William fitz Duncan
1091 – 1153
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✓ William fitz Duncan, only child of Duncan II, King of Scots, by Ethelreda of Northumberland: John of Fordun's continuator records the rebellion of 'Macwilliam whose real name was Donald Bane, son of William son of Duncan the bastard' (his son by an earlier union); King Duncan's charter of 1093/4 refers to 'infans mei'. 'Willelmo nepote comitis' witnessed Earl David's foundation of Selkirk [1120]; 'Willielmus filius Dunecani nepos regis Scotiae et Aeliz de Rumeili uxor mea' confirmed gifts to Bolton Priory; fought at the Standard 1138; lord of Skipton and Craven in right of his wife, of Allerdale by inheritance from his uncle Waltheof. Children by Alice: William the Boy of Egremont, Cecily (Countess of Aumale), AMABEL (Lucy - our line), Alice. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), 'Scotland Kings: Duncan II; Descendants of William FitzDuncan (SCOTLAND.htm), read 27 Oct 2026'. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]