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Duncan II

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Duncan II (d. 1094), king of Scotland (1094), was the eldest son of Malcolm III and his first wife, Ingibiorg of Orkney. He was given as a hostage following Malcolm III's submission to William I at Abernethy in 1072, and remained a captive in England until freed and knighted by William II in 1087. William II gave him military backing in a bid to oust his uncle Donald III from the kingship in 1094. After initial success he was defeated and forced to dismiss his Anglo-Norman supporters. Gravely weakened, he was killed by Mael Petair, mormaer of the Mearns, at Mondynes (19 miles south of Aberdeen), and his uncle restored to the kingship. Duncan's son William was a key supporter of David I.

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Duncan II

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Duncan II (d. 1094), king of Scotland (1094), was the eldest son of Malcolm III. He was given as a hostage following Malcolm III's submission to William I at Abernethy in 1072, and remained a captive in England until freed by William II in 1087. William II gave him military backing in a bid to oust his uncle Donald III from the kingship in 1094. He was killed by Mael Petair, mormaer of the Mearns, and his uncle restored to the kingship.

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Duncan II

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Duncan II (c.1060–94) King of Scotland 1094. He gained the throne through the support of William II of England, who provided the army with which Duncan defeated his uncle and rival Donald Bane. However, Duncan's English alliance was resented and he was murdered at his uncle's instigation.

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