# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nechtan-mac-der-ilei
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:52:45.393Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nechtan-mac-der-ilei"
name: "Nechtan mac Der-Ilei"
slug: "nechtan-mac-der-ilei"
description: "Naiton son of Der-Ilei, also called Naiton son of Dargart, was king of the Picts between 706–724 and between 728–729. He succeeded his brother Bridei IV in 706. He is associated with significant religious reforms in Pictland. He abdicated in 724 in favour of his nephew and became a monk. In 728 and 729 he fought in a four-sided war for the Pictish throne."
tagline: "King of the Picts"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "601"
deathDate: "732"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.65
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.931790666666668
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nechtan_III"
    title: "Nechtan III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nechtan_III"
    title: "Nechtan III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%AD%CF%87%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD_%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BA_%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81-%CE%8A%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9"
    title: "Νέχταν μακ Ντερ-Ίλει"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nechtan_mac_Der-Ilei"
    title: "Nechtan mac Der-Ilei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nechtan_III"
    title: "Nechtan III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nechtan_mac_Der-Ilei"
    title: "Nechtan mac Der-Ilei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%9B%D7%98%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9D"
    title: "נכטאן השלישי, מלך הפיקטים"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nechtan_IV_dei_Pitti"
    title: "Nechtan IV dei Pitti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nechtan_mac_Der-Ilei"
    title: "Nechtan mac Der-Ilei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B5%D1%85%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_III"
    title: "Нехтон III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nechtan_mac_Der-Ilei"
    title: "Nechtan mac Der-Ilei"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B5%D1%85%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_III"
    title: "Нехтон III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2665455"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump