Giric of Scotland

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Giric of Scotland was a 9th-century king of the Picts and/or Scots, remembered for his obscure and debated reign and his association with early unification traditions in medieval Scottish history.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century monarch ⓘ
King of the Picts ⓘ
Scottish monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Eochaid, King of Strathclyde ⓘ
linked to: Eochaid of Scotland

Kingdom of Alba ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland

Kingdom of the Picts ⓘ
linked to: Pictland
centuryOfActivity 9th century ⓘ
country Pictland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
deathDate c. late 9th century ⓘ
disputedFacts exact dates of reign ⓘ
extent of his kingdom ⓘ
genealogical origins ⓘ
relationship with Eochaid ⓘ
ethnicContext Gaelic ⓘ
Pictish ⓘ
father Dúngal (traditional attribution) ⓘ
hasRoleIn traditions of Scottish state formation ⓘ
historicalInterpretation sometimes viewed as an important transitional ruler between Pictish and Scottish kingship ⓘ
historicalStatus semi-legendary ⓘ
languageOfName Gaelic ⓘ
mentionedIn Chronicle of the Kings of Alba ⓘ
Scottish king-lists ⓘ
notableFor appearance in later medieval Scottish king-lists ⓘ
association with early Scottish unification traditions ⓘ
obscure and debated reign ⓘ
otherName Giric mac Dúngail ⓘ
Greg ⓘ
Gregory the Great ⓘ
Grig ⓘ
partOf History of medieval Scotland ⓘ
History of the Picts ⓘ
positionHeld King of Alba ⓘ
King of the Picts ⓘ
possibleCoRulerWith Eochaid, King of Strathclyde ⓘ
linked to: Eochaid of Scotland
predecessor Áed mac Cináeda ⓘ
region Northern Britain ⓘ
reignCharacterization poorly documented ⓘ
subject of scholarly debate ⓘ
reignEnd c. 889 ⓘ
reignStart c. 878 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
succeeded Áed mac Cináeda as ruler of the Picts/Scots ⓘ
linked to: Áed mac Cináeda
successor Domnall mac Causantín ⓘ
linked to: Domnall mac Ailpín

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Alpin → notableMember → Giric of Scotland ⓘ
House of Alpin → hasTitle → King of Alba ⓘ
linked to: Giric of Scotland
Dúngal (traditional attribution) → associatedWith → King Giric of the Picts or early Scots ⓘ
linked to: Giric of Scotland