According to tradition, Kenneth I MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín) was the founder and first King of the Kingdom of Scotland (although he never held the title historically, being King of the Picts …

James I, who in 1603 became king of England after having held the throne of Scotland (as James VI) since 1567, was the first to style himself “king of Great Britain,” although Scotland and …

Sep 8, 2022 · Balliol was chosen to be King of Scotland by King Edward I of England but was not fully accepted by the Scottish nobility. He made a treaty with France which angered King …

Feb 14, 2023 · Historians generally agree that the first of the kings of Scotland was Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Dál Riata, who ruled over Scotland’s western seaboard, which took in much …

2 days ago · The earliest known King of the Scots was Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín), who is traditionally regarded as the first to unite the Picts and Scots under one crown in 843 AD.

Feb 26, 2024 · Fergus I, or Fergus MacFerchard is the legendary founding ruler of Scotland, the "first king of Scotland". He is said to have come to Scotland from Ireland about 330 B.C. to …

This section of our history covers the lives and reigns of all the monarchs of Scotland from the first Scottish King, Kenneth MacAlpin, who emerged from the mists of the Dark ages as the first …

Cináed mac Ailpin (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 …

The monarchy of Scotland originates in the 9th century with Kenneth MacAlpin, who united the Picts and Scots to become the first King of Scots, marking the beginning of Scotland's …

Explore the life and legacy of Kenneth MacAlpin, the founder of the Scottish kingdom and a pivotal figure in unifying Scotland during the early medieval period.