Constantine III of Scotland
Constantine, son of Cuilén (Middle Gaelic: Causantín mac Cuiléin; Modern Gaelic: Còiseam mac Chailein), known in most modern regnal lists as Constantine III (c. 970–997), was king of Alba (Scotland) from 995 to 997. He was the son of King Cuilén. John of Fordun calls him, in Latin, Constantinus Calvus, which translates to Constantine the Bald. Benjamin Hudson notes that insular authors from Ireland and Scotland typically identified rulers by sobriquets, noting for example the similarly named Eugenius Calvus (Owen the Bald), an 11th-century King of Strathclyde.
Constantine III | |
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King of Alba | |
Reign | 995–997 |
Predecessor | Kenneth II |
Successor | Kenneth III |
Born | c. 970 |
Died | 997 Rathinveramond near Perth |
Burial | |
House | Alpin |
Father | Cuilén, King of Alba |
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