Drest IV

Drest son of Girom was a king of the Picts from 522 to 531.

Drest IV
Reign	522–531
Predecessor	Drest III
Successor	Gartnait I
Father	Girom

The Pictish Chronicle king lists associate him with Drest III. Various reigns, separately and jointly, are assigned to the two Drests, varying from one to fifteen years. After the joint rule, this Drest appears alone in the lists with a reign of five or four years.

Drest is the first of three possible brothers, all called son of Girom, found in the king lists, the other being his successors Gartnait I and Cailtram.

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

• Pictish Chronicle Archived 15 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine