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Constantine's reign of 43 years, exceeded in Scotland only by that of King William the Lion before the Union of the Crowns in 1603, is believed to have played a defining part in the Gaelicisation of Pictland, in which his patronage of the Irish Céli Dé monastic reformers was a significant factor.
Constantine, son of Cuilén (Middle Gaelic: Causantín mac Cuiléin; Modern Gaelic: Còiseam mac Chailein), known in most modern regnal lists as Constantine III [1] (c. 970 – 997), was king of Alba (Scotland) from 995 to 997. He was the son of King Cuilén.
King of Alba r. 889–900: Constantine II King of Alba before 879–952 r. 900–943: Eochaid King of the Picts r. 878–889: Malcolm I King of Alba c. 900 –954 r. 943–954: Indulf King of Alba r. 954–962: Cellach d. 937: Dub King of Alba r. 962–967: Kenneth II King of Alba before 954–995 r. 971–995: Cuilén King of Alba r. 967–971 ...
The English renewed their war with Scotland, and David was forced to flee the kingdom by Edward Balliol, son of King John, who managed to get himself crowned (1332–1356) and to give away Scotland's southern counties to England before being driven out again. David spent much of his life in exile, first in freedom with his ally, France, and ...
Causantín mac Cináeda [a] (Modern Gaelic: Còiseam mac Choinnich; c. 836-877) was a king of the Picts.He is often known as Constantine I in reference to his place in modern lists of Scottish monarchs, but contemporary sources described Causantín only as a Pictish king.
Prince Andrew (left) leads the line alongside Sarah, Duchess of York, Zara Tindall, Sir Timothy Laurence, Mike Tindall and Anne, Princess Royal at a memorial service for the late King Constantine ...
King Donald II was the first man to have been called rí Alban (i.e. King of Alba), when he died at Dunnottar in 900. [4] This meant king of Caledonia or Scotland. All his predecessors bore the style of either King of the Picts or King of Fortriu. Such an apparent innovation in the Gaelic chronicles is occasionally taken to spell the birth of ...
Queen Camilla led the royal family at the St George’s Chapel service, attended by a large number of Constantine’s family and foreign royalty, as the King is continuing to receive treatment for ...