Bridei (also Brude, Bruide, Breidei or Bred) is a name shared by a number of Pictish people, including: *

Bridei I of the Picts Bridei son of Maelchon (died 586) was King of the Picts from 554 to 584. Sources are vague or contradictory regarding him, but it is believed that his court was near Loch Ness and that he may have been a Christian. Several contemporaries als ...

(Brude son of Maelchon, 554–584), contemporary of Saint Columba *

Bridei II of the Picts Bridei son of Uuid (; died 641) was a king of the Picts from 635 to 641. The ''Pictish Chronicle'' king list gives him a reign of five years following his brother Gartnait III. His death is reported by the ''Annals of Ulster'' and the ''Anna ...

(Brude son of Foith, 635–641) *

Bridei III of the Picts Bridei son of Beli, died 692 was king of Fortriu and of the Picts from 671 until 692. His reign marks the start of the period known to historians as the Verturian hegemony, a turning point in the history of Scotland, when the uniting of Picti ...

(Brude son of Bile, 672–693) *

Bridei IV of the Picts Bridei son of Der-Ilei (; died 706) was king of the Picts from 697 until 706. He became king when Taran was deposed in 697. He was the brother of his successor Nechtan. It has been suggested that Bruide's father was Dargart mac Finguine (d. ...

(Brude son of Der-Ilei and Dargart, 697–706) *

Bridei V of the Picts Bridei V ( Gaelic: ''Bruide mac Fergusa'') was king of the Picts from 761 until 763. He was the brother of Óengus, whom he succeeded as king. His death is recorded by the ''Annals of Ulster'' and the ''Annals of Tigernach The ''Annals of ...

(Brude son of Fergus, 761–763) * Bridei VI of the Picts (Brude son of Ferat, 842–843) * Bridei VII of the Picts (Brude son of Fothel, 843–845) * Brude son of

Óengus I of the Picts In Irish mythology, Aengus or Óengus is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and probably originally a god associated with youth, love,Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí. ''Myth, Legend & Romance: An encyclopedia of the Irish folk tradition''. Prentice-Hall Press, ...

, died 736

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