Drest X of the Picts

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Drest X
King of the Picts
Reign 845848
Predecessor Bridei VII
Successor Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín)
Father Uurad

Drest (Scottish Gaelic: Drust) was king of the Picts from before 845 until 848, a rival of Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín). According to the Pictish Chronicle, he was the son of Uurad.

The myth of MacAlpin's Treason was attached to a king named Drest, and it may be this king who is intended.

Regnal titles
Preceded by
Bridei VII
King of the Picts
before 845–848
Kenneth MacAlpin