King Kenneth SCOTLAND, II
- Born: Abt 930-932, , , Scotland
- Died: 995, Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland
- Buried: Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland
 Another name for Kenneth was SCOTLAND King.
Ancestral File Number: 9G83-TS. User ID: 2420447332.
General Notes:
King of SCOTLAND Reigned 970/971-994/995.
BOOKS
Barber Grandparents: 125 Kings,143 Generations, Ted Butler Bernard and Gertrude Barber Bernard, 1978, McKinney TX, p83: "341A Kenneth II, (S of 325, F of 355)."
Kings and Queens of Great Britain, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romilly Squire, Taute, 1990: "Kenneth II Son of Malcolm I, King of Scotland 971-995, Killed 995."
Wall Chart of World History, Edward Hull, 1988, Studio Editions, Scotland 970: "Kenneth III, King of Scotland 970-995, Murdered..."
The Story of Civilization, Will Durant, Vol IV, The Age of Faith, Bk IV, The Dark Ages, Ch XX, The Rise of the North, Sec IV, Scotland, p501: "In 617 the Saxons under Edwin, King of Northumbria, had captured the hill stronghold of the Picts andnamed it Ed(w)inburgh; in 954 the tribes recaptured Edinburgh, and made it their capital..."
The New Columbia Encyclopedia, 1971, p1465, Kenneth II: "Died 995, Scottish king (971-995). The son of Malcolm I (reigned 943-954), he became king ofthe united Picts and Scots in 971 and immediately led a savage raid on the British in Northumbria. He is later listed, however, as submitting to the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar (973) and being granted by him the land between the Tweed and Forth Rivers. This is the earliest mention of the Tweed as the border between England and Scotland. Kenneth's reign also saw consolidation of his kingdom in the central area north of the Tay River. He was murdered as a result of a conflict with the mormaor (high steward) of Argyll."
ANCESTRY.COM
World Ancestral Chart No. 10002 Patricia (Downey) Adams Ancestors of Warren Cash 1760: Kenneth II of Alba Born ?Bef 971 <930-932 Scotland.
ANCESTRAL FILE
Ancestral File Ver 4.10 9G83-TS Died Abt ?932, WCWH Kenneth III Died Abt 995.
Marriage Information:
Kenneth married Queen Kenneth II SCOTLAND. (Queen Kenneth II SCOTLAND was born about 936 in , , Scotland.)
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