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Cuilén
Sign in to saveCuilén (also Culén, Cuilean, anglicised Colin; died 971) was an early King of Alba (Scotland). He was a son of Illulb mac Custantín (Indulf), King of Alba, after whom he is known by the patronymic mac Illuilb (also mac Iduilb, mac Ilduilb etc.) of Clann Áeda meic Cináeda, a branch of the Alpínid dynasty.
Person
- Died
- 0971-00-00
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Key facts
- Royalty.succession
- King of Alba (Scotland)
- Royalty.reign
- 967–971
- Royalty.predecessor
- Dub
- Royalty.successor
- Amlaíb and/orKenneth II
- Royalty.death_date
- 971
- Royalty.death_place
- Lothian (probable)
- Royalty.burial_place
- St Andrews
- Royalty.issue
- Custantín, Máel Coluim?
- Royalty.house
- Alpin
- Royalty.father
- Ildulb mac Causantín
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Key dates
- Died
- 971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Scotland
- Place of death
- Abingdon-on-Thames
- Father
- Indulf
- Sibling
- Amlaíb
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- monarch of Scotland
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Family
- House of Alpin
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Name
- The Alpínid dynasty
- Contested kingship and kin-strife
- Reign and death
- Interment and offspring
- Clann Áeda meic Cináeda power centre
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Cuilén (also Culén, Cuilean, anglicised Colin; died 971) was an early King of Alba (Scotland). He was a son of Illulb mac Custantín (Indulf), King of Alba, after whom he is known by the patronymic mac Illuilb (also mac Iduilb, mac Ilduilb etc.) of Clann Áeda meic Cináeda, a branch of the Alpínid dynasty.
During the 10th century, the Alpínids rotated the kingship of Alba between two main dynastic branches. Dub mac Maíl Choluim, a member of a rival branch of the kindred, seems to have succeeded after Indulf's death in 962. Cuilén soon after challenged him but was defeated in 965. Dub was eventually expelled and slain in 966/967. Whether Cuilén was responsible for his death is uncertain.