Nechtan IV (also known as Nechtan mac Derile) was king of the Southern Picts from 706-724, and a member of the Strathclyde Dynasty. Although many details of his reign are unknown, he is best known for abandoning Celtic Christianity and turning to the church of Rome. He is believed to have evicted the monks of Iona for refusing to accept Roman Christianity in 716. He abdicated in 724 and retired to a monastery. Jump to: navigation, search The word king has many meanings: For the head of state, see Monarch. ... Events Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I begins the Great Mosque of Damascus Births Deaths Categories: 706 ... Events End of the reign of Empress Gensho of Japan Emperor Shomu succeeds to the throne of Japan. ... This article is about the ancient form of Christianity that existed in the British Isles until outlawed at the Synod of Whitby in 664 because of its competition with the Roman form of Christianity. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area - City Proper 1290 km² Population - City (2004) - Metropolitan - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost... A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ... Iona seen from Fionnphort, the ferry point on the Isle of Mull Iona, population 175, is a small island (1 mile wide, 3. ... Events April 19 - The monastery on the Island of Iona celebrates Easter on the Roman date. ...
In Irish mythology, Nechtan was the father and/or husband of Boann. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
Nechtan son of Derile or Nechtan son of Dargart (OIr Nechtan mac Der-Ilei or Nechtan mac Dargarto) (before 686–732) was king of the Picts in the early 8th century.
Nechtan was convinced by Ceolfrid, and the expulsion of clergy associated with Iona in 717 may be related to the controversy over Easter and the manner of tonsures; equally it may have been entirely unrelated.
Nechtan's attachment to Saint Peter may have led later chroniclers, writing in a period when Saint Andrew was of far greater importance, to have emphasised ninth century kings who had supported the cult of Saint Andrew.
The Picts were probably tributary to Northumbria until the reign of Bridei map Beli, when the Anglians suffered a defeat at the battle of Dunnichen which halted their expansion northwards.
In the reign of CÃnaed's grandson, CaustantÃn mac Ãeda (900–943), the kingdom of the Picts became the kingdom of Alba.
The Picts are often said to have practised matrilineal succession on the basis of Irish legends and a statement in Bede 's history.
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