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

    Events

    Birth14 Aug 1198Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
    Marriage15 May 1239PRINCESS Marie Coucy
    Death8 Jul 1249Kerrera, Scotland
    Reference No293909
    Reference No309519
    Reference No60

    Families

    SpousePRINCESS Marie Coucy (1218 - 1285)
    FatherWilliam "The Lion, King of Scotland" Dunkeld (1143 - 1214)
    MotherErmengarde Beaumont (1158 - 1233)
    SiblingMargaret "Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Kent" Dunkeld (1193 - 1259)
    SiblingIsabella Scotland (1195 - 1253)
    SiblingMarjorie LeScot (1204 - 1244)