Causantín mac Cináeda. Information about Constantine MacAlpin I Of Scotland. Constantine MacAlpin I Of Scotland (b. 836, d. 877) Constantine MacAlpin I Of Scotland (son of Kenneth MacAlpin I Of Scotland) was born 836 in Scotland, and died 877 in Forteviot, Scotland.
Notes for Constantine MacAlpin I Of Scotland:(r. 862-77) Constantine was the son of Kenneth I. The Norse invaded his kingdom several times, and he was killed in battle against them at Forgan, Fife in 877. Constantine I (Causantín mac Cináeda) (836-877), son of King Kenneth I MacAlpin, became king of the Scots and the Picts in 863 when he succeeded his uncle Donald I. Constantine was a warrior king. The year 864 saw the rampage of the Norsemen led by Olaf the White from Dublin. Although usually confident in battle, Constantine often resorted to tactics of bribery and payoffs to his rivals in order to keep the peace.
He was killed in battle against the Vikings in 877 at the "Black Cave" (Inverdovat) in Forgan, Fife. Nstantine I of Scotland. Constantine I, or Caustantin mac Cinaeda, the eldest son of Kenneth MacAlpin, succeeded his uncle Donald I .
He was nicknamed An Finn-Shoichleach, "The Wine-Bountiful". Early Scottish Kings were appointed by the Celtic system of tanistry, a tanist or tanaise (literally the expected one) the successor to the King, was not neccesarily his eldest son, but was designated from among a group of his kindred, chosen during the life of the reigning King. This pattern of succession can be previously discerned amongst the ancient Kings of Dalraida. The establishment of this custom had begun in the reign of Constantine's predecessor, Donald and is spoken of in the Pictish chronicle.
See Genealogy. King Constantine's reign was marked, like those of his immediate predecessors, by conflict with the Vikings. They cut off the water supply and having 'Wasted the people who were in it by hunger and thirst', they forced the Britons to surrender. Iona Abbey Iona Abbey was founded by St. Nstantine I Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland. Constantine I (a.k.a.
Causantín mac Cináeda) lived from 836 to 877 and was King of the Picts and Scots from 863 to 877. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. Constantine was the son of King Kenneth I and came to the throne following the death of his uncle, Donald I. King Constantine I of Scotland. Books & Posters House of MacAlpin Family Tree English King or Queen at the Time Name: King Constantine I of ScotlandFather: King Kenneth IMother: unknownRelation to Elizabeth II: 32nd great-grandfatherHouse of: MacAlpinAscended to the throne: 863Married: unknownChildren: Donald IIDied: 877, in battle against the Danes at Inverdorat, AngusBuried at: Isle of IonaSucceeded by: his brother Aedh Constantine (Constantín mac Cináeda) son of Kenneth MacAlpin and brother of Aedh, he became king on the death of his uncle Donald.
For much of his reign he was faced with repeated attacks from Vikings including the forces of Olaf the White based in Dublin who reportedly took many Albans and Britons as slaves. Olaf besieged and sacked Dumbarton. The Strathclyde king Artgal survived, but was assassinated the following year with the connivance of Constantine. In 875 Constantine was killed fighting the Vikings at Inverdovat, near Newport-on-Tay, Angus. Scotland's History - Constantine II, King of Alba. Constantine I Mac Kenneth (mac Cináeda), King of Picts and Scots (c.836 - 877. Constantine spent most of his reign fighting to consolidate and expand upon the Kingdom of Scotland created when Kenneth I had brought together the crowns of the Scots and the Picts to form the beginnings of what became known as Alba.
To the south he battled against the King of Strathclyde. This culminated when he arranged the death of the King of Strathclyde in 872. He replaced him with his own brother in law, Rhun: effectively making Strathclyde a subordinate kingdom to Alba. Constantine I MacAlpin, King of Scotland b. 836 Scotland d. 877 Inverdovat, Forgan, Fifeshire, Scotland: Genealogy 4U.