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After his father's death, Kenneth succeeded him as the King of Dál Riada. His coronation took place in 840 or 841. One of the main sources on Kenneth's life is the 10th century Chronicle of the Kings of Alba which describes the reigns of Scottish kings from Kenneth I to Kenneth II (r. 971–995). [13] [14] [15]
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.
Domnall mac Ailpín (Modern Gaelic: Dòmhnall mac Ailpein [1]), anglicised sometimes as Donald MacAlpin and known in most modern regnal lists as Donald I (812 – 13 April 862), was King of the Picts from 858 to 862. He followed his brother Kenneth I to the Pictish throne.
Kenneth of Scotland may refer to: Kenneth I of Scotland, aka Kenneth MacAlpin, (died 858), king of the Picts and arguably the first king of the Scots; Kenneth II of Scotland, nicknamed "The Fratricide", (before 954–995), King of Scotland; Kenneth III of Scotland, nicknamed "the Chief" or "the Brown", (before 967–1005)
Died 13 February 858 Kenneth MacAlpin: Ciniod son of Elphin Cináed mac Ailpín Coinneach mac Ailpein Cenioyth [11] Ceniod [11] Unknown, but his descendants made him a member of the Cenél nGabráin of Dál Riata: Died 862 Domnall: Domnall mac Ailpín Dòmhnall mac Ailpein Donald MacAlpin Donald I Brother of Cináed Died 877 Causantín ...
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 ...