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==Notable ceremonies and burials== * [[Saint Margaret of Scotland]] was buried here in 1093; on 19 June 1250 following her [[canonization]] her remains were disinterred and placed in a reliquary at the high altar. Her husband [[Malcolm III of Scotland|Malcolm III's]] remains were also disinterred, and buried next to Margaret. * [[Duncan II of Scotland]] 1094 *[[Edgar of Scotland]] was buried here in 1107 * Both [[Alexander I of Scotland]] 1124, and his queen [[Sybilla de Normandy]] 1122, were buried here * [[David I of Scotland]] was buried here (1153) along with his queen [[Maud, Countess of Huntingdon]] (1130) * [[Malcolm IV of Scotland]] was buried here in 1165 *[[Gille Brigte, Earl of Angus]] (buried here) *[[Adam, Earl of Angus]] (buried here) *[[Gille Críst, Earl of Angus]] (buried here) *[[Donnchadh, Earl of Angus]] (buried here) * [[Alexander III of Scotland]] (1286), was buried here, with his first wife [[Margaret of England]] (1275) and their sons David of Scotland (1281) and [[Alexander, Prince of Scotland|Alexander of Scotland]] (1284) * [[Elizabeth de Burgh]], wife of [[Robert I of Scotland]], was buried here in 1327 [[File:King Robert sculpture on the tower of Dunfermline Abbey..jpg|thumb|Tower sculpture]] *[[Robert I of Scotland|Robert the Bruce]] was buried, in 1329, in the choir, now the site of the present parish church. Bruce's heart rests in [[Melrose, Scotland|Melrose]], but his bones lie in Dunfermline Abbey, where (after the discovery of the skeleton in 1818) they were reinterred with fitting pomp below the pulpit of the New church. In 1891, the pulpit was moved back and a [[monumental brass]] inserted in the floor to indicate the royal vault. * Matilda of Scotland, daughter of [[Robert I of Scotland]], was buried here in 1353 * [[Anabella Drummond]], wife of [[Robert III of Scotland|Robert III]] and mother of [[James I of Scotland|James I]] was buried here in 1401 * [[Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany]] was buried here in 1420 *[[James Bruce (bishop)|Bishop James Bruce]], buried in 1447 * [[George Durie]] (d,1577) memorial in north aisle * [[Robert Pitcairn (commendator)]] (d.1584) memorial in north aisle * Birthplace, in 1600, of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]], the last British monarch born in Scotland. * [[William Schaw]], [[Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland]], was buried here in 1602: his tomb can still be seen. *[[David Lindsay, 1st Lord Balcarres]], son of [[John Lindsay of Balcarres, Lord Menmuir]] and father of [[Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres]], was married here in 1611
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