William "The Lion", King of Scots

1143 - 1214  (71 years)

• Name	William "The Lion", King of Scots
  Birth	4 Dec 1143	Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Title of Nobility	From 1152 to 1157
  	Earl of Northumbria
  Lost+Northumbria+to+England	1157	Scotland, United Kingdom
  	In 1157 William was deprived of his ancestral lands and title by King Henry II of England, he would make multiple attempts throughout his life to regain them, from stirring revolt in England, to attempting to buy them back.
  Title of Nobility	From 9 December 1165 to 4 December 1214
  	King of Scots
  Title of Nobility	9 Dec 1165
  	succeeded as Earl of Huntingdon
  Coronation+as+King+of+Scotland	24 Dec 1165	Old Scone, Perthshire, Scotland
  Military Service	1174
  	Invaded England, but was captured at Alnwick. He was led to Northampton with his feet tied beneath his horse and imprisoned at Falaise in Normandy.
  Treaty	1174
  	William Signed the Treaty of Falaise in which he swars alliance to Henry II of England
  Treaty	1175
  	Under the Treaty of York he was forced to accept Henry as overlord of Scotland
  founded Arbroath Abbey	1178
  Physical Description	William was powerfully built, redheaded, and headstrong.
  Title of Nobility	King of Scotland, before that: Prince of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria, Earl of Huntingdon, Heir Presumptive of Scotland
  Occupation	King of Scotland, 1165-1214, Skotlannin kuningas v. 1165-1214, King, King Of Scotland
  _FSFTID	L8YY-5PB
  Death	4 Dec 1214	Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Burial	10 Dec 1214	Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I24537	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria Henry of Scotland,   b. 19 Nov 1114, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 12 Jun 1152, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Ada de Warenne,   b. 1120, Lewes, Sussex, England d. 6 Dec 1178, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1139	Scotland
  Family ID	F10183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Isabel d'Avenel,   b. 1143, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1236, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Type: Unmarried
  Children	1. Ada MacWilliam,   b. Jan 1164, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland d. 11 Jan 1204, Dunbar, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland (Age 40 years)   2. Isabella macWilliam,   b. Abt 1165, Scotland d. 1240, London, Middlesex, England (Age 75 years)   3. Amicia Huntingdon,   b. Abt 1167, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F9162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Queen of Scotland Ermengarde de Beaumont,   b. 1170, Maine, France d. 11 Feb 1233, Balmerino, Fife, Scotland (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1189	Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
  Family ID	F10646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023