Alexander I

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Alexander I was a 12th-century King of Scots known for consolidating royal authority and supporting ecclesiastical reform in Scotland.

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Alexander I canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scots
medieval monarch
associatedWithPlace Dunfermline
Scone
Stirling
birthCentury 11th century
burialPlace Dunfermline Abbey
capital Scone
conflict disputes with his brother David over lands in southern Scotland
country Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 23 April 1124
deathPlace Stirling
surface form: Stirling, Scotland
dynasty House of Dunkeld
era High Middle Ages
father Malcolm III of Scotland
founded Inchcolm Abbey
surface form: Inchcolm Priory

Scone Abbey
surface form: Scone Priory

Stirling Castle chapel
givenName Alexander
languageOfCourt Gaelic
Latin
mother Margaret of Wessex
motherDynasty House of Wessex
notableFor consolidating royal authority in Scotland
founding religious houses
supporting ecclesiastical reform in Scotland
patronage Augustinian canons
Benedictine monks
positionHeld King of Scots
predecessor Edgar, King of Scotland
surface form: Edgar of Scotland
pursuedPolicy promoting reformed monastic orders in Scotland
strengthening central royal authority over regional lords
regnalName Alexander I self-linksurface differs
reignEnd 1124
reignStart 1107
religion Roman Catholicism
royalStyle King of Scots
surface form: King of the Scots
sibling David I of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland
surface form: Edgar of Scotland

Matilda of Scotland
spouse Sybil Corbet
Sybil, illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England
successor David I of Scotland
supportedBy Scottish Church reformers
title Rex Scottorum

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Alexander I of Scotland title Alexander I
Alexander I regnalName Alexander I self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Alexander I of Scotland
Alexander the Blessed hasAlias Alexander I