Drest V
{{Short description|King of the Picts from 549 to 550}}
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| reign = 549–550
| predecessor = Talorc II
| successor = Galam Cennalath
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| father = Maelchon
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Drest son of Maelchon was a king of the Picts from 549 to 550. The Pictish Chronicle king lists have him reign for one year between Talorc II and Galam Cennalath.
References
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Sources
- Anderson, Alan Orr; Early Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500–1286, volume 1. Reprinted with corrections, Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990. {{ISBN|1-871615-03-8}}
External links
- [http://www.mimas.ac.uk/~zzalsaw2/pictish.html Pictish Chronicle]
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Category:6th-century Scottish monarchs
Category:Year of birth unknown
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