Scottish Monarch. The son of King Malcolm III Canmore and Saint Margaret of Scotland, he succeeded his brother King Edgar to the Scottish throne in 1107. He was a strong ruler, a supporter of the church, and founded the Abbey on Inchcolm Island and a priory at Scone. He married Sybilla of Normandy, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. He died at Stirling at the age of 47. Having had no children, he was succeeded by his brother King David I.
Scottish Monarch. The son of King Malcolm III Canmore and Saint Margaret of Scotland, he succeeded his brother King Edgar to the Scottish throne in 1107. He was a strong ruler, a supporter of the church, and founded the Abbey on Inchcolm Island and a priory at Scone. He married Sybilla of Normandy, an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England. He died at Stirling at the age of 47. Having had no children, he was succeeded by his brother King David I.
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