SCOTLAND, King Kenneth Macalpin I

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• Name	SCOTLAND, Kenneth Macalpin
  Prefix	King
  Suffix	I
  Birth	810	Isle of Iona, Argyleshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Temple
  Burial	Feb 859	Iona, Argyleshire, Scotland
  Death	18 Feb 859	Forteviot, near Perth, Scotland
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  Person ID	I70180	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	SCOTLAND, King Alpin ,   b. 778, Scotland Scotlandd. 20 Jul 834 (Age 56 years)
  Mother	SCOTLAND Queen   d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F32988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SCOTLAND Queen   d. DECEASED
  Children	+ 1. SCOTLAND, King Constantine I ,   b. 832, Iona, Alba Iona, Albad. 877, Forgan, Fife, Scotland (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F33635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Kenneth Mac Alpin, King of all Scotland 844-59, Conqueror of the Picts died 2-13-859-60. First King of all Scotland. United Scots and Picts. Ruled from 844 to 860 A.D. Blood line of Ephraim descended from Israel through Odin and descended through Anna, called in ancient extant pedigrees, "Cousin to the Virgin Mary." Correct name was Cennth, but was known as "Kinneth MacAlpin" or "Kenneth MacAlpine." --Other Fields Ref Number: 6098 Ref: Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America 973.D2ah - Vol. 2 Traditionally, the founder and first King of Scotland. About 834 he succeeded his father at first in Galloway as King of the Gaelic Scots and seven years later in a series of battles (841-846) he defeated the Pictish Kingdom. This led to a united kingdom of the Scots and Picts, known as Alban or Scotland since the kingdom is sometimes called Scone, after Kenneth's capital. His rule over the united kingdom lasted sixteen years, being succeeded by that of his brother Donald, who reigned for three years. Kenneth I moved to the chief seat of the kingdom from Argyll and Dalriada to Scone, while the chief ecclesiastical center was a Dunkeld, where he built a church to which he removed the relics of St. Columba. From these centers the Scottish monarchy gradually expanded. In later years, the King led six invasions of Lathian, southern Scotland, and then part of Sax Northumbria. ----------------------------- The History of Scotland - The Stone of Destiny The Celtic name of the stone upon which the true kings of Scotland have traditionally been crowned is Lia Fail, "the speaking stone", or the stone which would proclaim the chosen king. It was originally used as part of the crowning ceremonies of the Scots kings of Dalraida, in the west of Scotland, an area just north of Glasgow now called Argyll. When Kenneth I, the 36th King of Dalraida united the Scots and Pictish kingdoms and moved his capital to Scone from western Scotland around 840AD, the Stone of Destiny was moved there too. All future Scottish kings would henceforth be enthroned on the Stone of Destiny atop Moot Hill at Scone Palace in Perthshire. The stone in question is no ornately carved megalith, just a simple oblong block of red sandstone, measuring some 650mm in length by 400 mm wide, and 27mm deep: with chisel marks apparent on its flat top. So where did this magical or mythical stone originate from, and why was it held in such reverence by the kings of old? One legend dates back to biblical times and states that it is the same stone which Jacob used as a pillow at Bethel. Later, according to Jewish legend, it became the pedestal of the ark in the Temple. The stone was brought from Syria to Egypt by King Gathelus, who then fled to Spain following the defeat of the Egyptian army. A descendant of Gathelus brought the stone to Ireland, and was crowned on it as King of Ireland. And from Ireland, the stone moved with the invading Scots to Argyll. What is sure however, is that the Stone of Destiny remained at Scone until it was forcibly removed by the English King Edward ("Hammer of the Scots") after his Scottish victories in 1296, and taken to Westminister Abbey in London. The current Coronation Chair was made to house the stone in 1301 and it was first used at the coronation of Edward II, and England. Or can we even be sure of that? Still another interesting legend surrounding this mystical stone suggests that as King Edward I approached the palace, the monks of Scone hurriedly removed the Stone of Destiny and hid it, replacing it with another stone of similar size and shape. And it was this which the English King carried off in triumph back to London. Perhaps this legend is not so far fetched as it could help to explain why the Coronation Stone is so geologically similar to the sandstone commonly found around scone. And so it was on St Andrews Day, 30th November 1996, that 10,000 people lined Edinburgh's Royal Mile to witness the Stone of Destiny return to Scotland for the first time in 700 years. In a service at St Giles cathedral the Church of Scotland Moderator, the Right Reverend John MacIndoe, formally accepted the stone's return. But was this the real stone? A still further twist surrounds the abduction of the Stone of Destiny from Westminster by Scottish Nationaliss on Christmas Day 1950. Although the stone was eventually returned by the 'stone-nappers' in the following April, modern myth questions whether it was the actual Stone of Destiny that they returned! Whether the Stone of Destiny which is now proudly displayed at Edinburgh Castle is in actual fact the traditional coronation stone of Scottish kings it still remaains a powerful symbol of Scottish independence. SURNAME: Also shown as Kenneth DEATH: Also shown as Died 858