Alexander III the Glorius of Scotland, King of Scotland^[1]

1241 - 1286  (44 years)

• Name	Alexander III the Glorius of Scotland
  Suffix	King of Scotland
  Born	4 Sep 1241	Roxburgh Castle, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	13 Jul 1249	Scone Abbey, Perthshire, England
  Died	19 Mar 1286	Kinghorne, Fife, Scotland
  	Cause: His horse threw him over the cliffs!
  Buried	Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
  Notes	Burke says he died 1285. His horse threw him over the cliffs! http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01585 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_III_of_Scotland
  Person ID	I11837	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2008

  
  

  Father	Alexander II of Scotland, King of Scotland,   b. 24 Aug 1198, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 6 Jul 1249, Isle of Kerrara, Bay of Oban, Scotland  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Marie de Courcy, Queen of Scotland,   b. Abt 1218,   d. 1285  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	15 May 1239	Roxburgh Castle, Scotland
  Family ID	F4609	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Plantagenet,   b. 29 Sep 1240, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England ,   d. 26 Feb 1275, Cupar Castle, Fife, Scotland  (Age 34 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1251	York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England
  Children	1. Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway,   b. 28 Feb 1261, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England ,   d. 9 Apr 1283, Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway  (Age 22 years)   2. Alexander of Scotland,   b. 21 Jan 1264, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Jan 1284, Lindores Abbey, Fife, Scotland  (Age 20 years)   3. David,   b. 20 Mar 1273,   d. Jun 1281, Stirling Castle  (Age 8 years)
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006
  Family ID	F5405	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Montfort,   b. Abt 1265,   d. 1322  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1285	Jedburgh Abbey
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F6157	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Alexander III of Scotland, King of Scots
  		Alexander III of Scotland Coronation of King Alexander on Moot Hill, Scone. He is being greeted by the ollamh rígh, the royal poet, who is addressing him with the proclamation "Benach De Re Albanne" (= Beannachd Dé Rígh Alban, "God Bless the King of Scotland"); the poet goes on to recite Alexander's genealogy.
  		Alexander III of Scotland Coronation of King Alexander on Moot Hill, Scone. He is being greeted by the ollamh rígh, the royal poet, who is addressing him with the proclamation "Benach De Re Albanne" (= Beannachd Dé Rígh Alban, "God Bless the King of Scotland"); the poet goes on to recite Alexander's genealogy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England([email protected]), (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).