Alpin MacEochaid 
Alpin was born about 0778 in Kintyre, Diaraita, Alba. Alpin's father was Eochaidn of Argyll and his mother was Unuisticc Briude. His paternal grandfather was Aedh Find; his maternal grandparents are UNKNOWN Uurguist and ? Bruide. He was an only child. He died in Galloway, Alba.General Notes
REFN: 1600AN
REFN: P1600
Killed in battle with the Picts. King of Kintyre. Acceded to the throne 8
34.
Alpin II of Dalriada, also known as Alpin mac Eochaid was the father of Ke
nneth I of Scotland and Donald I of Scotland who united the Kingdom of t
he Scots and the Picts.
Little more is known about Alpin than his father Eochaid IV, who has be
en called in some acounts as the King "of Scotland". Alpin was certainly d
ead by 840, when his son took the kingship of Dalriata. A late source
states that he died in 834 fighting the Picts in Galloway. He did not succ
eed to the kingship.
He married a Scottish princess, who name is now no longer known, and had
his two sons by her.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0630 in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba d.~ 0673 in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba
- b.~ 0660 in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba d.0697 in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba
- b.~ 0690 in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba d.0733 in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba
- b.~ 0720 in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba d.0778 in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba
- b.~ 0670 in Diaraita
- b.~ 0695 in Diaraita, Alba d. in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba
- b.~ 0750 in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba d.0839 in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba
- b.~ 0778 in Kintyre, Diaraita, Alba d.20 Jul 834 in Galloway, Alba
- b.~ 0730 in Pictavia
- b.~ 0750 in Pictavia d. in Argyll, Diaraita, Alba
- b.~ 0718 in Pictavia
- b.~ 0735 in Pictavia
- b.~ 0720 in Pictavia
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Children
Kenneth I MacAlpin
Kenneth I was born about 0810 in Diaraita, Alba. He died in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland. He was buried in Isle of Iona, Scotland.
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