Fergus I Mor "the Great" MacErca

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• Yrke: Konge av dal Riata

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Was the founder of Dal Riata dynasty of Argyll and Kintyre (Scotland). He came with his brothers, Angus and Loarn, from Ireland and established a settlement in Scotland. Acceded 490.

The Dal Riata, the people from which the Scottish kings are descended from, were originally settled on the north east coast of Ireland. Perhaps as early as the third century, and no later than the fifth century, they began to settle on the west coast of what is now Scotland. It is in the late fifth century that the names begin to take on some historical credibility. In any case, the ruling dynasty of the Dal Riata had established itself in the area corresponding to modern Argyll by the late fifth century. Almost all historians, with one or two notable exceptions, accept unbroken descent from Fergus Mor, the first king of Dal Riata, to the present day. Most historians believe that the long line of Irish Monarchs back to Adam were fabricated by medieval monks. Stuart begins his line with Eochaid Muinremur, Fergus' grand father.

Familie/Ektefelle/partner: Ukjent. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]

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• Yrke: Konge av Dal Riata

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Domangart succeeded his famous father, Fergus Mor, as king of Dal Riata (on the west coast of Scotland). His brief reign is only designated as "turbulent". He married an Irish princess called Fedlim the Fair.

Familie/Ektefelle/partner: Feidelm Foltchain. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]

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• Yrke: Konge av Scotland og Argyll

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King of Scottish Dalriada. Gabran's forces were defeated by the Picts in 558. He died in the same year, and was succeeded by Comgall's son Conall.

Gabran gave his name to the Cenel nGabrain, one of the four divisions of the Dal Riata. Most of the kings of Dal Riata, and later Scotland, were drawn from the Cenel nGabrain. Gabran's wife, Luan, was a daughter of Brychan II, King of Brycheiniog, shown elsewhere in this genealogy.

Familie/Ektefelle/partner: Lluan. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]

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• Yrke: Konge av Dal Riata

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Acceded about 574. Consecrated by his cousin St. Columba. In 575 Aedan attended the Convention of Druim Cett in Ireland, which apparently convened to decide the political relationship between Dal Riata and the kings of the Northern Ui Neill in Ireland, whose power was growing. In 581 he led an expedition to the Orkney islands, and he won a victory at the Isle of Man in the following year. In 590, he won a battle against the Maetae, his British neighbours, but lost two of his sons in the battle. In 596, in the first battle between Scots and English, two more of his sons were slain. In 600, he lead an army against the English of Northumbria, but was decisively defeated at Degsastan. He was victorious in a battle against the Picts sometime between 596 and 606.

Aedan's wife, Domnach was a daughter of Maelgwyn (Malgo) Hir "the Tall", Ruler of Gwynedd (shown elsewhere in this genealogy. He actually had at least three wifes, seven sons and several daughters, but names of all are not known.

Familie/Ektefelle/partner: Domnach. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]