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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Alexander II of Scotland canonical	32
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 (33)

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

Dunfermline Abbey → burialPlaceOf → 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

First Barons' War → commander → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Alexander III of Scotland → father → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Alexander III of Scotland → predecessor → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Earl of Fife → associatedWithMonarch → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Melrose Abbey → containsBurial → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Joan of England, Queen of Scotland → spouse → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Joan of England, Queen of Scotland → monarchDuringConsortship → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

House of Dunkeld → notableMember → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Margaret of England → fatherInLaw → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Ermengarde de Beaumont → motherOf → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Ermengarde de Beaumont → child → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Ermengarde de Beaumont → notableRelative → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Marie de Coucy → spouse → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

William I of Scotland → successor → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

William I of Scotland → child → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Scottish–Norwegian conflict over the Western Isles → hasMainBelligerent → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Treaty of York → signatoryMonarch → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Treaty of York → party → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Treaty of York → signedUnderReignOf → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Dunkeld dynasty → notableRuler → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Alexander III → father → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Alexander III of Scotland

Alexander III → predecessor → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Alexander III of Scotland

David of Scotland, Prince of Scotland → grandfather → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Alexander, Prince of Scotland → grandfather → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Earl of Northumbria → positionHeldBy → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Isabel of Scotland → relative → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Isabel of Scotland → sibling → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany → sibling → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Dervorguilla of Galloway → hasRelative → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1237 → signatory → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ

Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1237 → governingMonarchScotland → Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