He was executed.
Macbeth gets the title Thane of Cawdor. It's not clear what might have happened to any other titles, if any, Cawdor had.
thane of glamisthane of cawdorking
He gives him the title thane of Cawdor since the other Cawdor was a traitor
The Thane of Cawdor is going to be executed for treason as he betrayed King Duncan's army. Macbeth will be granted the title of Thane of Cawdor in his place.
In Act 1, Scene 2, lines 52-53 state "Assisted by that most disloyal traitor The Thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict..." The original Thane of Cawdor was executed for treason.
No, Thane of Cawdor is not pardoned by King Duncan. Instead, King Duncan orders Thane of Cawdor to be executed for betraying him and supporting the Norwegian king. Macbeth is then named the new Thane of Cawdor for his bravery in battle.
Ross uses the titles "loyal Thane of Cawdor" and "Greater Thane of Cawdor" to refer to Macbeth when he informs him of his new title.
The Thane of Cawdor is hanged by King Duncan, and the title is given to Macbeth.
he gave the title to Macbeth because the Thane of Cawdor committed treason and was executed for it.
That he will be king. They don't actually predict that he is Thane of Glamis or Thane of Cawdor, since these appointments have happened in the past, although Macbeth doesn't know about the Cawdor thing yet.
It's similar to a Lord, a position of power associated with wealth, land and heritage IHTH :)
MacDonwald the Thane of Cawdor(Whoops! Macbeth does, in fact, disembowel and decapitate Macdonwald, but Macdonwald is not the Thane of Cawdor.)