Nechtan mac Der-Ilei

Nechtan mac Der-Ilei
King of the Picts
Reign706–724 and 728–729
PredecessorBridei IV and Alpín I of the Picts
SuccessorDrest VII and Óengus I
Died732
FatherDer-Ilei

Naiton son of Der-Ilei (Old Irish: Nechtan mac Derilei; died 732), also called Naiton son of Dargart (Old Irish: Nechtan mac Dargarto),[a] was king of the Picts between 706–724 and between 728–729. He succeeded his brother Bridei IV in 706. He is associated with significant religious reforms in Pictland. He abdicated in 724 in favour of his nephew and became a monk. In 728 and 729 he fought in a four-sided war for the Pictish throne.

  1. ^ Clancy 2004, p. 127.


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