Kenneth MacAlpin of Scotland
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Pictish: Cináed mac Ailpín (Modern Gaelic: Coinneach mac Ailpein), commonly anglicised as Kenneth MacAlpin and known in most modern regnal lists as Kenneth I (810 – 13 February 858), was a king of the Picts who, according to national myth, was the first king of Scots. He was thus later known by the posthumous nickname of An Ferbasach, "The Conqueror". The dynasty that ruled Scotland for much of the medieval period claimed descent from him, and the current British monarch, Charles III of the United Kingdom is descended from him through King James, Robert the Bruce and Malcolm III.
Paintings and Depictions of Kenneth MacAlpin
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Kenneth MacAlpin listed as Kenneth I by Alexander Bannerman in the 17th-18th century.
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Detail of the previous image.
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Frieze of Kenneth.
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Detail of the previous image.
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Further detail of the previous image.
Media related to Kenneth MacAlpin
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Scone Abbey, near where Kenneth founded the kingdom of Scotland (supposedly) between 834-848.
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Depiction of his brother Donald.