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Áed mac Cináeda

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Áed mac Cináeda

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Also known as Aed mac Cinaeda

King of the Picts

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Type
Group
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1967-07
Active to
2022
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Key facts

Reign
877–878
Predecessor
Causantín mac Cináeda
Successor
Giric and Eochaid
Died
878, Strathallan
Burial
Iona
Issue
Constantín mac Áeda
House
Alpin
Father
Cináed mac Ailpín (Kenneth I)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Scotland
Occupation
sovereign
Position held
monarch of Scotland
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Aed or Aedh, king of Scots.jpg
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date of death
0878-00-00
place of burial
Iona
Commons category
Áed mac Cinaéda
date of birth
0840-01-01
name in native language
Áed
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Encyclopedic overview

Áed mac Cináeda (Modern Scottish Gaelic: Aodh mac Choinnich; Latin: Ethus; Anglicized: Hugh; died 878) was a son of Cináed mac Ailpín (Kenneth MacAlpin). He became king of the Picts in 877 when he succeeded his brother Constantín mac Cináeda. He was posthumously given the epithet "Fhionnscothach" (of the White Flowers) by the Duan Albanach.

Sources

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Áed mac Cináeda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.