Alpin II of Dalriada

Alpin II was a king of Dalriada and the father of Kenneth & Donald MacAlpin, his name was Aílpin mac Echdach in Gaelic, he ruled as king of Dalriada in 834 ^[1]and some even say he was king of Scots although his son was the first to be king of Scots in 843/848. He was born in 778 and died July 20th 834 fighting the Picts in Galloway, after his death Kenneth MacAlpin ^[2]became king of Dalriada but many others claimed the throne and he also become king of Pictland with the same happening there. He was buried later in July 834 in Galloway.^[3]

Alpin II
King of Dál Riata
Predecessor	Óengus of Pictland and Domnall
Successor	Domnall and Cináed and Áed
Born	778
Died	20 July 834 (aged 55/56) Galloway, Scotland

For Kenneth MacAlpin, son of Alpin, see Kenneth I of Scotland.

References

1. "Alpín MacEchdach | Britroyals". www.britroyals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
2. "Scottish Kings and Queens - Alpin to Malcolm II | Scots Connection". www.scotsconnection.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
3. "Alpín mac Echdach, Rí na Dál Riata". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2017-06-04.