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- Byname:
- Malcolm The Maiden
- Born:
- 1141?
- Died:
- Dec. 9, 1165
- Title / Office:
- king (1153-1165), Scotland
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Malcolm IV
king of Scotland
Also known as: Malcolm the Maiden
Malcolm IV (born 1141?ādied Dec. 9, 1165) was the king of Scotland (1153ā65).
Malcolm ascended the throne at the age of 11. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and of Northumberland (d. 1152), and succeeded his grandfather King David I. Under Malcolmās predecessors, the kingdom of Scotland had been extended to embrace the modern English counties of Northumberland and Cumbria. In 1157, by a treaty signed at Chester, Englandās King Henry II forced the boy king Malcolm to surrender these counties in return for confirming Malcolmās rights to the earldom of Huntingdon.
Malcolm died young, unmarried (thus his nickname, the Maiden) and without issue, and was succeeded by his brother, William I the Lion.
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