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Battle of Alnwick is in 1050-1099 Norman Invasion.
On 13th November 1093 the Battle of Alnwick was fought at Alnwick, Northumberland [Map] between the forces of King Malcolm III of Scotland (age 62) and Robert de Mowbray 1st Earl Northumbria.
King Malcolm III of Scotland was killed at The Peth Alnwick [Map]. His son Duncan (age 33) succeeded II King Scotland. He died a year minus day later.
Malcolm's son Edward Dunkeld was killed.
Edward Dunkeld: he was born to King Malcolm III of Scotland and Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland. On 16th November 1093 Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland died three days after her husband King Malcolm III of Scotland and her son Edward Dunkeld were killed at the Battle of Alnwick.
Chronicon ex Chronicis. Malcolm, king of the Scots (age 62), and his eldest son, Edward, with many others, were slain by the troops of Robert, earl of Northumbria, on the feast-day of St. Brice [13th November 1093]1. Margaret (age 48), queen of the Scots, was so deeply affected by the news of their death, that she fell dangerously ill. Calling the priests to attend her without delay, she went into the church, and confessing her sins to them, caused herself to be anointed with oil and strengthened with the heavenly viaticum; beseeching God with earnest and diligent prayers that he would not suffer her to live longer in this troublesome world. Nor was it very long before her prayers were heard, for three days after the king's death she was released from the bonds of the flesh, and translated, as we doubt not, to the joys of eternal salvation. For while she lived, she devoted herself to the exercise of piety, justice, peace, and charity; she was frequent in prayer, and chastened her body by watchings and fastings; she endowed churches and monasteries; loved and reverenced the servants and handmaids of God; broke bread to the hungry, clothed the naked, gave shelter, food, and raiment to all the pilgrims who came to her door; and loved God with all her heart2.
Note 1. Cf. Ordericus Vitalis, vol. ii., p. 11.
Note 2. Ibid, pp. 12, 13.
History of the Dukes of Normandy by William of Jumieges. While this same William ruled the kingdom of England, Morel, nephew of Robert of Mowbray, Earl of Northumbria, slew Malcolm [13th November 1093], King of Scotland, who was making incursions into England, together with his eldest son and a great part of his army, in the borders of England. But Robert, when he afterward attempted to seize certain royal strongholds adjoining his county against the king’s will, was captured by King William’s soldiers, and by the king’s command remained long in chains, and, while King Henry already reigned, at last died in prison. Many have said that this fate befell him as just payment, because he had treacherously slain the King of Scotland, father of the most noble Matilda, who afterward became Queen of England. The lands which he had held in Normandy, and the greater part of his earldom, King Henry, once he was king, gave to Nigel of Albigny, a truly noble and worthy man. Nigel afterward married Gundrada, daughter of Gerald of Gournay, from whom he begot a son Roger of Mowbray, who, still a child, succeeded him when Nigel, having become a monk at Bec, granted to the same monastery great properties in England. The same Gerald, at the request of Hugh of Gournay, his father, who was also a monk of Bec, gave many things to that church, and at last, journeying to Jerusalem with his wife Edith, sister of William, Earl of Warenne, died on the way. The wife, returning, married Drogo of Monceaux, by whom she had one son, also named Drogo. To Gerald succeeded his son Hugh, who, by the sister of Ralph of Peronne, Count of Vermandois, begot one son, named Augeon. These things, concerning friends and benefactors of the Abbey of Bec, we have briefly mentioned here by anticipation. Now let us return to the proper order of the history.
Eodem Willelmo regnum Angliæ procurante, Morellus nepos Roberti de Moubraio comitis Northumbrelandiæ prædictum Malcomum regem Scotia irruptiones in Anglia facientem et filium ejus primogenitum, cum maxima parte sui exercitus in finibus Anglorum trucidavit. Hic autem Robertus, cum quasdam munitiones regias suo comitatui colliminantes contra voluntatem domini sui attentasset occupare, captus a militibus Willelmi regis, ipsoque jubente in ipsis vinculis diutius perseverans regnante jam Henrico rege, tandem in ipso ergastulo deficiens mortuus est. Dictum est a pluribus hunc talionem sibi redditum fuisse, quia regem Scotiæ, patrem videlicet nobilissimæ Mathildis postea reginæ Anglorum, dolose peremerat. Illius autem terram quam habebat in Northmannia et maximam partem prædicti sui comitatus, Henricus jam rex factus dedit Nigello de Albinneio, vero illustri et probo. Duxit postea idem Nigellus Gundredam filiam Giraldi de Gornaco, ex qua genuit filium nomine Rogerium de Moubraio, qui tandem adhuc parvulus patri suo facto monacho Beccensi et eidem loco magnam possessionem in Anglia conferenti, successit. Ipse etiam Giraldus, rogatu Hugonis de Gornaco patris sui monachi vero Beccensis, plura dedit eidem ecclesiæ, et tandem Hierusalem petens cum uxore sua Edithua sorore Willelmi comitis de Warenna, in ipso itinere mortuus est. Uxor vero inde rediens nupsit Drogoni de Monceio, ex qua idem Drogo suscepit unum filium nomine Drogonem. Successit prædicto Giraldo filius ejus nomine Hugo, qui ex sorore Rodulfi de Parrona comilis Viromandorum genuit unum filium nomine Augonem.Hæc per anticipationem de amicis ac benefactoribus Beccensis monasterii hic breviter commemoravimus, nunc ad ordinem historiæ redeamus.
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Chronicle of Henry of Huntingdon 1093. [13th November 1093] The same year Malcolm, king of the Scots, making a predatory inroad into England, was intercepted imawares and slain, together with his son Edward, who would have inherited his crown. When Queen Margaret received these tidings, her heart was troubled even imto death at her double loss; and going to the church she confessed and commimicated, and commending herself in prayer to God gave up the ghost. The Scots elected Duvenal, Malcolm's brother, king; but Duncan, the late king's son, who was residing as a hostage in the court of King William, by the help of that king drove out Duneval and was received as king : the following year the Scots, at the instigation of Duneval, treacherously put Duncan to death.
Chronicum Anglicanum by Ralph Coggeshall. King Malcolm of Scotland and his son Edward, along with many others, were killed1 by the knights of Robert, Earl of Northumbria. Upon hearing this news, Queen Margaret, overcome with grief, fell into illness and passed away on the third day [16th November 1093]. The Scots then killed their new king, Duncan, and appointed Donald Bán as their ruler.
Rex Scotorum Malcolmus et Edwardus filius ejus, cum multis aliis, a militibus Roberti Northumbrorum comitis occisi sunt; quo audito, regina Margareta pre dolore decidit in sgritudinem, et tertia die vitam finivit. Scotti regem suum Dunecanum peremerunt, et Duvenaldum sibi regem constituerunt.
On 16th November 1093 Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland (age 48) died three days after her husband King Malcolm III of Scotland (deceased) and her son Edward Dunkeld were killed at the Battle of Alnwick.