Duncan II of Scotland
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Donnchad mac Máel Coluim was King of Alba. He was son of Malcolm III and his first wife Ingibiorg Finnsdottir, widow of Thorfinn Sigurdsson, earl of Orkney.
Duncan II in his seal, the earliest seal of a Scottish monarch
Edgar, King of Scotland
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Edgar or Étgar mac Maíl Choluim, nicknamed Probus, "the Valiant", was King of Alba from 1097 to 1107. He was the fourth son of Malcolm III and Margaret of Wessex but the first to be considered eligibl
Duncan II of Scotland
…culminating with his death at the hands of his own subjects, attests to his unpopularity. He was a usurper in the eyes of the Gaels. His half-brother Edgar, King of Scotland, only managed to gain the throne due to the intervention of William II, his claims again opposed by most of the Gaels. The effects of Edgar's victory…
Seal of King Edgar, styles Edgar Basileus ("sovereign") of the Scots