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  Scottish Monarchs - Kings and Queens of Scotland - Dubh.
King Dubh was seized by a strange malady, against which his physicians were seemingly powerless and acordingly put their failure to cure the king down to the casting of spells by witches.
The King was kidnapped at nightfall by men acting for his enemies in the province and for his cousin Colin.
Dubh's descendants, the clann Dubh, (clan MacDuff) became officials of the Scottish court and later Earls of Fife.
www.englishmonarchs.co.uk /macalpin_10.htm   (313 words)

  
  The History of the Weems Family
King Malcolm Canmore III was born in 1031 in Scotland, died on 13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick, at age 62, and was buried in Dunfirmline Abbey.
King Robert I Bruce of Scots was born on 11 Jul 1274 in Turnberry Castle, Strathclyde, Scotland, died on 7 Jun 1329 in Cardoss, Strathclyde, Scotland, at age 54, and was buried in Dunfirmline Abbey.
King James Stewart I of England, VI of Scotland was born on 19 Jun 1566 in Edinburg Castle, Eninburg, Scotland, died on 27 Mar 1625 in Theobalds, Hertfordshire, England, at age 58, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
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 Landmarks
King Indulphus of Scotland abdicates and is succeeded by Dubh (Duff), son of King Malcolm I. King Dubh of Scotland is murdered and is succeeded by Cuilean, son of King Indulphus.
King Cuilean of Scotland dies and is succeeded by King Kenneth II, younger son of King Malcolm I. Eadgar is crowned king by Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, in a new form of coronation ceremony.
King Henry I marries Edith of Scotland, daughter of King Malcolm III and great-granddaughter of Edmund ironside.
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 Dub of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are very few sources for the reign of Dub, of which the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba and a single entry in the Annals of Ulster are the closest to contemporary.
The remaining report is of a battle between Dub and Cuilén, son of king Ildulb.
Dub won the battle, fought "upon the ridge of Crup", in which Duchad, abbot of Dunkeld, sometimes supposed to be an ancestor of Crínán of Dunkeld, and Dubdon, the mormaer of Atholl, died.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dubh_of_Scotland   (566 words)

  
 King Creosote - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
King Creosote is the solo project of musician Kenny Anderson.
King Creosote crowned himself to bring to the world - "songs with relatively few chords in a non-bluegrass style", except in those cases where "this song is an over-elaborate bluegrass ditty".
King Creosote detests noodling virtuoso, and thus has a go on whatever instrument is at hand.
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 Rea Genealogy - pafg22 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Constantine I, King of Picts And Scots died 875.
Kenneth II of Alba, King of Scotland [Parents] was born in Scotland.
Duncan I, "The Gracious", King of Strathclyde married Aelfled (Sibyl) of Northumbria on 1030 in Scotland.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mieszko I of Poland
Sygryda was the wife (as queen Sigrid the Haughty) of Eric the Victorious, king of Sweden and then (as queen Gunhilda) of king Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark, and mother of king Canute of Denmark and England.
Casimir I on Jan Matejkos painting Casimir I, the Restorer (Polish: Kazimierz I Odnowiciel) (1015-1058), duke of Poland, was the son of Mieszko II of Poland and Rixa von Lothringen.
Wenceslaus III Premyslid (Czech and Slovak Václav, Hungarian Vencel, Polish Wacław), (October 6, 1289 – August 4, 1306) was the king of Hungary (1301 - 1305) and king of Bohemia (1305 - 1306).
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 Alba
King Kenneth was also known as 'Kenneth the Niger' or Kenneth Dubh, a surname which means 'the fl man'.
Kenneth III was king of Scotland from 997 to 1005.
Kenneth was the last king of Scotland to succeed to the throne through the tanistry system, whereby the succession was shared between two family lines and the dying king named his successor from the other family line.
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 thePeerage.com - Donald II of Alba, King of Scotland and others
     Donald II of Alba, King of Scotland was the son of Constantine I, King of Scotland.
     Duff of Scotland, King of Scotland was the son of Malcolm I of Alba, King of Scotland.
     Kenneth III of Scotland, King of Scotland was the son of Duff of Scotland, King of Scotland.
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 Kings and Queens of Scotland, Part 1
was the first king to unite the kingdoms of Dalriada in the west and the Picts and as such is regarded as the first king of Scotland.
Possibly a son of King Kenneth I, Constantine faced a number of Viking invasions and was killed in a battle fighting the Danes.
Prior to this, by the Treaty of Birgham in 1290, King Edward I had guaranteed the survival of Scotland "separate, apart and free without subjection to the English nation" as a result of the six-year-old Margaret marrying the five-year-old future king of England, Edward II.
www.rampantscotland.com /features/monarchs.htm   (2683 words)

