949 - 995 (46 years)| Name | Kenneth of Scotland [1] | |
| Title | King of Alba | |
| Suffix | II | |
| Birth | 949 [1] | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Military - Old World | He plundered Northumbria three times | |
| Religion | He founded a great monastery at Brechin | |
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Church - Cathedral at Brechin Brechin Cathedral dates from the 13th century. As a congregation of the Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian, the church is not technically a cathedral, in spite of its name. Immediately adjoining the cathedral to the southwest stands the Round Tower, built about 1000 A.D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brechin_Cathedral |
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| Death | 995 | Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland  [1] |
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| Burial | St. Oran's Chapel Cemetery-the Reilig Ourain, Scotland [1] |
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| Person ID | I1269 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | King of Scotland Malcolm Alpin MacDonald, I, b. 5 Oct 897, Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 3 Dec 954, Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland (Age 57 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Groa Thorsteinsdottir, b. 1014, Iceland d. 1040, Iceland (Age 26 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F2952 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Family ID | F14164 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Old World | | _Kenneth II of Scotland Cináed mac Maíl Coluim (died 995) was King of Alba (Scotland) from 971 to 995. The son of Malcolm I (Máel Coluim mac Domnaill), he succeeded King Cuilén (Cuilén mac Iduilb) on the latter's death at the hands of Rhydderch ap Dyfnwal in 971. The Annals of Ulster simply record "Cinaed son of Mael Coluim, king of Scotland, was deceitfully… |
| Places | | Church - Cathedral at Brechin Brechin Cathedral dates from the 13th century. As a congregation of the Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian, the church is not technically a cathedral, in spite of its name. Immediately adjoining the cathedral to the southwest stands the Round Tower, built about 1000 A.D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brechin_Cathedral |
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