Riderch II was, according to the
Harleian genealogies
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The Harleian genealogies are a collection of Old Welsh genealogies preserved in British Library, Harley MS 3859. Part of the Harleian Library, the manuscript, which also contains the ''Annales Cambriae'' (Recension A) and a version of th ...
, the son of
Eugein II, the son of King
Dumnagual III of Alt Clut. He is known only from this source, and there is no direct evidence he was king of
Alt Clut (the region around
Dumbarton Rock), although he is usually regarded as such by scholars.
[MacQuarrie, p. 12.] The Harleian genealogies indicate he was the father of
Dumnugual IV, evidently his successor as king.
Notes
References
* MacQuarrie, Alan, "The Kings of Strathclyde", in A. Grant & K.Stringer (eds.) ''Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community, Essays Presented to G.W.S. Barrow'', (Edinburgh, 1993), pp. 1–19
External links
Harleian genealogy 5
9th-century Scottish monarchs
Monarchs of Strathclyde
Year of death unknown
Year of birth unknown
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