♂ Malcom III Of Scotland

1031 - 1093

 

Máel Coluim mac Donnchada, King of Scots

Malcom III Of Scotland
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Parents
Duncan I Of Scotland
Duncan I Of Scotland
1001 - 1040
Spouse
Margaret Of Scotland
Margaret Of Scotland
1045 - 1093
Children
Matilda Of Scotland
Matilda Of Scotland
1079 - 1118

Malcolm's long reign, lasting 35 years, preceded the beginning of the Scoto-Norman age. He is the historical equivalent of the character of the same name in Shakespeare's Macbeth .

1079


Age: 48y
1079 Persian astronomer, Omar Khayyám, computed the length of the year to be exactly 365.24219858156 days, the most accurate calculation of his time. Khayyam also, in Treatise on Demonstrations of Problems in Algebra, produced a complete classification of cubic equations and their geometric solutions.

1093


Nov 13
Age: 62y

death


Alnwick, Northumberland, England ⇓
On raid to Northumbria, him and his son were killed in a treacherous ambush.
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1093 • Construction of Durham Cathedral in England begins.

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