Name: King Aedh of Scotland Father: King Kenneth I Mother: unknown House of: MacAlpin Ascended to the throne: 877 Married: unknown Children: Constantine II, Donald (king of Strathclyde) Died: 878, killed by his cousin Giric at Strathallan Buried at: probably at Maiden Stone, Aberdeenshie Succeeded by: his nephew Eochaid
Aedh (Áed mac Cináeda) was the brother of Constantine I and son of Kenneth I. He was king for barely a year before he was killed by his cousin Giric at Strathallan, North of Stirling. Giric became a major influence in the reign of Aedh’s nephew Eochaid.
Timeline for King Aedh of Scotland
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878
Kenneth MacAlpin's son Áedh killed; Eochaid becomes king.