Kenneth II of Scotland

Cináed mac Maíl Coluim, anglicised Kenneth II (932–995), son of Malcolm I, became king of Alba in 971. He defeated northern rivals and raided northern England, and tradition says King Edgar recognised his rule over Lothian after his submission in 973.

In 995 he was ‘deceitfully killed’ at Fettercairn, and legend blamed Finnguala, who lured him into a booby-trapped cottage to avenge her son. Buried on Iona, he was succeeded by Constantine III; his son Malcolm II later became king.