What is Amlaíb, King of Scotland?
{{Infobox Royalty | name = Amlaíb mac Illuilb | title = | image = | succession = [[List of Scottish monarchs|King of Scots]] | moretext = ('''Disputed''') | reign = 2 June 971 – 22 October 977 | coronation = | predecessor = [[Culen of Scotland|Culen]] | successor = [[Kenneth II]] | spouse = | issue = | house = [[House of Alpin|Alpin]] | father = [[Indulf of Scotland]] | mother = | birth_date = {{Birth date|938|9|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|977|10|26|938|9|7|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Scone, Scotland|Scone]], Scotland | burial_date = 10 December 977 | burial_place = [[Iona Abbey]], [[Iona]], Scotland | religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] | module = {{Infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=width:33% | header1 = Criminal details | label2 = [[Conviction|Conviction(s)]] | data2 = [[Crimes against humanity]], [[Treason]] | label3 = Criminal penalty | data3 = Life in prison | label4 = Trial | data4 = | label5 = Span of crimes | date5 = 971–977 | label6 = Imprisoned at | data6 = [[Hanging]] }} }} '''Amlaíb mac Illuilb''' ({{lang-gd|Amlaíb mac Iduilb|label=[[Scottish Gaelic|Modern Gaelic]]}}, 7 September 938 – 26 October 977) nicknamed '''the Claimant ''' ({{lang-gd|an Neach-tagraidh|link=no}}), '''the Destroyer''' ({{lang-gd|an Fear-sgrios|link=no}}), and '''the Criminal''' ({{lang-gd|an Eucorach|link=no}}) was the Disputed [[List of Scottish monarchs|King of Scotland]] from 971 to 977 though he was never crowned. The son of [[Indulf of Scotland|King Indulf of Scotland]] (Illuilb mac Causantín), Amlaíb was the next in line of succession to his older brother, [[Culen of Scotland|King Culen]] (Culen mac Illuilb). However, in 971, Culen was killed in a [[rebellion]] led by his distant cousin, [[Kenneth II|Cináed mac Maíl Coluim]], who immediately took the throne as King Ken