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{{Character
|title1 = Donald Bane
|image1 = Donald_Ban.png
|caption1 =
|aliases = ''Donald Ban''<br><small>(original French name)</small>
|species = [[Anthropomorphic Duck]]
|death =
|parents = [[Duncan I]]
|siblings = [[Malcolm Ceann Mor]]
|children =
|residence = [[Scotland]]
|first_seen = July the 20th, 1975
|in = ''[[The Famous Donalds]]''
|index = '''''[[:Category:Donald_Bane_stories|Donald Bane stories]]'''''
}}'''Donald Bane''' ('''''Donald Ban''''' in the original French) was a male [[Anthropomorphic Duck|anthropomorphic duck]].           
==Description==
The son of the King of [[Scotland]], [[Duncan I]], this Donald (a namesake and possible ancestor of the modern-day [[Donald Duck]]) stayed quiet for most of his life only to take over [[Scotland]] in his old age, hence the nickname of "Donald Bane", which meant "Donald the White" in Gaelic and referred to his distinctive white hair.

Donald Bane took the crown by having his nephew [[Duncan II]] assassinated; his ill-acquired reign did not last long, as Duncan's brother [[Edgar (King of Scotland)|Edgar]], with the help of the English, soon deposed him and took the crown for himself. Not showing himself a particularly merciful monarch, Edgar had his treacherous uncle blinded and imprisoned for life.
==Behind the scenes==
Donald Bane appears in the 1975 story ''[[The Famous Donalds]]''.

He is based on the historical [[wikipedia:Donald III of Scotland|King Donald III of Scotland]], nicknamed "Donald Bane" or "Donald Bain" and who appears in William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' under the name of Donalbain.
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