Causantín mac Cináeda

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Causantín mac Cináeda was a 9th-century king of the Picts and early ruler of what became Scotland, noted for his role in the consolidation of the Scottish kingdom.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Causantín mac Áeda 1
Constantín mac Cuiléin 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century monarch
King of the Picts
early Scottish monarch
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Constantine son of Kenneth NERFINISHED
Constantín mac Cináeda NERFINISHED
associatedWith transition from Pictish to Scottish kingship
centuryOfActivity 9th century
child Domnall mac Causantín NERFINISHED
conflict Viking invasions of Scotland NERFINISHED
country Alba NERFINISHED
Pictland NERFINISHED
deathCause killed in battle
deathPlace Inverness area (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED
deathYear 877
dynasty House of Alpin NERFINISHED
ethnicContext Pictish-Gaelic milieu
father Cináed mac Ailpín NERFINISHED
Kenneth MacAlpin NERFINISHED
historicalRegion northern Britain
languageContext Old Irish
Pictish
nameInModernEnglish Constantine I of Scotland NERFINISHED
notableFor consolidation of the Scottish kingdom
early formation of the Kingdom of Scotland
opponent Vikings NERFINISHED
partOf early medieval Scotland
predecessor Áed mac Cináeda NERFINISHED
recordedIn Chronicle of the Kings of Alba NERFINISHED
Irish annals
reignedOver Kingdom of the Picts NERFINISHED
Picts NERFINISHED
early Kingdom of Scotland
reignEnd 877
reignStart 862
religion Christianity
roleInStateFormation helped lay foundations of the Scottish kingdom
sibling Áed mac Cináeda NERFINISHED
successor Domnall mac Causantín NERFINISHED
title King of Alba NERFINISHED
King of the Picts NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

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

Constantine I of Scotland alsoKnownAs Causantín mac Cináeda
Constantine II of Scotland name Causantín mac Cináeda
this entity surface form: Causantín mac Áeda
Constantine III of Scotland title Causantín mac Cináeda
this entity surface form: Constantín mac Cuiléin