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Alpín I of the Picts

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If the report of 742 refers to this Alpín, then his father's name was Crup. Some versions of the Pictish Chronicle king lists include a king named Alpín son of Feret or Feredach, but this appears to be the later king,
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has been suggested, where his son was killed. A second defeat led to Alpín's flight and Nechtan being restored as king. Drest was killed the following year, but Alpín's fate is not known.
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king lists, is not mentioned at this time. In 726, the Annals of Tigernach report that "Drest was cast from the kingdom of the Picts and Alpín reigned in his stead".
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is reported in various sources. Alpín appears to have been the initial opponent of Nechtan and Óengus. He was first defeated by Óengus at Monaidh Craeb, for which
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say was besieged in 742, by whom is not said, is not known. Likewise, whether there is any connection between this Alpín and the
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to have abdicated in favour of Drest, entering a monastery. Alpín, who is associated with Drest in the
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notes that the capture of "Elén son of Corp and of Conamail son of Cano" is recorded by the
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Whether this Alpín has any connection to the "Elffin son of Crup" who the
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673. This Conamail was probably the Conamail son of Cano killed in 705.
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AT 726.4: Druist de reghno Pictorum iectus et Elphin pro eo .
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king lists give Alpín and Drest a five-year joint rule.
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This biography of a member of Scottish royalty is a
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Index

King of the Picts
Drest VII
Nechtan III
king of the Picts
Drest VII
Pictish Chronicle
Nechtan mac Der-Ilei
Annals of Tigernach
Pictish Chronicle
Alpín
Drest
Nechtan
Óengus
Moncreiffe Island
Perth
Annals of Ulster
Alpín mac Echdach
Dál Riata
Anderson
Annals of Ulster
circa
Alpín II
Annals of Clonmacnoise
Anderson, Alan Orr
ISBN
1-871615-03-8
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts
University College Cork
Annals of Clonmacnoise
Cornell

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