| Bridei son of Der-Ilei | |
|---|---|
| King of the Picts | |
| Reign | 697–706 |
| Predecessor | Taran |
| Successor | Nechtan III |
| Died | 706 |
| Father | Der-Ilei |
Bridei son of Der-Ilei (Old Irish:Bruide mac Derilei; died 706) wasking of the Picts from 697 until 706. He became king whenTaran was deposed in 697.[1]
He was the brother of his successorNechtan. It has been suggested that Bruide's father wasDargart mac Finguine (d. 686) of theCenél Comgaill, a kingroup inDál Riata who controlledCowal and theIsle of Bute.[2] The parentage of his mother,Der-Ilei, is not certainly known.
As well as Nechtan, a number of other brothers, half-brothers, or foster-brothers of Bruide can be tentatively identified in theIrish annals: Talorgan son of Drest, Congus son of Dargart and Cináed son of Der-Ilei.[3]
Bruide was one of many important men ofIreland andScotland who guaranteed theCáin Adomnáin (Lex Innocentium; Law of Innocents) atBirr in 697.
A battle between the Picts and Saxons in 698 in whichBerhtred, son of Beornhaeth, was killed, is reported by the Irish chroniclers. A defeat of theDál Riata is reported in 704, either atLoch Lomond or by theLeven, but it is more likely to have been at the hands of the Britons ofAltclut than the Picts. Conflict inSkye in 701, where Conaing son ofDúnchad was killed, is most probably an internal conflict among the tribes of Dál Riata. It is reported in theChronicon Scotorum that the winter of 700 was so cold that "the sea froze between Ireland and Scotland".
Bruide died in 706 when his death is recorded by theAnnals of Ulster and theAnnals of Tigernach. He was succeeded by his brother Nechtan.
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| Preceded by | King of the Picts 697–706 | Succeeded by |
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