Ædh

- 878

• Name	Ædh
  Nickname	Swift-Foot
  History	birth to death
  His name was also spelt Ethus. In 877, he was crowned the King of Alba, but only ruled for a year. [1]
  Death	878	Scotland   [1]
  He was killed by Giric Mac Dungal, a chieftain who lived in Dundrun, and was a leader among the Northern nobles, who was allied with the Thorestein. This was the first attempt of a rival clan to claim the kingship of both Northern and Southern Scotland. [1]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Constantin I of Alba, King of Alba,   b. Abt 836, Scotland d. 877, Inverdovat, Fife, Scotland (no longer exists)  (Age 41 years) > 2. Ædh   d. 878, Scotland > 3. Mælmuire ingen Cinaid MacAlpin   d. 913, Scotland ▻ Ædh Finnliath;   Rhun Mac Artgal   4. Fergus MacCinaid   5. Loern MacCinaid   6. Tenegus MacCinaid
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Eochaid Muinremur, King of Dalriada in Northern Ireland   d. Before 439  (13 x Great Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I22656
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Alba,   b. Abt 810, Scotland d. 6 Feb 859/60, Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner
  Marriage	Issue: 1. Constantine (____-952)
  Family ID	F8173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ædh( – 878) 2Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Alba(Abt 810 – 6 Feb 859/60) 4Alpin MacEochaid, King of Kintyre and Dalriada(Abt 778 – 841) 8Eochaid IV, King of Dalriada 16Æd Find, King of Dalriada( – 778) 17 9Fergusa 18Fergus, King of Dalriada( – 781) 19daughter of Foredach Wroid 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 878 - Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1466] Guido, Michael Anne. "Nes Fitz William and the Earls of Fife: The Origin of the House of Fife, 962-1129" , (Chobham, Woking, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 2, number 2, July 2006).