Kenneth II, King of Alba

932 - 995  (63 years)

• Name	Kenneth II
  	He was also known as Cinead. [1, 3]
  Birth	932	Scotland   [1, 2]
  History	He was also known as Kenneth II King of Alba. In 971, he was crowned King of Alba.  [3, 4]
  He was also known as Cinead. [1] In 971, he was crowned King of Alba. [1]
  Reign	From 971 to 995 (39 years)  [1, 3]
  King of Alba
  Death	995	Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  He was killed by his own men. [3]
  Siblings	1 brother
  > 1. Dubh, King of Alba   d. 966/67, Forres, Moray, Scotland + 2. Kenneth II, King of Alba,   b. 932, Scotland d. 995, Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  (Age 63 years) ▻ daughter of Leinster
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Eochaid Muinremur, King of Dalriada in Northern Ireland   d. Before 439  (16 x Great Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I3340	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Malcolm I, King of Alba,   b. 897, Scotland d. 954, Fordoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	daughter of Leinster  [2]
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  +   1. Malcolm II, King of the Scots and King of Strathclyde,   b. 958   d. 25 Nov 1034, Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Scotland (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Dunegal of Alba   d. 999, Scotland  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Suibne mac Cináeda of Alba   d. 1034  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Kenneth II, King of Alba(932 – 995) 2Malcolm I, King of Alba(897 – 954) 4Donald II of Alba, King of the Scots(862 – 900) 8Constantin I of Alba, King of Alba(Abt 836 – 877) 16Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Alba(Abt 810 – 6 Feb 859/60) 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 932 - Scotland Death - 995 - Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, 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). [S1484] Guido, Michael Anne. "Who was Malcolm, King of the Cumbrians? - A Study of the Kings of Strathclyde and Cumbria and Their Relationship to King Dubh's Descendants in the Work of Fordun and the Early Chronicles", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 2, number 3, January 2007). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).