Lady Macbeth

Gruoch (1007 - 1060) was the daughter of Bodhe, prince of Scotland. Gruoch was first married to Gillacomagnan, earl of Moray, of whom she had future king Lulach of Scotland. In 1032, her father arranged her marriage to Lord Macbeth, who would become king of Scotland in 1040. From then on, she is known as Lady Macbeth.

She appears in Shakespeare's play Macbeth, but the play, and the character of Lady Macbeth, are only very loosely based upon actual events. Lady Macbeth has become an archetypical character, providing the standard template for a wife pushing her husband to do harm through her own ambition.

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District is a short story by Nikolai Leskov, which inspired an opera by Shostakovitch, and a film directed by Andrzej Wajda.