Kenneth I of Scotland

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Kenneth I of Scotland was a 9th-century king traditionally credited with uniting the Picts and Scots, laying the foundations of the medieval Kingdom of Scotland.

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Kenneth I of Scotland canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century Scottish monarch
King of Scotland
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Cinaed I
Cináed mac Alpín
linked to: Kenneth MacAlpin

Kenneth MacAlpin
Kenneth the Hardy
birthDate c. 810
burialPlace Iona
capitalDuringReign Forteviot
Scone
child Constantine I of Scotland
possible daughter married to Run of Strathclyde
Áed of Scotland
linked to: Áed son of Cináed
conflict Viking raids in Scotland
countryOfCitizenship Dál Riata
Kingdom of the Picts
deathDate 13 February 858
858
deathPlace Forteviot
Kingdom of the Picts
dynasty Alpin dynasty
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Gael
father Áed mac Alpín
linked to: Áed mac Cináeda
givenName Kenneth
historicalStatus semi-legendary in early sources
house House of Alpin
languageSpoken Old Irish
Pictish
legacy considered progenitor of later Scottish kings
mother unknown
name Kenneth I of Scotland
nativeName Ciniod mac Ailpín
linked to: Ailpín mac Echdach

Cináed mac Ailpín
linked to: Kenneth MacAlpin
notableFor being regarded as the first king of Scotland
founding the Kingdom of Alba
uniting the Picts and Scots
positionHeld King of Alba
King of the Picts
King of the Scots
linked to: King of Scots
predecessor Eóganán mac Óengusa
Áed mac Boanta
reignEnd 858
reignEndAsKingOfPicts 858
reignStart 843
reignStartAsKingOfDálRiata c. 840
reignStartAsKingOfPicts 843
religion Christianity
spouse unknown
successor Donald I of Scotland

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Donald II of Scotland relative Kenneth I of Scotland
Kenneth I of Scotland name Kenneth I of Scotland