NameCiniod II , King of the Picts
Death775
Misc. Notes
Ciniod (Gaelic: Ciniod mac Uuredech; English: Kenneth) was king of the Picts from c. 763 until 775. He was the first Pictish king of the House of Lorne (Cenél Loairn), an ancient house with its beginnings in the migration from Ireland of Celts to Dál Riata. Ciniod fought back attacks by the Dál Riata under the leadership of Áed Find in 768. Ciniod died in 775.