Drest VII
Drest VII | |
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King of the Picts | |
Reign | 724–726 |
Predecessor | Nechtan III |
Successor | Alpín I of the Picts |
Died | 732 |
Drest was king of the Picts from 724 until 726.[1] He succeeded Nechtan mac Der-Ilei when the latter abdicated and entered a monastery in 724.[2]
Neither the Annals of Ulster nor the Annals of Tigernach, name Drest's father. The earlier versions of the Pictish Chronicle king lists simply name "Drest and Elpin" as kings after Nechtan. However, a late version, which includes Nechtan's second reign in 728–729, makes Drest's father one Talorgan.[3] This version includes the otherwise unknown Carnach son of Ferach and Óengus son of Bridei and is generally not such as would inspire great confidence.
Since Nechtan abdicated in favour of Drest, some kinship between them seems probable. A number of Nechtan's sons are reported to have died, so that Drest, whether a nephew, a son-in-law or cousin may have been Nechtan's nearest male kin. It may be that Drest was the son of the Talorg son of Drostan, "brother of Nechtan" – a half-brother or perhaps a foster brother – who had been imprisoned in 713.
Whatever his descent, Drest's rule appears to have been quickly challenged. In 725, Simul son of Drest was imprisoned, but by whom is unknown. In 726 Nechtan was imprisoned by Drest, following which Alpín, the Alpín of the king lists, deposed Drest.[4]
By 728 it appears that Drest, Nechtan, Alpín and Óengus mac Fergusa were engaged in a war for the Pictish throne. Drest was killed in battle against Óengus at Dromo Dergg Blathuug (possibly Drumderg, near Blairgowrie) in 729.
Whether there is any relationship between this Drest and the Talorgan son of Drest, king of Atholl, who was killed by drowning in 739, can only be speculation. Drest, Talorgan, and their variants are common Pictish names, too common for any argument on the basis of anthroponymy to be entirely convincing.
References
- ^ Ross, Alasdair (1999). "Pictish Matriliny?". Northern Studies. 34: 11–22. ISSN 0305-506X.
- ^ Miller, Molly (1979). "The Disputed Historical Horizon of the Pictish King-Lists". The Scottish Historical Review. 58 (165): 1–34. ISSN 0036-9241. JSTOR 25529317.
- ^ Fisher, John H. (1957). "Tristan and Courtly Adultery". Comparative Literature. 9 (2): 150–164. doi:10.2307/1768881. ISSN 0010-4124. JSTOR 1768881.
- ^ Evans, Nicholas (May 2008). "Royal succession and kingship among the Picts". The Innes Review. 59 (1): 1–48. doi:10.3366/E0020157X08000140. hdl:20.500.11820/657d2747-c29d-4254-989d-eb23970a9684. ISSN 0020-157X.
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Preceded by Nechtan III | King of the Picts 724–726 | Succeeded by |
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- Drest I
- Talorc I
- Nechtan I
- Drest II
- Galan Erilich
- Drest III
- Drest IV
- Gartnait I
- Cailtram
- Talorc II
- Drest V
- Galam Cennalath
- Bridei I
- Gartnait II
- Nechtan II
- Cinioch
- Gartnait III
- Bridei II
- Talorc III
- Talorgan I
- Gartnait IV
- Drest VI
- Bridei III
- Taran
- Bridei IV
- Nechtan III
- Drest VII
- Alpín I
- Óengus I
- Bridei V
- Ciniod I
- Alpín II
- Talorgan II
- Drest VIII
- Conall
- Constantine (I)
- Óengus II
- Drest IX
- Uuen
- Uurad
- Bridei VI
- Ciniod II
- Bridei VII
- Drest X
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- Kenneth I MacAlpin
- Donald I
- Constantine I (II)
- Áed
- Giric
- Eochaid (uncertain)
- Donald II
- Constantine II (III)
- Malcolm I
- Indulf
- Dub
- Cuilén
- Amlaíb
- Kenneth II
- Constantine III (IV)
- Kenneth III
- Malcolm II
- Duncan I
- Macbeth
- Lulach
- Malcolm III Canmore
- Donald III
- Duncan II
- Donald III
- Edgar
- Alexander I
- David I
- Malcolm IV
- William I the Lion
- Alexander II
- Alexander III
- Margaret
- First Interregnum
- John
- Second Interregnum
- Robert I
- David II
- Robert II
- Robert III
- James I
- James II
- James III
- James IV
- James V
- Mary
- James VI1
- Charles I1
- Charles II1
- James VII1
- Mary II1
- William II1
- Anne1
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