Lulach
Lulach ( Lulach mac Gillai Comgain; * to 1029, † March 17, 1058 ) was King of Scotland from 1057 until his death. Lulach was the son of Gruoch, the granddaughter of Kenneth III. , And Gilla Coemgáin, Mormaer (or count ) of Moray. After his death, married Gruoch Macbeth and Lady Macbeth was named. Macbeth had seized in 1040, the Scottish crown itself by killing King Duncan I.. Malcolm, son of Duncan and Future King Malcolm III. , Who lived in exile at the English Court sought to recapture 1057 with English help the crown.
Urged by Macbeth's henchmen took over Lulach, the ( the Fool ) and "The Fool" ( the fool ) bore the epithet "the Simple", to 1058 the power. Allegedly, he was crowned in August 1057 in the Abbey of Scone in Perthshire. He is the first Scottish king, of which there are traditions for the coronation. The will to conquer Malcolm Lulach could not resist for long. After a few months of reign, he died on March 17, 1058 in an ambush in Essie, Aberdeenshire, a violent death, as did his stepfather Macbeth before him.
Lulach was the last representative of the house of skiing and therefore the last king of Scotland in direct Celtic tradition. He left from his marriage with Fimmghuala of Angus, a son, Maelsnectan (also: Malsnechtai ), but this should have chosen wisely for a life in the monastery. Other sources claim against Lulachs son had lived with the support of the men of Moray for some time in the resistance. Also a daughter, Aed of Moray is testifies.