Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (45 page)

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Authors: Alison Weir

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KING ALPIN
He died on 20 July or in August, 834; he was killed whilst fighting the Picts in Galloway. His place of burial is not recorded.
He was succeeded by his son Kenneth.
Kenneth I
F
ATHER
:
King Alpin
(
see here
).
M
OTHER
:
a Scottish Princess.
S
IBLINGS
: (
see here
), under
King Alpin
).
KENNETH I
He succeeded his father as King of Galloway and other parts of Scotland on 20 July or in August, 834, and became King of the area known as Dalriada in 841. In 843/4, he became King of the Picts, thus uniting the old Gaelic kingdoms of Alba for the first time, and by 846 he was firmly established as King of Scotland. There is no record of his coronation.
Kenneth I married
a lady about whom no information exists, and had issue:
1  
Constantine I
(
see here
).
2  
King Aedh
(
see here
).
3  
Daughter
(name not known).
She married Run Macarthagail, King of Strathclyde, and had issue:
1 King Eochaid (
see here
).
4  
Daughter
(name not known).
She married Olaf the White, King of Dublin.
5  
Daughter
(name not known).
She married Aedh Finnliath, King of Ireland.
KENNETH I
He died in 859 at Forteviot, Perthshire, and was buried on the Isle of lona.
He was succeeded by his brother Donald.
Donald I
F
ATHER
:
King Alpin
(
see here
).
M
OTHER
:
a Scottish Princess
.
S
IBLINGS
: (
see here
, under
King Alpin
).
DONALD I
He succeeded Kenneth I in 859 as King of Scotland. There is no record of his coronation.
He was either killed in 863 in a battle at Scone, Perthshire, or died that year in his palace at Kinn Belachoir. He died unmarried and childless. His place of burial is not recorded.
He was succeeded by his nephew Constantine.
Constantine I
F
ATHER
:
Kenneth I
(
see here
).
M
OTHER
:
Unknown
.
S
IBLINGS
: (
see here
, under
Kenneth I
).

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