William I of Scotland

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King of Scots human medieval monarch

William I of Scotland, also known as William the Lion, was a 12th–13th century King of Scots whose long reign was marked by efforts to assert Scottish independence from English overlordship.

Aliases (2)

William the Lion ×3
King William the Lion ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Scots → human → medieval monarch →
associatedWith	Kingdom of Scotland–Kingdom of England relations →
burialPlace	Arbroath Abbey →
capitalDuringReign	Scone →
child	Alexander II of Scotland → Isabel of Scotland → Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Kent → Marjorie of Scotland →
conflict	Battle of Alnwick (1174) →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Scotland →
dateOfBirth	c. 1142 →
dateOfDeath	1214-12-04 →
dynasty	House of Dunkeld →
era	High Middle Ages →
father	Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria →
founded	Arbroath Abbey →
givenName	William →
knownFor	founding Arbroath Abbey → long reign as King of Scots → strengthening royal authority in Scotland →
languageOfWorkOrName	Latin → Scots →
mother	Ada de Warenne →
nativeLanguage	Scots →
nickname	William the Lion →
nobleTitle	Earl of Huntingdon → Earl of Northumbria →
notableEvent	captured at the Battle of Alnwick (1174) →
opponent	Henry II of England → John of England NERFINISHED → Richard I of England →
placeOfBirth	Scotland →
placeOfDeath	Stirling, Scotland →
policy	assertion of Scottish independence from English overlordship →
positionHeld	King of Scots →
predecessor	Malcolm IV of Scotland →
reignEnd	1214 →
reignStart	1165 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Edinburgh Castle → Stirling Castle →
royalHouse	House of Dunkeld →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Malcolm IV of Scotland →
signed	Quitclaim of Canterbury → Treaty of Falaise →
spouse	Ermengarde de Beaumont →
successor	Alexander II of Scotland →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Earl of Fife → Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland →	associatedWithMonarch
Ermengarde de Beaumont → Ermengarde de Beaumont ("William the Lion") →	spouse
Arbroath ("King William the Lion") →	abbeyFoundedBy
Alexander II of Scotland →	father
William I of Scotland ("William the Lion") →	nickname
House of Dunkeld →	notableMember
Ermengarde de Beaumont →	notableRelative
Alexander II of Scotland →	predecessor
Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria ("William the Lion") →	successorAsEarlOfNorthumbria