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The Rest of the Story: The Ancestors of Sarah May Paddock Otstott
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Bethóc (Beatrix) ( - )
| Name: | Bethóc (Beatrix) 1,2 |
| Sex: | Female |
| Father: | Malcolm II OF SCOTLAND (954?-1034) |
| Mother: | Unknown Irish woman from Ossory ( - ) |
Individual Events and Attributes
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Marriage
| Spouse | Crinan The Thane (978-1045) | |
| Children | Duncan I OF SCOTLAND (1001?-1040) | |
| Maldred OF SCOTLAND ( -1045) | ||
| Marriage | 1000 | |
Individual Note
Bethóc ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda was the eldest daughter of King Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, who had no known sons.
The strongest hereditary claim of succession to the Scottish throne therefore passed through Bethóc. Approximately 1000, Princess Bethóc married Crínán, Abbot of Dunkeld. The first son of this marriage was Donnchad I, who ascended to the throne of Scotland in 1034. Early writers have asserted that Máel Coluim also designated Donnchad as his successor under the rules of tanistry because there were other possible claimants to the throne.
It is possible that Bethóc had previously been married to Jarl Sigurd the Stout of Orkney, and to Findláech, the Mormaer of Moireabh. These marriages are, however, commonly attributed to another daughter of Malcolm II, Donada.
She is not to be confused with Bethóc ingen Domnaill Bain meic Donnchada.
SOURCE:
Anderson, Marjorie Ogilvy. Kings and Kingship in Early Scotland, 19733
Sources
| 1 | Weis, Frederick Lewis & Sheppard, Walter Lee, Jr, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700: Lineages from Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcolm of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and other Historical Individuals". p 161, 170-19. |
| 2 | Weir, Alison, "Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy" (Vintage, 2008). p 179. |
| 3 | "Wikipedia". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth%C3%B3c. |