Name | Alexander II'the Peaceful' | |
Suffix | King of Scots | |
Born | 24 Aug 1198/9 | Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland |
Gender | Male | |
Occupation | 04 Dec 1214 | |
King of the Scots: from 4 Dec 1214 King of a united Scotland: from 1230 to 6 Jul 1249 | ||
History | 19 Jul 1216 | Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England |
Alexander II, King of the Scots marched the first and only Scottish army to go as far south into England to lay siege at Dover Castle with Prince Louis, future Louis VIII of France who had been invited by English Barons to claim the English throne. The Castle was well defended and the siege lasted until 14 Oct 1216 when a truce was called and Louis returned to London. | ||
History | 19 Dec 1217 | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
Alexander II, King of the Scots, having been excommunicated by the Pope for his invasions into England was ordered to return his conquests and pay homage to the 9 year old child king Henry III. However this led the way to Alexander adding a counter-claim to the northern English counties | ||
History | 1237 | York, North Yorkshire, England |
The two kingdoms of England and Scotland, compromise in 1237 with the Treaty of York which defined the first boundary between the two kingdoms, running between the Solway Firth (in the west) and the mouth of the River Tweed (in the east) | ||
Died | 8 Jul 1249 | Kerrera, Argyllshire, Scotland |
Buried | Melrose Abbey, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Person ID | I1748534730 | Red1st |
Last Modified | 30 Jan 2009 |
Father | William I'the Lion', King of the Scots, Earl of Huntingdon, b. 1143, Scotland , d. 4 Dec 1214, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 72 years) | |
Mother | Ermengarde de Beaumont, d. 11 Feb 1234 | |
Married | 05 Sep 1186 | Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England [5, 6] |
Family ID | F672595152 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 | Joan, Princess of England, Queen of Scots, b. 22 Jul 1210, Normandie, France , d. 4 Mar 1237/1238, London, Middlesex, England (Age 27 years) | |
Married | 18 Jun 1221 | York, North Yorkshire, England |
Family ID | F672151977 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 | Mary de Couci | |||
Married | 15 May 1239 [7] | |||
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Family ID | F672620153 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos | Alexander II 'the Peaceful' Seal of Alexander II. The legend reads 'Alexander, under God's Governance, King of Scots' © Reserved |
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