Historical place archive

Scotia in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Scotia in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

40 records16 event labels18 people843โ€“1054

Historical events in Scotia

843

843
Succession
Kenneth I ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia

860

860
Succession
Donald I ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia

862

862
Succession
Constantine I ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia, son of Kenneth MacAlpin

876

876
Assassination of Constantine I
Constantine I ยท House of Alpin

The Danes ravage Pictland & kill Constantine I

876
Death of Constantine I
Constantine I ยท House of Alpin

Death of Constantine I, killed by the Vikings

877

877
Succession
Aed ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia

878

878
Succession
Eochaid ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia

889

889
Succession
Donald II ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia

900

900
Succession
Constantine II ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia

921

921
Homage
Constantine II ยท House of Alpin

Visits Bakewell, Derbyshire, & chooses Edward the Elder as father & lord

937

937
Invasion of Scotland
Constantine II ยท Viking Invasions

Athelstan challenges Constantines claim to Northumbria by invading Scotia

943

943
Succession
Malcolm I ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotland

954

954
Succession
Induff ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia

962

962
Succession
Dubh ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia

967

967
Succession
Cuilean ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia

971

971
Succession
Kenneth II ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia

995

995
Assassination of Kenneth II
Constantine III ยท House of Alpin

Responsible for the murder of his predecessor, Kenneth II

995
Succession
Constantine III ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia, son of Culen

997

997
Assassination of Constantine III
Constantine III ยท House of Alpin

Assassinated by Kenneth III

997
Assassination of Constantine III
Kenneth III ยท House of Alpin

Assassinates his predecessor, Constantine III

997
Death of Constantine III
Constantine III ยท House of Alpin

Death of Constantine III, assassinated

997
Succession
Kenneth III ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia, grandson of Malcolm I

1005

1005
Assassination of Kenneth III
Kenneth III ยท House of Alpin

Killed by his successor Malcolm II, his cousin

1005
Assassination of Kenneth III
Malcolm II ยท House of Alpin

Assassinates Kenneth III & then succeeds him

1005
Birth of Macbeth
Macbeth ยท House of Alpin

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

1005
Death of Kenneth III
Kenneth III ยท House of Alpin

Death of Kenneth III, killed by his successor Malcolm II, his cousin

1005
Succession
Malcolm II ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotland, grandson of Malcolm I. Gains the throne by killing his predecessor Kenneth III

25 March 1005
Coronation
Malcolm II ยท House of Alpin

Crowned King of Scotia, son of Kenneth II

1030

1030
Marriage
Duncan I ยท House of Alpin

Marries Sybilla, sister of the Earl of Northumbria

1031

1031
Invasion of Scotland
Malcolm II ยท England War

Canute arrives in Scotland & forces the Scottish King's to submit to him

1032

1032
Succession
Macbeth ยท House of Alpin

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

1034

1034
Unification
Malcolm II ยท Government of Scotland

Had united Scotland apart from the holdings of Scandinavians in the north & west

25 November 1034
Coronation
Duncan I ยท House of Alpin

King of Scotia, succeeds Malcolm II, followed his grandfather Malcolm without apparent opposition

25 November 1034
Succession
Duncan I ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotia, as a result of his father Malcolm II killing Kenneth III

1038

1038
Invasion of Scotia
Duncan I ยท England War

Scotia is invaded by Eadulf of Bernicia. Revenge for the conquest of Durham by Malcolm 20 yrs before

1038
Invasion of Scotia
Maldred ยท Scotia-Bernicia War

Helps his brother Duncan drive Eadulf out of Scotia

1039

1039
Marriage
Macbeth ยท House of Alpin

Marries Lulach, daughter of the assassinated Kenneth III

1040

14 August 1040
Succession
Macbeth ยท House of Alpin

Succeeds as King of Scotland, elected without any opposition

15 August 1040
Coronation
Macbeth ยท House of Alpin

A usurper who seizes the throne, probably after killing Duncan

1054

1054
Reballion of Rebels in Scotia
Macbeth ยท England War

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

Provenance

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