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Malcolm III of Scotland

1031 - 1093

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Malcolm III (Middle Irish: Máel Coluim mac Donnchada; Scottish Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Dhonnchaidh; c. 1031–13 November 1093) was King of Alba from 1058 to 1093. He was later nicknamed "Canmore" (Scottish Gaelic: ceann mòr, lit. 'big head', understood as "great chief"). Malcolm's long reign of 35 years preceded the beginning of the Scoto-Norman age. Henry I of England and Eustace III, Count of Boulogne were his sons-in-law, making him the maternal grandfather of Empress Matilda, William Adelin and Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malcolm III of Scotland is the 4,347th most popular politician (down from 3,778th in 2019), the 1,028th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 788th in 2019) and the 198th most popular British Politician.

Malcolm III of Scotland is most famous for his defeat of the Northumbrians at the Battle of Carham in 1018.

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Among politicians, Malcolm III of Scotland ranks 4,347 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria of Courtenay, Victoriano Huerta, Ranavalona III, Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, Walter Sans Avoir, and Antiochus X Eusebes. After him are Pacorus II, Mohammad Hatta, Şehzade Mehmed, Antonín Zápotocký, Emperor Go-Fushimi, and László Rajk.

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Among people born in 1031, Malcolm III of Scotland ranks 4. Before him are Roger I of Sicily, Shen Kuo, and Matilda of Flanders. After him are Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia, and Robert, Count of Mortain. Among people deceased in 1093, Malcolm III of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Bertha of Holland, and Olaf III of Norway. After him are Robert I, Count of Flanders, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Vsevolod I of Kiev, Constance of Burgundy, Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, Sophie, Countess of Bar, and Alan Rufus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Malcolm III of Scotland ranks 1,028 out of 8,785. Before him are Lewis Fry Richardson (1881), Danny Boyle (1956), Len Deighton (1929), Charles Lightoller (1874), Ida Noddack (1896), and David Cameron (1966). After him are Diana Wynne Jones (1934), Thomas Mun (1571), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Alexander Bain (1818), George Biddell Airy (1801), and Desmond Llewelyn (1914).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Malcolm III of Scotland ranks 198. Before him are Julia Gillard (1961), Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), David I of Scotland (1084), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), and David Cameron (1966). After him are Duncan I of Scotland (1001), John Balliol (1249), Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Robert III of Scotland (1330), Ed Miliband (1969), and Anne of York (1475).

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