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Kenneth's grandmother (Alpin's mother), is said to have been a Pictish princess, the sister of Constantine I and Óengus II. According to the Pictish tradition, a female representative of the royal dynasty could inherit the crown. [10] This origin gave Kenneth a legitimate claim to the Pictish throne. [9]
It has also been suggested that MacMhathain means son of the heroes. [3] The Scottish Lowland version of Matheson means simply son of Matthew. [3] Chiefs of Clan Matheson are descendants of Kenneth the first MacAlpin, king of Scotland. The Mathesons were granted lands by the Celtic Earls of Ross and settled around Loch Alsh, Lochcarron and ...
Said to have reigned three years in some lists; the myth of MacAlpin's treason calls the Pictish king Drest 848– 13 February 858 Kenneth MacAlpin: Ciniod son of Elphin, Cináed mac Ailpín, Coinneach mac Ailpein: Unknown, but his descendants made him a member of the Cenél nGabráin of Dál Riata
Family MacAlpin(e) is a Scottish clan without a Hereditary Chief recognized by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.However, following a Petition to the Lord Lyon King of Arms, a Family Convention (or Derbhfine) was held at Abbotsford House the home of Sir Walter Scott on 10 September 2016. [1]
The House of Alpin, also known as the Alpinid dynasty, Clann Chináeda, and Clann Chinaeda meic Ailpín, was the kin-group which ruled in Pictland, possibly Dál Riata, and then the kingdom of Alba from Constantine II (Causantín mac Áeda) in the 940s until the death of Malcolm II (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) in 1034.
The reign of Kenneth MacAlpin begins what is often called the House of Alpin, an entirely modern concept. The descendants of Kenneth MacAlpin were divided into two branches; the crown would alternate between the two, the death of a king from one branch often hastened by war or assassination by a pretender from the other. Malcolm II was the last ...
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In this pedigree, Alpín's father is Eochaid, an Irish name, yet he becomes the father of Cináed (Kenneth MacAlpin) and Domnall mac Ailpín. Cináed and Alpín are the names of Pictish kings in the 8th century: the brothers Ciniod and Elphin who ruled from 763 to 780. Alpín's alleged father Eochaid IV is not mentioned in any contemporary ...