The House of MacAlpine
The first Scottish royal house of a unified Scotland

One Eochiad IV, first King of Scots; m.sister and heiress of Constantine, King of the Picts; They had issue:

• A1. Alpín, King of Scots and Kintyre (III.834), King of Dál Riada, +killed fighting the Picts in Galloway, 20.7.834; m.N, Scottish Princess
  • B1. Kenneth I MacApline (Coinneach I), King of Scots and Galloway (843-859), King of Dál Riada (841-859), King of the Picts (844-859) - first king of a unified Scotland, +Forteviot, Perthshire 859, bur Isle of Iona; m.NN
    • C1. Constantine I, King of Scotland (863-877), +k.a.Inverdorat, the Black Cove, Angus 877, bur Isle of Iona; m.NN
      • D1. Donald II, King of Scotland (889-900), +k.a.Dun-fother 900, bur Isle of Iona; m.NN
        • E1. Malcolm I, King of Scotland (942/3-955), +killed by men of Moray 954, bur Isle of Iona; m.NN
          • F1. Duff (Dubh), King of Strathclyde (954-962), King of Scotland (962-967), +k.a.Forres by the men of Moray 967; m.NN
            • G1. Kenneth III, King of Scotland (997-1005), +k.a.Monzieviard ca 25.3.1005; m.NN
              • H1. Beoedhe, +before 1033; m.NN
                • I1. a son; m.NN
                  • J1. a son, +murdered in infancy in 1033
                • I2. Gruoch, "Lady Macbeth", *ca 1015, +after 1058; 1m: Gillacomgain, Mormaer of Moray (+burned alive 1032); 2m: Macbeth, King of Scotland (+15.8.1057)
                  • J1. [1m.] Lulach "the Simple", King of Scotland (1057-58), *ca 1029/32, +k.a.Essie in Strathbogie 17.3.1058, bur Isle of Iona; m.Finnghuala, dau.of Sinill, Mormaer of Angus
                    • K1. Malsnechtai, Mormaer of Moray, later a monk, +1085
                    • K2. a daughter; m.Aedh, Mormaer of Moray
              • H2. Giric, Mormaer or Subregulus (997-1005), +k.a.Monzieviard ca 25.3.1005
              • H3. Gillacomgain
            • G2. Malcolm, Prince of Cumbria, King of Strathclyde (973-990/1), +990/1
          • F2. Kenneth II (Coinneach II), King of Scotland (971-995), +k.a.Fettecairn 995, bur Isle of Iona; m.N, a princess of Leinster
            • G1. Malcolm II, Prince of Cumbria, King of Strathcylde (991-995)+(997-1018), King of Scotland (1005-34), *ca 954, +murdered at Glamis Castle, Angus 25.11.1034, bur Isle of Iona, last sovereign of the MacAlpine dynasty; m.N, an Irishwoman from Ossory
              • H1. Bethoc, Lady of Atholl and heiress to Scotland, +after 1018; m.ca 1000 Crinan "the Thane", Lay Abbot of Dunkeld (*ca 975, +1045)
              • H2. Donada, +after 1014; 1m: Findlaech MacRory, Mormaer of Moray (+ca 1004/05); 2m: ca 1005/08 Sigurd II Dagri, Jarl of Orkney and Caithness (+killed 1014)
                • I1. [1m.] Macbeth (MacBeatha), Mormaer of Moray (1032-57), King of Scotland (1040-57), *ca 1005, +k.a.Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire 15.8.1057, bur Isle of Iona; m.after 1032 Gruoch MacAlpine (*ca 1015, +after 1058)
                • I2. [2m.] Thorfinn, Jarl of Orkney and Caithness, claimant to the Scottish throne, *ca 1009, +ca 1056; m.Ingiborg (+before 1070), dau.of Finn Arnarsson of Vrjar, Jarl of Halland
              • H3. a daughter
            • G2. Dungal, +murdered 999, by his cousin Gillacomgain
    • C2. Aedh "Whitefoot", King of Scotland (877-878), +k.a.Strathallan 878, bur Maiden Stone, Aberdeenshire; m.NN
      • D1. Constantine II (Constantin II), King of Scotland (900-942), after his abdication he became a monk at St.Andrews, Fife, +St.Andrews, Fife 952, bur there; m.NN
        • E1. Indulf (Indulbh), King of Strathclyde (945-954), King of Scotland (954-962), after abdication became a monk, +killed by Viking invaders at the Battle of the Bauds at the Muir of Findichty, Banffshire 962; m.NN
          • F1. Colin Ring (Cuilean), King of Scotland (967-971), +murdered by Riderch of Strathclyde 971; m.NN
            • G1. Constantine III "the Bald", King of Scotland (995-997), +k.a.Rathinveramon 997
            • G2. Malcolm, alive in 1002
          • F2. Eochaid, +murdered 971 by the King of Strathclyde
          • F3. Olaf, King in Highlands (971-977), +murdered ca 977 by Kenneth II
        • E2. Cellach, +k.a.Brunanburgh autumn 937
        • E3. a daughter, m.937 Olaf Cuaran, King of Northumbria (+981)
          • F1. Gluniarainn, King of Dublin, +989
          • F2. Sihtric, King of Dublin, +1042; m.NN
          • F3. Reginald, +killed 980; m.NN
      • D2. Donald, King of Strathclyde, +after 908
    • C3. Abraruradh, Abbot of Glendochart and Strathearn
    • C4. a daughter; m.Run Macarthagail, King of Srathclyde
      • D1. Eochaid (Eochaidh), King of Scotland (878-889), +889
    • C5. a daughter; m.Olaf the White, King of Dublin
    • C6. a daughter; m.Aedh Finnliath, King of Ireland
  • B2. Donald I, King of Scotland (859-63), +killed in battle at Scone or died at Kinn Belachoir 13.4.863
  • B3. Giric
    • C1. Doungallas; m.Spontana, dau.of a High King of Ireland
      • D1. [possibly] Constantin; m.Malvina (his cousin) and his possibly issue were Clan MacGregor
      • D2. Fingon, his issue were Clan MacKinnon
      • D3. Giuare, his issue were Clan MacQuarrie

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