1198 - 1249 (50 years)
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| Name |
Alexander II King of Scotland [2] |
| Birth |
24 Aug 1198 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
8 Jul 1249 |
Kerrera  [2] |
| Burial |
Melrose Abbey |
| Person ID |
I109357 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
| Family 3 |
Joan of Anjou, b. 22 Jul 1210, Tarrant Crawford, Dorset d. 4 Mar 1237-1238, York, Yorkshire, England (Age 27 years) |
| Marriage |
19 Jun 1221 |
| Family ID |
F40033 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
24 Jan 2013 |
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| Notes |
- Alexander II was the son of William I of Scotland (d.1214) and his wife, Ermengarde (d.1233). Born on 24 August 1198, he was William's only legitimate son and thus inherited the Scottish throne, on 5 December 1214, the day after his father's death. He had been knighted by King John of England in London on 8 March 1212. In 1221, he married his first wife, Joan (1210-38), eldest daughter of King John of England, though the marriage ended with Joan's death in 1238 and produced no children. In 1239, Alexander married Marie de Coucy of France (d.1284) and had by her his only son, Alexander, born in 1241, who became Alexander III of Scotland. He also had an illegitimate daughter, Margaret, who was married to Alan Durward. He died on 8 July 1249 on the island of Kerrara and was buried at Melrose Abbey. K. Stringer, 'Alexander II', ODNB, i, 649-53; [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/322] The Scottish nobility swore fealty to the young Alexander at Musselburgh on 12 Oct. 1201; Earl David performed homage to him in 1205 (Chron. Melrose).
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