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Key facts
- Reign
- 862–877
- Predecessor
- Donald I
- Successor
- Áed
- Born
- c. 836
- Died
- 877, possibly Inverdovat, Fife, Scotland
- Burial
- Iona
- Issue
- Donald II , King of the Picts/of Alba
- House
- Alpin
- Father
- Kenneth I , King of the Picts (Cináed mac Ailpín)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Atholl
- Father
- Kenneth MacAlpin
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- monarch of Scotland
- Family
- House of Alpin
- Image
- Constantine I of Scotland (Holyrood).jpg
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- date of death
- 0876-00-00
- date of birth
- 0836-00-00
- Commons category
- Constantine I of Scotland
- place of burial
- Iona
- name in native language
- Constantine I
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Encyclopedic overview
Causantín mac Cináeda (Modern Gaelic: Còiseam mac Choinnich; c. 836 – 877) was King of the Picts from 862 until his death in 877. He is often known as Constantine I in reference to his place in modern lists of Scottish monarchs, but contemporary sources described Causantín only as a Pictish king. A son of Cináed mac Ailpín ("Kenneth MacAlpin"), he succeeded his uncle Domnall mac Ailpín as Pictish king following the latter's death on 13 April 862. The reign of Causantín likely saw increased activity by Vikings, based in Ireland, Northumbria and northern Britain. He died fighting one such invasion.
Sources
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Causantín mac Cináeda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.