House Alpin

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The House of Alpin was a dynasty of Scottish kings who ruled Scotland from 843 to 1058 . The name is derived from Alpin von Kyntire , King of Dalriada , the first ruler to unite Scotland. His son Kenneth I founded the dynasty.

The history of the house of Alpin was marked by civil wars and unrest, as well as conflicts with the Picts and England . Of the 19 kings of this house, only the first two died of natural causes while in power. The remainder were deposed or mostly killed, either in battles or by murder in the course of a coup.

One possible explanation for the violence in this era is the use of the tanistry system for succession to the throne. The king was chosen from a selection of different members of the royal family; the crown did not automatically pass to the eldest son. This system constantly led to conspiracies in the struggle for power. The drama Macbeth by William Shakespeare refers loosely to these troubled times, especially the reign of King Macbeth .

The dynasty of Scottish kings that followed was the House of Dunkeld . It was made by Malcolm III. founded, a son of Duncan I.

Kings of the House of Alpin

Surname Domination
Kenneth I. 843 to 858
Donald I. 858 to 862
Constantine I. 862 to 877
Aedh 877 to 878
Eochaid and Giric 878 to 889
Donald II 889 to 900
Constantine II 900 to 943
Malcolm I. 943 to 954
Indulf 954 to 962
Dubh 962 to 966
Culen 966 to 971
Kenneth II. 971 to 995
Constantine III 995 to 997
Kenneth III. 997 to 1005
Malcolm II 1005 to 1034
Duncan I. 1034 to 1040
Macbeth 1040 to 1057
Lulach 1057 to 1058

Tribe list

Until 889

  1. Eochaid IV , 781 king of Dalriada ; ⚭ Fergusa, daughter of King Fergus II of Dalriada
    1. Alpin , X 834, King of Kintyre
      1. Kenneth I. Macalpin, † 859, 841 King of Dalriada, 844 King of the Picts , 844 King of the Scots
        1. Constantine I , X 877, 863 King of the Scots - descendants see below
        2. Aedh Whitefoot , X 878, 877 King of Scots - Descendants see below
        3. Daughter ; ⚭ Run 872/877 attested, King of Strathclyde
          1. Eochaid , 877 King of Strathclyde, 878 King of Scots. 889 discontinued
        4. Mael Muire, † 913; ⚭ (1) Áed Findliath , King of Ireland, son of Niall Caille , † November 20, 879; ⚭ (2) Flann Sinna , King of Ireland, son of Máel Sechlainn , † May 25, 916
          1. ? Domnall, † after 911, King of Strathclyde
      2. Donald I , † probably 863, 859 King of the Scots
        1. Giric , † 889, 878 King of the Scots

Descendants of Constantine I.

  1. Constantine I , X 877, 863 King of the Scots - ancestors see above
    1. Donald II. Dasachtach, † 900, 889 King of the Scots
      1. Malcolm I , † probably 954, 942 King of the Scots
        1. Dubh , X 967, 962 King of the Scots - descendants see below
        2. Kenneth II , X 995, 971 King of the Scots
          1. Dungel, X 999
          2. Malcolm II , * probably 954, † 25 November 1034, 990/995 and 997/1005 King of Strathclyde, 1005 King of the Scots, around 1018 King of Scotland
            1. Bethoc; ⚭ around 1000 Crínán , X 1045, Mormaer von Atholl , Abthane von Dule and lay abbot von Dunkeld ( House Dunkeld )
              1. Duncan I , * probably 1001, X August 14, 1040, 1018/34 King of Strathclyde, 1034 King of the Scots ( House Dunkeld ) - descendants
            2. Donada / Plantula; ⚭ Sigurður Hlöðvisson , X April 28, 1014, Jarl of Orkney and Caithness
              1. Thorfinn Sigurdsson , † 1065, Jarl of Orkney

Descendants of Dubh

  1. Dubh , X 967, 962 King of the Scots - ancestors see above
    1. Malcolm, 973/990 King of Strathclyde
    2. Kenneth III. , X about March 25, 1005, 997 King of the Scots
      1. Giric, X at March 25, 1005
      2. Gillacomgain, X 999
      3. Boite (Bodhe)
        1. son
          1. Son , X 1003
        2. Gruoch ; ⚭ (1) Gillacomgain, X 1032, Mormaer from Moray; ⚭ (2) after 1032 Macbeth , X August 15, 1057, 1040 King of the Scots, son of Findláech of Moray
          1. (1) Lulach the Simple, * probably 1032, X March 17, 1058, 1057 King of the Scots
            1. Maelenectai, † 1085, Mormaer of Moray, then spiritual
            2. Daughter ; ⚭ Aedh (Óengus), Mormaer from Moray
              1. Gruaidh; ⚭ William FitzDuncan , † 1153/54, son of King Duncan II ( House of Dunkeld )
                1. Donald MacWilliam, X July 31, 1187 at the Battle of Mamgarvey Moor, Speyside
                2. Gospatrick MacWilliam, Lord of Airton, † before 1208

Descendants of Aedh

  1. Aedh Whitefoot , X 878, 877 King of Scots - ancestors see above
    1. Constantine II , † 952, 900 King of the Scots, abdicates in 942
      1. Cellach, X 937
      2. Indulf , X 962, 954 King of the Scots
        1. Culen , X 971, 967 King of Scots
          1. Constantine III , X 997, 995 King of Scots
          2. Malcolm
        2. Eochaid, X 971
        3. Olaf, X probably 977
      3. Daughter ; ⚭ Olaf II. Sihtricsson , King of York 941/943, 945/949 and 953/981 King of Dublin

literature

Remarks

  1. ^ Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, Origins, Kings of Scotland 834-1034 ( online, accessed June 7, 2019 )
  2. ↑ At Schwennicke's son Donald, 908 King of Strathclyde, of Aedh, 877 King of the Scots, with reference to offspring; see. [en: List of Kings of Strathclyde # King of Strathclyde / Cumbria] with descendants up to the middle of the 11th century