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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 ]
Kings traced their descent from Kenneth MacAlpin (and not from his father, Alpín mac Echdach), and Irish genealogies in the Book of Ballymote and the Book of Lecan refer to the kindred as Clann Cináeda meic Ailpín by prioritising descent from Kenneth. [3] The origins of the family are uncertain. Later genealogies make Kenneth a descendant of ...
Kenneth MacAlpin is believed to have been born around 810 [11] [12] on the island of Iona, ... Family. The name of Kenneth's wife is unknown. There is a hypothesis ...
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 ...
Cináed mac Ailpín (Kenneth MacAlpin in English) defeated the rival kings, winning out by around 845–848. He is traditionally considered the first "King of Scots", or of "Picts and Scots", allegedly having conquered the Picts as a Gael, which is turning history back to front.
This is a family tree for the kings and queens of Scotland, ... MacAlpin King of the Picts 810–858/859 r. 841/843–858/859: Giric King of the Picts c. 832 –889 r.
MacAlpin/e: Crest: A boar's head. Motto: Cuimhnich bàs Ailpein [Scottish Gaelic, 'Remember the death of Alpin'] Plant badge: pine Chief: none Commander: Michael T. McAlpin, Armigers: eight MacAlpine armigers [184] No chiefly arms have been recorded in the Lyon Register. MacAulay: Crest: A boot couped at the ankle and theron a spur Proper. [185]
MacAlpine, McAlpine, MacAlpin or McAlpin is a Scottish surname. It may refer to: People. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items.