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Assassination of Duncan I

Scotland · House / House of Alpin. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1040Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1040

Duncan I14 August 1040

Pitgaveny · House / House of Alpin

Led an army north into Moray, traditionally seen as Macbeths domain, there he is killed, at Pitgaveny near Elgin, by his own men led by Macbeth

MacbethAugust 1040

Pitgaveny · House / House of Alpin

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

Names involved

Duncan IMacbeth

Provenance

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