Individual Details
Alexander "King of Scotland" Dunkeld
(14 Aug 1198 - 8 Jul 1249)
[[Category:House of Dunkeld]]
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==Vitals==
b. Haddington, East Lothian
* knighted by John of England at Clerkenwell Priory in 1213 after spending time in England.
* succeeded father 04 Dec 1214; crowned at Scone 06 Dec 1214.
==Parents==
William the Lion of Scotland and Ermengarde of Beaumont. (only son)
==Marriage==m.''' Isabel of Althol''', daughter of Henry III, Earl of AltholDouglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 587-588.They had two children, Dernell & Marjory of Scotland Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 290-292.
m.1 21 Jun 1221 York Minster '''Joan of England''' (d.1238). No Issue.Alexander was 23. Joan was almost 11.Joan died at Havering-atte-Bower, and was buried at Tarrant Crawford Abbey in Dorset.
m.2 15 May 1239 '''Marie de Coucy'''.
==Mistresses==
==Sources==* '''Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. III p. 584, and 590'''
*[http://www.heraldry.ws/info/article11.html Heraldy] - THE ROYALTY OF SCOTLAND*[http://medrenregions.tripod.com/scotland/people/alex2.html Medren-Scotland] - Alexander Dunkeld*[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/houseofdunkeld.html Undiscovered Scotland] - The House of Dunkeld*[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Alexander_III_of_Scotland New World Encyclopedia] - Alexander 111 of Scotland*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_II_of_Scotland Wikipedia] - Alexander II of Scotland
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Dunkeld Wikipedia] - House of Dunkeld
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=NZq8BQAAQBAJ&pg=SL13263-PA14&lpg=SL13263-PA14&dq=Alexander+II+%28Dunkeld%29+of+Scotland&source=bl&ots=x_n-pDRR9t&sig=Cj75qgKut-axgxVDzF6R2sJzPzs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YNKkVInQDJLn8AXWvYD4BQ&ved=0CCEQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20II%20%28Dunkeld%29%20of%20Scotland&f=false Google Books] - Alexander II: King of Scots 1214-1249 By Richard Oram
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=BiyyueBTpaMC&pg=PA133&lpg=PA133&dq=Alexander+II+%28Dunkeld%29+of+Scotland&source=bl&ots=bjF1NApJMu&sig=RgYeJ3SF2Sm3_NIfRsvJVIbGoKc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YNKkVInQDJLn8AXWvYD4BQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBzgU#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20II%20%28Dunkeld%29%20of%20Scotland&f=false Google Books] - Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy By James Panton
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==Vitals==
b. Haddington, East Lothian
* knighted by John of England at Clerkenwell Priory in 1213 after spending time in England.
* succeeded father 04 Dec 1214; crowned at Scone 06 Dec 1214.
==Parents==
William the Lion of Scotland and Ermengarde of Beaumont. (only son)
==Marriage==m.''' Isabel of Althol''', daughter of Henry III, Earl of AltholDouglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 587-588.They had two children, Dernell & Marjory of Scotland Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 290-292.
m.1 21 Jun 1221 York Minster '''Joan of England''' (d.1238). No Issue.Alexander was 23. Joan was almost 11.Joan died at Havering-atte-Bower, and was buried at Tarrant Crawford Abbey in Dorset.
m.2 15 May 1239 '''Marie de Coucy'''.
==Mistresses==
==Sources==* '''Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. III p. 584, and 590'''
*[http://www.heraldry.ws/info/article11.html Heraldy] - THE ROYALTY OF SCOTLAND*[http://medrenregions.tripod.com/scotland/people/alex2.html Medren-Scotland] - Alexander Dunkeld*[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/houseofdunkeld.html Undiscovered Scotland] - The House of Dunkeld*[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Alexander_III_of_Scotland New World Encyclopedia] - Alexander 111 of Scotland*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_II_of_Scotland Wikipedia] - Alexander II of Scotland
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Dunkeld Wikipedia] - House of Dunkeld
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=NZq8BQAAQBAJ&pg=SL13263-PA14&lpg=SL13263-PA14&dq=Alexander+II+%28Dunkeld%29+of+Scotland&source=bl&ots=x_n-pDRR9t&sig=Cj75qgKut-axgxVDzF6R2sJzPzs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YNKkVInQDJLn8AXWvYD4BQ&ved=0CCEQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20II%20%28Dunkeld%29%20of%20Scotland&f=false Google Books] - Alexander II: King of Scots 1214-1249 By Richard Oram
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=BiyyueBTpaMC&pg=PA133&lpg=PA133&dq=Alexander+II+%28Dunkeld%29+of+Scotland&source=bl&ots=bjF1NApJMu&sig=RgYeJ3SF2Sm3_NIfRsvJVIbGoKc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YNKkVInQDJLn8AXWvYD4BQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBzgU#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20II%20%28Dunkeld%29%20of%20Scotland&f=false Google Books] - Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy By James Panton
Events
| Birth | 14 Aug 1198 | Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 15 May 1239 | PRINCESS Marie Coucy | |||
| Death | 8 Jul 1249 | Kerrera, Scotland | |||
| Reference No | 293909 | ||||
| Reference No | 309519 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | PRINCESS Marie Coucy (1218 - 1285) |
| Father | William "The Lion, King of Scotland" Dunkeld (1143 - 1214) |
| Mother | Ermengarde Beaumont (1158 - 1233) |
| Sibling | Margaret "Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Kent" Dunkeld (1193 - 1259) |
| Sibling | Isabella Scotland (1195 - 1253) |
| Sibling | Marjorie LeScot (1204 - 1244) |