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'''Gruoch ingen Boite''' was the daughter of [[Boite mac Cináeda |
'''Gruoch ingen Boite''' was the daughter of [[Boite mac Cináeda]] son of [[Kenneth III of Scotland|Cináed III]].<ref>It is not entirely certain that the Cináed father of Boite was Cináed mac Duib rather than [[Kenneth II of Scotland|Kenneth II]]. Both possibilities are admitted by Duncan, p. 345, table A, although most sources, e.g. Woolf, favour Cináed mac Duib.</ref> The dates of her life are not certainly known. |
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Before 1032 Gruoch was married to [[Gille Coemgáin of Moray|Gille Coemgáin mac Maíl Brigti]], [[Mormaer of Moray]], with whom she had at least one son, [[Lulach of Scotland|Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin]], later [[King of Scots]]. Gille Coemgáin was killed in 1032, burned in a hall with fifty of his men.<ref>[[Annals of Ulster]], s.a. 1032.</ref> Gruoch's second marriage was to King [[Macbeth of Scotland|Macbeth]], again the date is unrecorded. No children of this marriage are known. |
Before 1032 Gruoch was married to [[Gille Coemgáin of Moray|Gille Coemgáin mac Maíl Brigti]], [[Mormaer of Moray]], with whom she had at least one son, [[Lulach of Scotland|Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin]], later [[King of Scots]]. Gille Coemgáin was killed in 1032, burned in a hall with fifty of his men.<ref>[[Annals of Ulster]], s.a. 1032.</ref> Gruoch's second marriage was to King [[Macbeth of Scotland|Macbeth]], again the date is unrecorded. No children of this marriage are known. |
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| Gruoch | |
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| Queen of Alba | |
| Spouse | Gille Coemgáin, Mormaer of Moray Macbeth, King of Alba |
| Issue | Lulach, King of Alba |
| Father | Boite mac Cináeda |
Gruoch ingen Boite was the daughter of Boite mac Cináeda son of Cináed III.[1] The dates of her life are not certainly known.
Before 1032 Gruoch was married to Gille Coemgáin mac Maíl Brigti, Mormaer of Moray, with whom she had at least one son, Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin, later King of Scots. Gille Coemgáin was killed in 1032, burned in a hall with fifty of his men.[2] Gruoch's second marriage was to King Macbeth, again the date is unrecorded. No children of this marriage are known.
Gruoch is named with Boite and also with Mac Bethad in charters endowing the culdee monastery at Loch Leven. The date of her death is not known.
She served as the model for the character Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. A slightly more accurate version of Gruoch appeared in the animated television series Gargoyles. She is also a central character in David Greig's 2010 play Dunsinane, in which she is known as Gruach and outlives Macbeth.
Notes
- ^ It is not entirely certain that the Cináed father of Boite was Cináed mac Duib rather than Kenneth II. Both possibilities are admitted by Duncan, p. 345, table A, although most sources, e.g. Woolf, favour Cináed mac Duib.
- ^ Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1032.
References
- Annals of Ulster (translation ) at University College Cork's CELT project.
- Duncan, A. A. M., The Kingship of the Scots 842–1292: Succession and Independence. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2002. ISBN 0-7486-1626-8
- Woolf, Alex, "Macbeth" in Michael Lynch (ed.), The Oxford Companion to Scottish History. Oxford UP, Oxford, 2001. ISBN 0-19-211696-7
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