Malcolm I of Scotland
Maíl Choluim mac Domnail (Modern Gaelic: Mhaoil Chaluim mac Dòmhnall; 27 March 897 — 3 December 954) often known as Malcolm I was the King of Scotland from 943 until his death in 954. He was the son of Donald II of Scotland and Sigurda Mac Causantin. He succeded his first cousin once removed, Constantine II, who succeded Malcolm's father.
| Malcolm I | |
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| An artist's depiction of Malcolm | |
| King of Scots | |
| Reign | 3 May 943 — 3 December 954 |
| Coronation | 26 June 943 |
| Predecessor | Constantine II |
| Successor | Indulf |
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| House | Alpin |
| Father | Donald II of Scotland |
| Mother | Sigurda Mac Causantin |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Birth
Malcolm was born between 896 and 900 somewhere in Scotland. The place and exact time of his birth is unclear like many of the monarchs before him.
Reign
His reign began in 943, 100 years after Kenneth I. His reign lasted 11 years until 954. During his reign he married Bethoc. They had two children, Dub (later to be king) and Kenneth III (also to be king). He also may have had a child named Mogallus mac Malcolm, prince of Scots in 934, before becoming king.
Death
Malcolm died in 954. The throne went to Indulf, and later to his two sons Kenneth and Dub. After his death, many monarchs would take his name as king of Alba "Rex Alban" making him "according to some sources" the first king of Alba, instead of Constantine II.
Malcolm I, full portrait (1800s).
