William the Lion
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William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, 'the Rough', reigned as King of Alba from 1165 to 1214. His almost 49-year-long reign was the longest for a Scottish
19th-century depiction of William the Lion.
Alexander II of Scotland
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Alexander II was King of Scotland from 1214 until his death. He was the son of William the Lion and Ermengarde de Beaumont, succeeding to the throne at the age of sixteen. He ruled for thirty-five yea
William the Lion
…marrying English nobles and, when the treaty was renewed in 1212, John apparently gained the hand of William's only surviving legitimate son, and heir, Alexander, for his eldest daughter, Joan. William was in Perth when the town was flooded in the autumn of 1209 and had to be evacuated in a small boat with other…
Great Seal of Alexander II
Norham Castle where the treaties were agreed
Melrose Abbey where Alexander received homage of the barons and is buried
Otto, the Popes legate to England, who brought Alexander and Henry together in 1237