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Duncan I was known as Duncan The Gracious, a title that was not entirely complimentary. His uncaring approach to matters of State made him unpopular both with his subjects and the Nobility . A weak ruler, he is chiefly known today through his connection with King Macbeth , which has been immortalized by William Shakespeare . The feud between these two when Prince s originated probably in a dispute over the succession to the Throne ; its details, however, are obscure, and the only fact which can be stated with any certainty is that Duncan I was slain in battle by Macbeth, near Elgin , Moray , on August 15 , 1040 . In 1039 , Duncan I marched south to besiege Durham , Northumbria , England , but was defeated with heavy losses. He also attempted to seize control of Moray, but was twice defeated by the Earl Of Orkney 's son, Thorfinn , before being killed in battle. He was killed at Bothnguane and buried at Iona . Details of Duncan I's marital life are a matter of debate among historians. The ''Scottish Regnal List I'' calls his wife Suthen, and John Of Fordun calls her a kinswoman of Siward Biornsson , Earl Of Northumbria . The United Kingdom 's official history of the monarchy states that she was Siward's cousin. Two of Duncan I's sons, Malcolm III Canmore (1058–93) and Donald Bane , were afterwards Kings of the Scots. Another son, Máel Muire , was the father of Matad , Mormaer Of Atholl , whose own son Harald Maddadson ruled in Orkney . Depictions in fiction He is featured in the Walt Disney Animated Television Series '' Gargoyles ''. He was the second person to use the Hunter persona. References
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