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Crínán of Dunkeld, also called Crinan the Thane (c. 975–1045), was the erenagh, or hereditary lay-abbot, of Dunkeld Abbey and, similarly to Irish "royal- and warrior-abbots" of the same period like the infamous case of Fedelmid mac Crimthainn, led armies into battle and was very likely also the Mormaer of Atholl during the events later fictionalized in William Shakespeare's verse drama The ...
The House of Dunkeld (in Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chailleann, lit. 'Fort of the Caledonii' or "of the Caledonians") is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1286. The line is also variously referred to by historians as "The Canmores" and "MacMalcolm".
The ancestry of King Duncan is not certain. In modern texts, he is the son of Crínán, hereditary lay abbot of Dunkeld, and Bethóc, daughter of King Malcolm II.However, in the late 17th century the historian Frederic Van Bossen, after collecting historical accounts throughout Europe, identified King Duncan as the first son of Abonarhl ap crinan (the grandson of Crinan) and princess Beatrice ...
No, of course not. It is significant that Crínán was a direct paternal ancestor of Washington. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.37.197.220 11:57, 17 January 2018 (UTC) The entire royal family of Britain is descended from Crínán, ergo anyone descended from Henry I of England is descended from Crínán.
Bethóc was the eldest daughter and heir of Malcolm II of Scotland, who had no known sons.She married Crínán, Abbot of Dunkeld, about 1000. [1] [2] This marriage may have been designed to encourage the Dunkeld's clan to remain loyal to Malcolm II.
Dunkeld (/ d ʌ ŋ ˈ k ɛ l /, Scots: Dunkell, [2] from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chailleann, "fort of the Caledonians" [3]) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam.
The House of Dunkeld which consisted of female-line descendants of the House of Alpin. They ruled the Kingdom of Scotland from 1034 to 1040 and again from 1058 to 1286. Margaret of Scotland (Maid of Norway), granddaughter of the last male-line member, was the recognised heir from 1286 to 1290 but was never inaugurated.
Even were thegn Crínán the same as Crínán of Dunkeld, it is not certain Maldred was born to Duncan's mother, Bethóc, daughter of the Scots king Malcolm II. The Life of Edward the Confessor, commissioned by Queen Edith, contains an account of the pilgrimage to Rome of Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria. It tells how a band of robbers ...