# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rothechtaid-rotha
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:14:23.623Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rothechtaid-rotha"
name: "Rothechtaid Rotha"
slug: "rothechtaid-rotha"
description: "Rothechtaid Rotha, son of Róán, son of Failbe, son of Cas Cétchaingnech, son of Faildergdóit, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a king of the eastern midland kingdom of the Gailenga who became High King of Ireland after defeating his predecessor, Sírna Sáeglach, in the battle of Alind. He was the first Irish king to use a four-horse chariot, which he had made for his queen. He ruled for seven years, until he was struck by lightning at Dunseverick, County Antrim. He was succeeded by his son Elim Olfínechta. The Lebor Gabála Érenn synchronises his reign with that of Phraortes of the Medes. The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 794–787 BC, that of the Annals of the Four Masters to 1031–1024 BC."
tagline: "Irish king"
gender: "male"
livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
scores:
  popularity:           37.88
  momentum:             17.5
  historical:           6.335673333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B5%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B0"
    title: "Рохехтайд Роха"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothechtaid_Rotha"
    title: "Rothechtaid Rotha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothechtaid_Rotha"
    title: "Rothechtaid Rotha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothechtaid_Rotha"
    title: "Rothechtaid Rotha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothechtaid_Rotha"
    title: "Rothechtaid Rotha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roithechtaigh_II_mac_Roan"
    title: "Roithechtaigh II mac Roan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothechtaid_Rotha"
    title: "Rothechtaid Rotha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q925955"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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