  
 Bloody Business - Indulf to Malcolm II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Two of the "petty kings" are clearly identified as "Kynath [Kenneth], king of the Scots" and "Malcolm, king of the Cumbrians [i.e.
King Kenneth wished that the law of succession of the ancient kings of his country - who hitherto reigned in entangled disorder - should be abolished; and that, after each king, his offspring of legitimate birth should, in preference to the rest, be decked with the kingly diadem.
It is fairly certain that Duncan did indeed become king of Strathclyde - he is referred to as "king of the Cumbrians" by Florence of Worcester, William of Malmesbury etc. Duncan was the offspring of Malcolm's daughter, Bethoc, and Crinan, abbot of Dunkeld.
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 geneology - pafg269 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Elgiva married Edmund I "The Magnificent" King of England.
Edgar married Ethelfleda Queen of England in 961 in of,,, England.
married Edgar "The Peacable", King of England in 961 in of,,, England.
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 MONARCH2
In these days, It was deemed necessary for a new King to stamp his authority by waging war and gaining new boundaries.
King Dubh, son of Malcolm, is somewhat a mystery.
Indulf's son Culen twice fought for the right to be the king, the first time without success in the town of Atholl, the second time in 967 at Forres, in Moray, Dubh was killed and Culen became King.
www.martinmchale.com /clan/monarch2.html   (594 words)

  
 magoo.com: Irish Kings by Hugh McGough
Many of these kings are listed in the Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, a database containing the genealogy of the British Royal family, those linked to it via blood or marriage relationships, and the linage of the rulers of many other parts of the world, including Ireland.
In 4362, Eochaidh fell by Lugaidh Laimhdhearg, son of Eochaidh Uaircheas, and the sovereignty was wrested from Conaing.
Baine, daughter of the king of Alba, was the mother of Fearadhach Finnfeachtnach; Cruife, daughter of the king of Britain, was the mother of Corb Olum; and Aine, daughter of the king of Saxony, was the mother of Tibraide Tireach.
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 History of Ireland 1150 - 1250: The Normans arrive in Ireland
King Henry 2nd of England was interested by the case of MacMurrough, former King of Leinster, because he had been given permission by the Pope in 1155 to go to Ireland to reform the Church there, but had not been sure how to go about it.
Fearful of the power of the Norman army, the Viking King of Dubh Linn formed an alliance with High King O'Connor and the 2 men's armies waited near the city.
The King of Dubh Linn tried desperately to mediate with the Normans, but failed and the Normans captured the city causing major damage and killing many people.
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 Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Vikings in Ireland
The petty kings of Ireland, busy warring among themselves and jockeying for power or a few more cattle, ultimately were the cause of the Vikings' great successes in Ireland, and the divisiveness of the small Irish kingdoms with their many rivalries ensured the Celts' downfall.
The first of the "Kings of all the Northmen in Ireland" was a man named Óláfr, a relative of the Norse kings of the Scottish Islands and the Hebrides, and remotely related to certain prominent Icelanders.
Sigtryggr chafed under the King of Meath, and repeatedly during his reign attempted to throw off the yoke of Meath by allying with the King of Leinster.
www.vikinganswerlady.com /Ireland.shtml   (3807 words)

  
 Dublin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dublin, in a 2003 survey, was found to be the best capital city in Europe to live in, and the Republic of Ireland was also the best country to live in.
The settlement Dubh Linn dates perhaps as far back as the first century BC; Baile Átha Cliath or simply Áth Cliath was founded in 988 nearby: the two towns eventually became one.
Stephen's Green to Mountjoy Square and from the King's Inns to St Patrick's Cathedral.
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 Friends of Grampian Stones - List of Kings
While it is known that the journeys of Columba brought him to the fortress of Bridei son of Maelchon, king of the Picts, 'near Inverness', the extent of his dominion is not known.
It may be that he ruled over the 'Northern Picts' as several annals from that time refer to the kingdom of the Picts as being divided by the range of the Mounth into northern and southern kingdoms.
617-633 Edwin King of Northumbria [Oswald, Eanfrith, Oswiu exiled in Pictland]
www.electricscotland.com /stones/kinglist.htm   (736 words)

  
 100 Great Black Britons - Niger Val Dub
One of them, was known as King Kenneth, sometimes as Niger or Dubh, a surname which means 'the fl man.' It is a historical fact that Niger Val Dubh lived and reigned over certain fl divisions in scotland - and that a race known as 'the sons of the fls' succeeded him in history.
Kenneth III of Scotland was king of Scotland from 997 to 1005.
Kenneth was the last king of Scotland to succeed to the throne through the system of tanistry, whereby the succession was shared between two family lines and the dying king named the person from the other family line who was to succeed him.
www.100greatblackbritons.com /bios/niger_val_dub.html   (263 words)

