Edgar, King of Scotland

Edgar or Étgar mac Maíl Choluim (Modern Gaelic: Eagar mac Mhaoil Chaluim), nicknamed Probus, "the Valiant" (c. 1074 8 January 1107), was King of Scotland from 1097 to 1107. He was the fourth son of Malcolm III and Margaret of Wessex but the first to be considered eligible for the throne after the death of his father.

Edgar
Seal of King Edgar, styles Edgar Basileus ("sovereign") of the Scots
King of Scots
Reign10971107
PredecessorDonald III
SuccessorAlexander I
Bornc. 1074
Died(1107-01-08)8 January 1107
Edinburgh
Burial
HouseDunkeld
FatherMalcolm III of Scotland
MotherMargaret of Wessex
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