Alexander II of Scotland

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King of Scots human

Alexander II of Scotland was a 13th-century King of Scots (reigning from 1214 to 1249) known for consolidating royal authority, resolving conflicts with England, and expanding Scottish influence into the Western Isles.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Alexander II, King of Scots 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scots ⓘ
human ⓘ
ally Louis VIII of France ⓘ
associatedPlace Edinburgh ⓘ
Galloway ⓘ
burialPlace Melrose Abbey ⓘ
child Alexander III of Scotland ⓘ
conflict First Barons' War ⓘ
Scottish–Norwegian conflict over the Western Isles ⓘ
coronationDate 1214 ⓘ
coronationPlace Scone ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1198-08-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1249-07-06 ⓘ
deathCause fever ⓘ
diedWhile campaigning against the Kingdom of Norway’s influence in the Hebrides ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
father William I of Scotland ⓘ
house House of Dunkeld ⓘ
knownFor consolidating royal authority in Scotland ⓘ
expanding Scottish influence into the Western Isles ⓘ
resolving territorial disputes with England ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
monarchOf Scotland ⓘ
mother Ermengarde de Beaumont ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Dunkeld ⓘ
opponent Henry III of England ⓘ
King John of England ⓘ
surface form: John of England
placeOfBirth Haddington ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kerrera ⓘ
positionHeld King of Scots ⓘ
predecessor William I of Scotland ⓘ
pursuedPolicy bringing the Western Isles under Scottish overlordship ⓘ
limiting English influence in northern Britain ⓘ
reignEnd 1249 ⓘ
reignStart 1214 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
resolvedConflictIn Galloway succession dispute ⓘ
royalStyle King of Scots ⓘ
signedTreaty Treaty of York ⓘ
spouse Joan of England, Queen of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Joan of England

Marie de Coucy ⓘ
successor Alexander III of Scotland ⓘ
title Alexander II of Scotland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Alexander II, King of Scots
treatyDate 1237 ⓘ
treatyWith Henry III of England ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earl of Fife → associatedWithMonarch → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Dunfermline Abbey → burialPlaceOf → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Ermengarde de Beaumont → child → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
William I of Scotland → child → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
First Barons' War → commander → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Melrose Abbey → containsBurial → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Alexander III of Scotland → father → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Margaret of England → fatherInLaw → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Ermengarde de Beaumont → motherOf → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
House of Dunkeld → notableMember → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Ermengarde de Beaumont → notableRelative → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Alexander III of Scotland → predecessor → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland → spouse → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Marie de Coucy → spouse → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
William I of Scotland → successor → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ
Alexander II of Scotland → title → Alexander II of Scotland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexander II, King of Scots