What is Donald III of Scotland?
{{Infobox royalty | more = | name = Donald III | title = King of Scots | image = Donald III of Scotland - 16th-17th Century.jpg | reign1 = 1093 – May 1094 | coronation = | predecessor1 = [[Malcolm III of Scotland|Malcolm III]] | successor1 = [[Duncan II of Scotland|Duncan II]] | reign2 = 12 November 1094 – October 1097 | predecessor2 = [[Duncan II of Scotland|Duncan II]] | successor2 = [[Edgar, King of Scotland|Edgar]] | heir = | spouse = | issue = | house = [[House of Dunkeld|Dunkeld]] | father = Duncan I | mother = | birth_date = 1034<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dunkeld-58 | title=Donald (Dunkeld) King of Scots (Abt.1033-abt.1099) &#124; WikiTree FREE Family Tree }}</ref> | birth_place = Perth, Scotland | death_date = 1099 | death_place = Rescobie, Kingdom of Scotland | burial_place= Dunfermline Abbey, [[Scotland]] |}}'''Donald III''' (c. 1032–1099), was [[List of Scottish monarchs|King of Scots]] from 1093–1094 and 1094–1097. He was also called Donald the Fair and Donald the White. His father was Duncan I of Scotland.<ref>Oram, Richard, ''The Canmores: Kings & Queens of the Scots 1040–1290.'' Tempus, Stroud, 2002. {{ISBN|0-7524-2325-8}}</ref> In May 1094, Donald's nephew [[Duncan II of Scotland|Duncan II]] stole the throne. Duncan was killed and Donald became king again in November 1094.<ref>John of Fordun, Chronicle of the Scottish Nation, ed. William Forbes Skene, tr. Felix J.H. Skene, 2 vols. Reprinted, Llanerch Press, Lampeter, 1993. ISBN 1-897853-05-X</ref> Donald died in 1099 and his nephew [[Edgar, King of Scotland|Edgar]] became king. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Scottish monarchs}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Donald 03 of Scotland}} [[Category:Kings and Queens of Scotland]] [[Category:1030s births]] [[Category:1099 deaths]] [[Category:11th century in Scotland]]