III-King of Scotland Alexander

1241 - 1286  (44 years)

• Name	Alexander
  Title	III-King of Scotland
  Birth	4 Sep 1241	Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Title of Nobility	From 1249 to 1286
  	King of Scots
  King+at+age+7	6 Jul 1249
  	Upon the death of his father on 6 July 1249, 7 year old Alexander succeeded to the throne of Scotland
  Coronation; King of Scottland	13 Jul 1249	Scone, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Knighted+by+King+Henry+III	25 Dec 1251	York, Yorkshire, England
  	Alexander was knighted by his soon to be father in law, King Henry III, on Christmas Day, 1251.
  Marriage+consumated	Sep 1255
  	Too young at the time of their marriage to be intimate, Alexander and Margaret were finally allowed to consummate their marriage once they were both 14.
  Captured+by+the+Comyn+family	29 Oct 1257	Kinross-shire, Scotland
  	Alexander and Margaret were kidnapped from their beds at Kinross and held prisoner at Stirling by Walter Comyn, who wanted all foreigners expelled from Scotland, as well as control of the Regency Council (which he received) .
  LifeSketch
  	The reign of Alexander III was notable for three major things. Firstly he was to succeed where his father, Alexander II, had failed in ridding the Western Isles of Scotland of Norse influence. Secondly, he was to make one Scottish family so powerful tha
  Military Service	11 Sep 1263	Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
  	Battle of Largs. Scots under King Alexander III defeat the Norwegians under King Haakon.
  Death	26 Feb 1286	Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Stormy+death	19 Mar 1286	Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
  	Traveling on a stormy night from Edinburgh to Kinghorn in Fife, Alexander was separated from his party and thrown from his horse. His body was not found until the next day, Queen Yolanda's birthday. Alexander had been traveling at night so that he could
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  Burial	29 Mar 1286	Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I19781	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Queen of Scotland Margaret of England,   b. 29 Sep 1240, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom d. 26 Feb 1275, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1252	York, Yorkshire, England
  Family ID	F6913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Knighted+by+King+Henry+III - Alexander was knighted by his soon to be father in law, King Henry III, on Christmas Day, 1251. - 25 Dec 1251 - York, Yorkshire, England Marriage - 2 Jan 1252 - York, Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth