Duncan I Becomes King of Scots

Date: November 25, 1034 • Location: Kirriemuir, United Kingdom

After Malcolm II of Scotland died at Glamis, Duncan, the son of his second daughter, rather than Macbeth, the son of his eldest daughter, inherited the throne to become the King of Scots.

Máel Coluim mac Cinaeda (Modern Scottish Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Choinnich; anglicised Malcolm II; was King of Alba from 1005 until his death in 1034. He was one of the longest-reigning Scottish Kings of that period.