112. Kenneth\Cinaed II of Alba King of Alba, 32G Grandfather, M. Born in 0932 in Scotland. Kenneth\Cinaed II of Alba King of died in Fomela's Castle, Fettercain in 0995, he was 63. Buried in Isle of Iona, Scotland.
Kenneth became King of Scots in 971, when his predecessor Cuilen was
killed by the Strathclyde Britons. There are some indications that
Kenneth had a joint kingship with Cuilen's brother Olaf until 977, when
Olaf was killed. Kenneth led successful raids against Strathclyde in
both 971 and 972. In 973, Kenneth attended a conference of kings at
Chester, in England, which was probably organized by Edgar, King of
England. There is currently fierce academic debate about what actually
went on there, which will hopefully be solved by an article I will publish
on the incident in the near future. Kenneth appears to have a quiet, but
successful reign, was killed 'by treachery' in 995, and succeeded by
Constantine son of Cuilen, a distant cousin. It is possible that Kenneth
married an Irish woman from Leinster, as a twelfth - century Scottish
poem calls his son Malcolm 'son of a woman of the Leinstermen'.
Children:
1. Dungal, killed 999.
2. *Malcolm.
