Bridei III

7th-century king of the Picts

Bridei III (616-693) was King of the Picts from 672 until 693,[1] he defeated the Northumbrian king Ecgfrith and killed him at the Battle of Nechtansmere in 685.

Bridei III
King of the Picts
Reign672-693
PredecessorDrest VI
SuccessorTaran
Born616
Probably Northern or Eastern Scotland
Died693 (aged 76-77)
Probably Northern or Eastern Scotland

References change

  1. Woolf, "Pictish matriliny reconsidered", pp. 160–162.