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Causantín mac Cináeda

836 - 877

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Causantín mac Cináeda (Modern Gaelic: Còiseam mac Choinnich; c. 836-877) was a king of the Picts. He is often known as Constantine I in reference to his place in modern lists of Scottish monarchs, but contemporary sources described Causantín only as a Pictish king. A son of Cináed mac Ailpín ("Kenneth MacAlpin"), he succeeded his uncle Domnall mac Ailpín as Pictish king following the latter's death on 13 April 862. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Causantín mac Cináeda is the 3,456th most popular politician (down from 2,794th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 29th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Irish Politician.

Causantín mac cináeda was most famous for his victory over the Vikings in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Causantín mac Cináeda ranks 3,456 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Kōtoku, Sajida Talfah, Fujiko Fujio, Harald Quandt, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, and Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator. After him are Otto Wille Kuusinen, Duke of Zhou, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Pál Teleki, Louis-Jules Trochu, and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 836, Causantín mac Cináeda ranks 3. Before him are Æthelberht, King of Wessex, and Thābit ibn Qurra. After him are Al-Musta'in, and Fujiwara no Mototsune. Among people deceased in 877, Causantín mac Cináeda ranks 5. Before him are Charles the Bald, John Scotus Eriugena, Halfdan Ragnarsson, and Ignatios of Constantinople. After him is Jayavarman III.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Causantín mac Cináeda ranks 48 out of 549. Before him are Iris Murdoch (1919), Enya (1961), John Boland (1870), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Cillian Murphy (1976), and Francis Beaufort (1774). After him are Gabriel Byrne (1950), Michael Collins (1890), Brendan Gleeson (1955), Brian Cowen (1960), John Flanagan (1873), and Ernest Walton (1903).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Causantín mac Cináeda ranks 8. Before him are George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769), Michael D. Higgins (1941), Bertie Ahern (1951), Harald Gille (1103), and John Boland (1870). After him are Michael Collins (1890), Brian Cowen (1960), Mary Robinson (1944), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110), and Brian Boru (941).

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