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Thane (/ ˈ θ eɪ n /; Scottish Gaelic: taidhn) [1] was the title given to a local royal official in medieval eastern Scotland, equivalent in rank to the son of an earl, [2] who was at the head of an administrative and socio-economic unit known as a thanedom or thanage.
Crínán of Dunkeld, also called Crinan the Thane (c. 975–1045), was the hereditary abbot of the monastery of Dunkeld, and perhaps the Mormaer of Atholl. Crínán was progenitor of the House of Dunkeld, the dynasty which would rule the Kingdom of Scotland until the later 13th century. He was the son-in-law of one king, and the father of another.
Family tree of Scottish monarchs. This is a family tree for the kings and queens of Scotland, since the unification under the House of Alpin in 834, to the personal union with England in 1603 under James VI of Scotland. It includes also the Houses of Dunkeld, Balliol, Bruce, and Stewart . See also: List of Scottish monarchs - Scotland - History ...
Duncan I. Donnchad mac Crinain ( Scottish Gaelic: Donnchadh mac Crìonain; [1] anglicised as Duncan I, and nicknamed An t-Ilgarach, "the Diseased" or "the Sick"; [2] c. 1001 – 14 August 1040) [3] was king of Scotland ( Alba) from 1034 to 1040. He is the historical basis of the "King Duncan" in Shakespeare 's play Macbeth .
The House of Dunkeld (in Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chailleann, lit. 'Fort of the Caledonii' or "of the Caledonians") is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1286. The line is also variously referred to by historians as "The Canmores" and "MacMalcolm".
See Family tree of English monarchs, Family tree of Scottish monarchs, and Family tree of Welsh monarchs. This also includes England, Scotland and Wales; all part of the United Kingdom as well as the French Norman invasion. For a simplified view, see: Family tree of British monarchs .
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