Constantine I of Scotland
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Constantine I of Scotland was a 9th-century king of the Picts and Scots whose reign was marked by persistent Viking incursions and the early consolidation of the Scottish kingdom.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constantine I of Scotland canonical | 3 |
| Constantín mac Cináeda | 2 |
| Constantine son of Fergus | 1 |
| Constantine son of Kenneth | 1 |
| Constantín mac Fergusa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1618761 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Constantine I of Scotland Context triple: [House of Alpin, notableMember, Constantine I of Scotland]
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A.
Donald III of Scotland
Donald III of Scotland was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose brief and contested reign followed that of his brother Malcolm III amid dynastic struggles for the Scottish throne.
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B.
Duncan I of Scotland
Duncan I of Scotland was an early 11th-century King of Scots whose reign and death in battle against Macbeth later inspired Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth."
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C.
Kenneth MacAlpin
Kenneth MacAlpin was a 9th-century king traditionally regarded as the founder of the Kingdom of Scotland, uniting the Picts and the Scots under his rule.
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D.
Alexander I of Scotland
Alexander I of Scotland was a 12th-century King of Scots known for consolidating royal authority and supporting ecclesiastical reform.
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E.
William I of Scotland
William I of Scotland, also known as William the Lion, was a 12th–13th century King of Scots whose long reign was marked by efforts to assert Scottish independence from English overlordship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Constantine I of Scotland Target entity description: Constantine I of Scotland was a 9th-century king of the Picts and Scots whose reign was marked by persistent Viking incursions and the early consolidation of the Scottish kingdom.
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A.
Donald III of Scotland
Donald III of Scotland was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose brief and contested reign followed that of his brother Malcolm III amid dynastic struggles for the Scottish throne.
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B.
Duncan I of Scotland
Duncan I of Scotland was an early 11th-century King of Scots whose reign and death in battle against Macbeth later inspired Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth."
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C.
Kenneth MacAlpin
Kenneth MacAlpin was a 9th-century king traditionally regarded as the founder of the Kingdom of Scotland, uniting the Picts and the Scots under his rule.
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D.
Alexander I of Scotland
Alexander I of Scotland was a 12th-century King of Scots known for consolidating royal authority and supporting ecclesiastical reform.
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E.
William I of Scotland
William I of Scotland, also known as William the Lion, was a 12th–13th century King of Scots whose long reign was marked by efforts to assert Scottish independence from English overlordship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century monarch
ⓘ
King of Scotland ⓘ King of the Picts ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Causantín mac Cináeda
ⓘ
Constantine I of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine son of Kenneth
|
| battle | Battle against Norse or Norse-backed forces near Inverdovat or Auldearn (traditions vary) ⓘ |
| conflict |
Norse raids in the British Isles
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Viking incursions into Scotland ⓘ |
| country |
Pictland
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of the Picts and Scots
Pictland ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 877 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Highland council area
ⓘ
surface form:
Inverness area (traditional)
|
| dynasty | House of Alpin ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Gaelic
ⓘ
Pictish ⓘ |
| father | Kenneth MacAlpin ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
post-union period after Kenneth MacAlpin’s rule
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transition from Pictish kingdom to Kingdom of Alba ⓘ |
| language |
Old Irish (Goidelic)
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Pictish ⓘ |
| mother | unknown ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflicts with Vikings
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early consolidation of the Scottish kingdom ⓘ rule over both Picts and Scots ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Óengus I of the Picts
ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Picts
King of Scots ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Scots
|
| predecessor | Donald I of Scotland ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Pictish territories north of the River Forth
ⓘ
emerging Kingdom of Alba ⓘ northern Britain ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 877 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 862 ⓘ |
| relative |
Donald I of Scotland
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Áed mac Cináeda ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Alpinid kings of early Scotland ⓘ |
| sibling | Áed mac Cináeda ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
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later medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ |
| successor | Áed mac Cináeda ⓘ |
| title |
King of the Picts and Scots
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Rex Pictorum (King of the Picts) ⓘ |
| uncertainBirthDate | c. 836 ⓘ |
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Subject: Constantine I of Scotland Description of subject: Constantine I of Scotland was a 9th-century king of the Picts and Scots whose reign was marked by persistent Viking incursions and the early consolidation of the Scottish kingdom.
Referenced by (8)
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