Fergus (died 501), king of the Dál Riata

Also known as Fergus II and Fergus Mór.

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: (died 501).

The date is given by Anderson and by Baldwin (who gives it a question mark). The death is recorded in the Annals of Tigernach s.a. 501 and in the Chronicon Scotorum s.a. 499.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

(supposed) Father: Ercc.

Baldwin gives a good commentary on the genealogical issues surrounding Fergus.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: unknown.

Children:

Domangart (died about 506), king of the Dál Riata.

References

Anderson, Marjorie O. “Dál Riata, kings of (act. c.500-c.850)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Annals of Tigernach (Donnchadh Ó Corráin, compiler). (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 1996).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Fergus Mór of Dál Riata” in The Henry Project.

Chronicon Scotorum (Beatrix Färber, Ruth Murphy compilers). (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 2012).