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	Much of his reign was spent fighting off [[Viking]] raiders, or trying to expand his [[kingdom]] southwards. In common with other rulers, Constantine ended up paying the Vikings off, year on year, to maintain the peace. <br>In 872 the assassination of the King of Strathclyde and his brother-in-law allowed him to absorb Strathclyde into Alba.<br>In 877 the Viking raiders from [[Dublin]] established a base in Fife, and, in trying to dislodge them, Constantine was killed, leaving a son, [[Donald II\|Donald]], who would take the throne 12 years later.		Much of his reign was spent fighting off [[Viking]] raiders, or trying to expand his [[kingdom]] southwards. In common with other rulers, Constantine ended up paying the Vikings off, year on year, to maintain the peace. <br>In 872 the assassination of the King of Strathclyde and his brother-in-law allowed him to absorb Strathclyde into Alba.<br>In 877 the Viking raiders from [[Dublin]] established a base in Fife, and, in trying to dislodge them, Constantine was killed, leaving a son, [[Donald II\|Donald]], who would take the throne 12 years later.

			{{Scottish Monarch \| ruler = Constantine I \| predecessor = [[Donald I]] \| successor = [[Aedh]] \| reign = 862-876}}
	See also:

	* [[Scottish kings]]
	[[category: monarchs (medieval)]]		[[category: monarchs (medieval)]]

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	Much of his reign was spent fighting off [[Viking]] raiders, or trying to expand his [[kingdom]] southwards. In common with other rulers, Constantine ended up paying the Vikings off, year on year, to maintain the peace. <br>In 872 the assassination of the King of Strathclyde and his brother-in-law allowed him to absorb Strathclyde into Alba.<br>In 877 the Viking raiders from [[Dublin]] established a base in Fife, and, in trying to dislodge them, Constantine was killed, leaving a son, [[Donald II\|Donald]], who would take the throne 12 years later.		Much of his reign was spent fighting off [[Viking]] raiders, or trying to expand his [[kingdom]] southwards. In common with other rulers, Constantine ended up paying the Vikings off, year on year, to maintain the peace. <br>In 872 the assassination of the King of Strathclyde and his brother-in-law allowed him to absorb Strathclyde into Alba.<br>In 877 the Viking raiders from [[Dublin]] established a base in Fife, and, in trying to dislodge them, Constantine was killed, leaving a son, [[Donald II\|Donald]], who would take the throne 12 years later.

			See also:
			* [[Scottish kings]]
			[[category: monarchs (medieval)]]

Simoncursitor at 12:10, 23 May 2005

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'''Constantine I''' was the son of [[Kenneth I MacAlpin]], and succeeded his uncle, [[Donald I]] on the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[throne]], in 863.

Much of his reign was spent fighting off [[Viking]] raiders, or trying to expand his [[kingdom]] southwards. In common with other rulers, Constantine ended up paying the Vikings off, year on year, to maintain the peace. <br>In 872 the assassination of the King of Strathclyde and his brother-in-law allowed him to absorb Strathclyde into Alba.<br>In 877 the Viking raiders from [[Dublin]] established a base in Fife, and, in trying to dislodge them, Constantine was killed, leaving a son, [[Donald II|Donald]], who would take the throne 12 years later.