  
 Peterson Family - pafg312 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Donald I King SCOTLAND was born about 812 in, Scotland.
Eochaid IV King SCOTLAND [Parents] was born about 747 in, Scotland.
Fergus (Ungust), King PICTS was born about 735 in, Scotland.
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 reagenealogy - pafg36 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Erik Ii, King of Norway was born in 1268.
She married Erik Ii, King of Norway in 1281/1282 in Scotland.
Alexander III, King of Scotland [Parents] died in 1286.
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 The Line of Heber in Munster
Beara, daughter of Heber, the great King of Castile (in Spain), was his wife, and the mother of Olioll Olum and of two daughters (who were named respectively), Caomheall and Scothniamh; after all, he was slain in Battle by the said Conn of the Hundred Battles.
When this King was baptized by St. Patrick, the Saint offering to fasten his Staff or Crozier in the ground, accidentally happened to pierce the foot of Æneas through, whereby he lost much blood; but thinking it to be part of the ceremony (of Baptism), he patiently endured it until the Saint had done.
This Fortress of the Kings was situated on the great rock of Cashel; and Corc, King of Munster, of the Owen Mór or Eugenian race, in the fourth century, was the first who made Cashel a royal residence.
www.libraryireland.com /Pedigrees1/Heber.php   (2447 words)

  
 (Duncan I King of SCOTLAND - Malcolm I King of SCOTLAND )
(Duncan I King of SCOTLAND - Malcolm I King of SCOTLAND)
Duncan I King of SCOTLAND (1001 - 1040)
Kenneth I the "MacAlpin" King of SCOTLAND (- 858)
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 Ancestors from New England and Europe - pafg383 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Donald II Dasachtach King of Scotland *-10158 was born about 862 in of Scotland.
Duff (Dubh) King of Scotland +-10096 [Parents] was born about 930 in of,,,Scotland.
unidentified Queen of Scotland s+-10306.unidentified married Duff (Dubh) King of Scotland +-10096.
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 Forres Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
This set out rights and privileges to be enjoyed by the townspeople of Forres; and by some accounts brought up to date an earlier charter issued by King David I. Today's Forres shows the evidence of its earlier role as the area's principle market town.
This 20ft high Pictish cross-slab is the tallest surviving stone - and one of the richest examples of Pictish art - in Scotland.
And a third interpretation suggests it shows a battle fought in 966 at Forres in which the Scottish King Dubh was killed by the men of Moray.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /forres/forres/index.html   (747 words)

  
 krausegenealogy.com - pafg49 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
She married Kenneth I "Macalpin" King Of SCOTLAND about 830 in, Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland.
She married Fergus (Ungust), King Of The PICTS.
She married Alpin King Of SCOTLAND in,,, Scotland.
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 Part 71 of The History of Ireland (BOOK I-II)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
And Feidhlim, son of Tighearnach, king of Munster, died.
Now this was a bodkin that each king left as an heirloom to each succeeding king, and it was their inordinate demand of this bodkin that incited Aodh to drive them out, so that they were banished to Dal Riada of Ulster.
The third time they were banished, when Maolcobha, king of Ulster, retained them, they amounted to twelve hundred, under Dallan Forgaill and Seanchan, as the poet says in the same poem.
www.ucc.ie /celt/published/T100054/text071.html   (732 words)

  
 Scottish Monarchs - Kings and Queens of Scotland - Indulf.
Indulf, King of Scots, was the son of Constantine II, known as Idulb Mac Caustantin, he succeeded his second cousin Malcolm I in 954.
Indulf's main claim to fame was the regaining of the fortress of Edinburgh, or Dun Eden, from the Saxon King Edred, making him ruler of the land as far south as the Lothian River Esk, on the east side of the island.
The eldest of these Colin or Cuilean, was evntually to became King of Scotland.
www.englishmonarchs.co.uk /macalpin_9.htm   (374 words)

  
 BibleGen3 - pafg68 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Duff (Dubh) King Of Scotland was born about 930.
Kenneth II King Of Scotland was born about 932.
Malcolm II (Melkolf) MacKenneth King of Scotland was born about 970.
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 reagenealogy - pafn36 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
He had a number of titles, inlcuding King of Alba, King of Scotia, or Scotland, and King of Scots.
In 1263, Haakon the Old, King of Norway, reluctant to lose his hold on the Western Isles, sent a fleet of ships to Scotland, where he was defeated by Alexander at the Battle of Largs.
He was returning to Kinghorn from a council meeting at Edinburgh Castle on a dark and stormy night, when his horse lost its footing and threw him over a cliff.
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 Encyclopedia Search
(Duff), King of Scotland (962 - 966...(962 - 966).
List of British monarchs Succeeded by: Kenneth II inst these bombings.
, fourth cousin of the previous king Constantine III, and first cousin of...
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 RoisinDubh.net
The wonderful Jack L returns to the Roisin Dubh for one night only on Monday July 9th.
In the Roisin Dubh, we have Maria Doyle Kennedy (June 15th), Andy Irivine (June 18th) and Gráda (June 19th).
The mightiest of the mighty, The Redneck Manifesto make their first appearence in almost a year for a show in the Roisin Dubh on June 23rd.
www.roisindubh.net   (650 words)

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