Cacht
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Bearers of the name
- Cacht dercu Corco Cullu, QueenQueen regnantA queen regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king. An empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right over an empire....
of ConnachtConnachtConnacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
, fl. late 7th century. - Cacht ingen Cellaig, Queen of AilechAilechAilech was a medieval kingdom in Ireland, roughly centred on modern-day County Tyrone and the Inishowen peninsula in Ulster....
, fl. late 7th century - Cacht ingen RagnaillCacht ingen RagnaillCacht ingen Ragnaill was the queen of Donnchad mac Briain, from their marriage in 1032 to her death in 1054, when she is styled Queen of Ireland in the Irish annals of the Clonmacnoise group: the Annals of Tigernach and Chronicon Scotorum...
, Queen of Munster or Queen of Ireland, married 1032, died 1054. - Cacht Ni Morda, Queen of Ui Muirdeagh, fl. 1114.
- Cacht Bean Ui Raighilligh, died 1231.
External links
- http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/BenMuman.shtml