Kenneth mac Malcolm

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Kenneth mac Malcolm, better known as Kenneth II of Scotland, was a 10th-century king who ruled the Kingdom of Alba and is noted for his efforts to consolidate royal power amid dynastic conflict.

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Kenneth mac Malcolm canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scotland ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cináed mac Maíl Coluim ⓘ
Kenneth II of Scotland ⓘ
century 10th century ⓘ
conflict dynastic struggles among Scottish nobility ⓘ
countryRuled Kingdom of Alba ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
deathCause assassination ⓘ
deathDate 995 ⓘ
deathPlace Fettercairn ⓘ
Mearns ⓘ
dynasty House of Alpin ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gael ⓘ
linked to: Gaels
father Malcolm I of Scotland ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
governedTerritory Alba ⓘ
parts of modern Scotland ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
language Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
monarchOf Scotland ⓘ
name Kenneth mac Malcolm ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of royal power in Alba ⓘ
involvement in dynastic conflicts within the House of Alpin ⓘ
positionHeld King of Alba ⓘ
precededBy Dub mac Maíl Coluim ⓘ
predecessor Cuilén mac Illuilb ⓘ
linked to: Cuilén mac Ildulb
regionOfActivity Alba ⓘ
northern Britain ⓘ
reignEnd 995 ⓘ
reignStart 971 ⓘ
relative Cuilén mac Illuilb ⓘ
linked to: Cuilén mac Ildulb

Dub mac Maíl Coluim ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
royalHouse Alpin dynasty ⓘ
succeededBy Constantine III of Scotland ⓘ
successor Cináed mac Dub ⓘ
linked to: Kenneth mac Dubh

Constantine III of Scotland ⓘ
territorialExpansion strengthening of royal authority in northern Scotland ⓘ
title King of the Scots ⓘ

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Kenneth II of Scotland → alsoKnownAs → Kenneth mac Malcolm ⓘ
Kenneth mac Malcolm → name → Kenneth mac Malcolm ⓘ