Causantín mac Fergusa
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Causantín mac Fergusa was an early 9th-century king of the Picts whose reign marked a significant stage in the formation of the medieval kingdom that would become Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Causantín mac Fergusa canonical | 3 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century monarch
ⓘ
King of the Picts ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Constantine I of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantín mac Fergusa
|
| associatedDynasty | Pictish royal kindreds ⓘ |
| associatedWith | formation of the medieval kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| chronologyCertainty | approximate ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Pictland ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 820 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pictland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Picts (early period)
ⓘ
surface form:
Picts
|
| father | Fergus ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 9th century
ⓘ
late 8th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | represents a transitional phase from Pictish to Scottish kingship ⓘ |
| influenced | emergence of the Kingdom of Alba ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Gaelic ⓘ |
| linkedTo | early development of the Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| nameInModernEnglish |
Constantine I of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine son of Fergus
|
| notableFor |
being an early 9th-century Pictish king
ⓘ
role in the development of the early Scottish kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf |
Picts (early period)
ⓘ
surface form:
Pictish monarchy
|
| positionHeld |
Rex Pictorum (King of the Picts)
ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Picts
|
| predecessor | Caustantín mac Fergusa’s predecessor is uncertain ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Annals of Tigernach
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish annals
medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ |
| region | northern Britain ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 820 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 789 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceStatus | known primarily from sparse annalistic references ⓘ |
| successor | Óengus II ⓘ |
| territorialBase | eastern and northern Scotland ⓘ |
| title | rex Pictorum ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.