathclyde is attacked by the Northumbrians, and a retaliatory raid led by Duncan against Durham in 1040 turns into a disaster
Role range: 1040-1057
Defeats & kills Duncans father, Crinan, at Dunkeld. Crinan & Maldred are killed. Crinan, Duncans father, fails to place his 2nd son Maldred on the throne
Role range: 1040-1057
Macbeth makes a pilgrimage to Rome
Role range: 1040-1057
The first king of Scots to introduce feudalism to Scotland
Role range: 1040-1057
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
Role range: 1040-1057
Duncans son Malcolm defeats MacBeth which leads to his overthrow & death 3 yrs later
Role range: 1040-1057
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
Role range: 1040-1057
Edward the Confessor places Siward of Nothumbria in charge of the invasion.
Role range: 1040-1057
Malcolm III, "son of the king of the Cumbrians" is restored to his throne, as ruler of Kingdom of Strathclyde.
Role range: 1040-1057
The invasion restored Mael Coluim, described as the son of the king of the Cumbrians, to the throne of the Kingdom of Strathclyde.
Role range: 1040-1057
This Mael Coluim should not be confused with Mael Coluim mac Donnchada, the future Malcolm III of Scotland.
Role range: 1040-1057
Siward of Northumbria takes his fleet into the Firth of Tay
Role range: 1040-1057
Supported by Edward the Confessor in his attempts to gain the throne of Scotland
Role range: 1040-1057
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
Role range: 1040-1057
Macbeth made his final stand on the north side of the Mounth after retreating over the Cairnamounth Pass with his men.
Role range: 1040-1057
Macbeth was defeated and killed by the future Malcolm III at the Battle of Lumphanan in 1057.
Role range: 1040-1057
Macbeth's stepson Lulach is installed as King soon after the Battle of Lumphanan.
Role range: 1040-1057
Scotland loses its purely Celtic nature and becomes more Anglo-Norman.
Role range: 1040-1057
Macbeth is buried in Iona
Role range: 1040-1057
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