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= King Martin II of Ireland =

King Martin II of Ireland (born 15 September 893) was an Irish King who fought many battles against the Scottish Kingdom.

He was the son of the great King Tomas, a great leader that took part of the Crusade against the Sunnis in France.

Family Background
King Martin II was the son of King Tomas the Crusader and Straha Ivkovic, the daughter of High Chief Nepokor of Styria. He is part of the FitzPartrick dynasty.

He had 2 sisters, Maire, Queen of Mercia and Radica.

Reign
He ascended to the throne on the 15th of January 910, after the death of his father, Tomas. A few months later he married a Bohemian noble, named Domaslava Ronovec, the daughter of Count Sezima 'The Impaler' of Bamberg.

In 911, his first daughter is born, named Straha. Two years later, in 913, his first son is born, named Tomas, after Martin's father.

In that same year, 913, King Martin II declared war on King Sigeberth of Scotland, pressing his claims on the Duchy of Connachta. The first battle was fought near Kildare, Martin being victorious. After two years of sieging, and a few more battles, King Matrin II wins the war and conquers the Duchy of Connachta.

In 917, King Martin II crushed a Peasant Revolt in Dublin, led by a Saxon immigrant, called Bernhard.