Crínán of Dunkeld -

- 1045

• Name	Crínán of Dunkeld -  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	From Wikipedia: Crínán of Dunkeld was the lay abbot of the diocese of Dunkeld, and perhaps the Mormaer of Atholl. Crínán was progenitor of the House of Dunkeld, the dynasty which would rule Scotland until the later 13th century. Crinán was married to Bethoc, daughter of King Malcolm II of Scotland (reigned 1005–1034). As Malcolm II had no son, the strongest hereditary claim to the Scottish throne descended through Bethóc, and Crinán's eldest son Donnchad I (reigned 1034–1040), became King of Scots. Some sources indicate that Malcolm II designated Duncan as his successor under the rules of tanistry because there were other possible claimants to the throne. Crinán's second son, Maldred of Allerdale, held the title of Lord of Cumbria. It is said that from him, the Earls of Dunbar, for example Patrick Dunbar, 9th Earl of Dunbar, descend in unbroken male line. Crinán was killed in battle in 1045 at Dunkeld. Sir Iain Moncreiffe argued he belonged to a Scottish sept of the Irish Cenél Conaill royal dynasty. The monastery of Saint Columba was founded on the north bank of the River Tay in the 6th century or early 7th century following the expedition of Columba into the land of the Picts. Probably originally constructed as a simple group of wattle huts, the monastery - or at least its church - was rebuilt in the 9th century by Kenneth I of Scotland (reigned 843–858). Caustantín of the Picts brought Scotland's share of the relics of Columba from Iona to Dunkeld at the same time others were taken to Kells in Ireland, to protect them from Viking raids. Dunkeld became the prime bishopric in eastern Scotland until supplanted in importance by St Andrews since the 10th century. While the title of Hereditary Lay Abbot was a feudal position that was often exercised in name only, Crinán does seem to have acted as Abbot in charge of the monastery in his time. He was thus a man of high position in both clerical and secular society.
  Died	1045	Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I2676	Our Family
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2016

  
  

  Family	Bethóc -
  Married	Abt 1000  [1]
  Children	1. Duncan I (Donnchad mac Crínáin) -, King of Scotland,   d. 14 Aug 1040, Pitgaveny, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland   2. Maldred Maldred of Allerdale -, Lord of Cumbria,   d. 1045
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 1045 - Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Ancestrial Roots. [S249] Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%ADn%C3%A1n_of_Dunkeld