Bridei V (
Gaelic
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* Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...
: ''Bruide mac Fergusa'') was
king of the Picts
The list of kings of the Picts is based on the Pictish Chronicle king lists. These are late documents and do not record the dates when the kings reigned. The various surviving lists disagree in places as to the names of kings, and the lengths ...
from 761 until 763.
He was the brother of
Ă“engus
In Irish mythology, Aengus or Ă“engus is one of the Tuatha DĂ© Danann and probably originally a god associated with youth, love,Ă“ hĂ“gáin, DáithĂ. ''Myth, Legend & Romance: An encyclopedia of the Irish folk tradition''. Prentice-Hall Press, ...
, whom he succeeded as king. His death is recorded by the ''
Annals of Ulster
The ''Annals of Ulster'' () are annals of History of Ireland, medieval Ireland. The entries span the years from 431 AD to 1540 AD. The entries up to 1489 AD were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe RuaidhrĂ Ă“ Luinďż˝ ...
'' and the ''
Annals of Tigernach
The ''Annals of Tigernach'' (Abbreviation, abbr. AT, ) are chronicles probably originating in Clonmacnoise, Ireland. The language is a mixture of Latin language, Latin and Old Irish, Old and Middle Irish.
Many of the pre-historic entries come f ...
''.
See also
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House of Ă“engus
The House of Ă“engus is a proposed dynasty that may have ruled as Kings of the Picts and possibly of all of northern Great Britain, for approximately a century from the 730s to the 830s AD. Their first ruler of Pictland was the great Ă“engus I o ...
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763 deaths
Pictish monarchs
8th-century Scottish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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