Cináed (Kenneth) mac Ailpín -

- 868

• Name	Cináed (Kenneth) mac Ailpín -  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Kenneth, King of the Picts (north and east Scotland) 843-858, is often thought of as the first King of Scotland but this is not the case. That title really goes to his grandson Constantine II. What is true is that he came to power after a very complicated succession and is at the head of a dynasty that led Scotland for hundreds of years. In the battle of 839 against the Vikings, the King of the Picts and all his possible successors were killed. Kenneth was one of four contenders to the throne. Sometime between 843 and 848 he defeated the last of the contenders to become the undisputed King of the Picts. During his reign the Vikings continued to make gains in the surrounding regions.
  Died	13 Feb 868	Cinnbelachoir (unknown location)   [1]
  	He died of a brain tumor.
  Person ID	I3007	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Alpín mac Echdach -,   d. Abt 837
  Family ID	F1595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Constantín mac Cináeda -, King of the Picts,   d. 877   2. Áed mac Cináeda -, King of the Picts,   b. Bef 858,   d. 878  (Age > 20 years)   3. -   4. Máel Muire -
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Kenneth MacAlpin King of the Picts 843-858

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Ancestrial Roots. [S249] Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_MacAlpin