Bridei mac Bili

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7th-century monarch Pictish king historical figure

Bridei mac Bili was a powerful 7th-century king of the Picts, best known for his military successes against the Northumbrians and for consolidating Pictish power in northern Britain.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bridei mac Bili canonical 2
Bridei I 1
Bridei III 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century monarch ⓘ
Pictish king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedWith Columban church ⓘ
Iona ⓘ
battle Battle of Dun Nechtain ⓘ
capital Fortriu ⓘ
century 7th century ⓘ
conflict Battle of Dun Nechtain ⓘ
Pictish–Northumbrian wars ⓘ
country Pictland ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfDunNechtain 20 May 685 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 693 ⓘ
deathPlace Pictland ⓘ
describedBySource Venerable Bede ⓘ
surface form: Bede
effectOfBattleOfDunNechtain halted Northumbrian expansion into northern Britain ⓘ
strengthened independence of Pictland ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicity Pict ⓘ
father Beli I of Alt Clut ⓘ
historicalSignificance key figure in the emergence of a unified Pictish kingdom ⓘ
influenced balance of power between Picts and Northumbrians ⓘ
knownFor Battle of Dun Nechtain ⓘ
consolidation of Pictish power in northern Britain ⓘ
military successes against Northumbria ⓘ
language Pictish ⓘ
mentionedIn Annals of Tigernach ⓘ
Annals of Ulster ⓘ
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
surface form: Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
notableWork defeat of Ecgfrith of Northumbria at Dun Nechtain ⓘ
opponent Ecgfrith of Northumbria ⓘ
parent Beli I of Alt Clut ⓘ
placeOfBirth Alt Clut ⓘ
politicalRole consolidator of Pictish kingdoms ⓘ
positionHeld Óengus I of the Picts ⓘ
surface form: King of the Picts
powerBase central Pictland ⓘ
predecessor Drest mac Donuel ⓘ
realm Fortriu ⓘ
region northern Britain ⓘ
reignEnd 693 ⓘ
reignStart 671 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Pictland ⓘ
resultOfBattleOfDunNechtain decisive Pictish victory ⓘ
successor Taran mac Ainftech ⓘ
title rex Pictorum ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Picts (early period) → notableRuler → Bridei mac Bili ⓘ
Pictland → associatedWithRuler → Bridei mac Bili ⓘ
Kings of the Picts → notableRuler → Bridei mac Bili ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bridei I
Kings of the Picts → notableRuler → Bridei mac Bili ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bridei III