Biography of Alexander III King Scotland 1241-1286
Paternal Family Tree: Dunkeld
On 04 Dec 1214 [his grandfather] William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 71) died at Stirling [Map]. He was buried at Arbroath Abbey. His son [his father] Alexander II King Scotland (age 16) succeeded II King Scotland. His half first cousin Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl of Northampton 1138 1184 7th Earl of Northampton succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon.
On 21 Jun 1221 [his father] Alexander II King Scotland (age 22) and Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland (age 10) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King John "Lackland" of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 33). He the son of William "Lion" I King Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland (age 51). They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In 1239 [his father] Alexander II King Scotland (age 40) and [his mother] Marie Coucy (age 21) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of William "Lion" I King Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 04 Sep 1241 Alexander III King Scotland was born to Alexander II King Scotland (age 43) and Marie Coucy (age 23) at Roxburgh Castle, Roxburgh. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 06 Jul 1249 [his father] Alexander II King Scotland (age 50) died at Kerrera. He was buried at Melrose Abbey, Melrose. His son Alexander III King Scotland (age 7) succeeded King Scotland.
On 13 Jul 1249 Alexander III King Scotland (age 7) was crowned III King Scotland at Scone Abbey [Map].
On 25 or 26 Dec 1251 Alexander III King Scotland (age 10) and Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 11) were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. The couple remained in York until Jan 1252 after which they travelled to Edinburgh [Map]. She the daughter of King Henry III of England (age 44) and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 28). He the son of Alexander II King Scotland and Marie Coucy (age 33). They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Liber de Antiquis Legibus 1255. 15 Aug 1255. In the same year, the King of Scotland (age 13) and his [his wife] Queen (age 14), daughter of the King of England, came into England, and, on the Assumption of Saint Mary [15 August] were with his lordship the King at Wudestok [Map]; upon which day, the said King held a great and most noble Court, nearly all his Earls and Barons being present.
Liber de Antiquis Legibus 1255. 29 Aug 1255. After this, on the Sunday before the Decollation of Saint John [29 August] the King of Scotland (age 13) and his [his wife] Queen (age 14) came to London, the City being decorated and hung with tapestry.
On 03 May 1257 [his sister-in-law] Katherine Plantagenet (age 3) died at Swallowfield. She was buried in the Ambulatory, Chancel, Westminster Abbey.
On 22 Jan 1260 John Capet II Duke Brittany (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Beatrice Plantagenet (age 17) were married. She the daughter of King Henry III of England (age 52) and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 37). He the son of John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany (age 42) and Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany (age 34). They were half second cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 28 Feb 1261 [his daughter] Margaret Dunkeld Queen Consort Norway was born to Alexander III King Scotland (age 19) and [his wife] Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 20). She a granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 21 Jan 1264 [his son] Alexander Dunkeld Prince Scotland was born to Alexander III King Scotland (age 22) and [his wife] Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 23) at Jedburgh. He a grandson of King Henry III of England.
On 13 Oct 1269 the remains of King Edward "Confessor" of England were moved to a chapel east of the sanctuary in Westminster Abbey [Map]. Alexander III King Scotland (age 28) and [his wife] Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 29) attended.
On 20 Mar 1272 [his son] David Dunkeld was born to Alexander III King Scotland (age 30) and [his wife] Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 31). He a grandson of King Henry III of England.
On 19 Aug 1274 [his brother-in-law] King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 35) was crowned I King England at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 33) was crowned Queen Consort England.
Alexander III King Scotland (age 32) and [his wife] Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 33) attended.
On 26 Feb 1275 [his wife] Margaret Queen of Scotland (age 34) died at Cupar Castle, Cupar. She was buried at Dunfermline Abbey [Map].
On 24 Mar 1275 [his former sister-in-law] Beatrice Plantagenet (age 32) died in London. She was buried at Greyfriars Church Farringdon Within [Map].
In Jun 1281 [his son] David Dunkeld (age 9) died at Stirling Castle [Map]. He was buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline.
On 31 Aug 1281 [his son-in-law] Eric II King Norway (age 13) and [his daughter] Margaret Dunkeld Queen Consort Norway (age 20) were married at Bergen. She the daughter of Alexander III King Scotland (age 39) and Margaret Queen of Scotland. He the son of King Magnus VI of Norway and Queen Ingeborg of Norway (age 37). She a granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 14 Nov 1282 [his son] Alexander Dunkeld Prince Scotland (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders (age 10) were married. She the daughter of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 56) and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders (age 35). He the son of Alexander III King Scotland (age 41) and Margaret Queen of Scotland. They were half third cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
In 1285 [his mother] Marie Coucy (age 67) died.
On 15 Oct 1285 Alexander III King Scotland (age 44) and Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Robert Capet IV Count Dreux and Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux (age 36). He the son of Alexander II King Scotland and Marie Coucy. They were half second cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 19 Mar 1286 Alexander III King Scotland (age 44) died at Kinghorn Ness. His granddaughter Margaret "Maid of Norway" I Queen Scotland (age 2) succeeded I Queen Scotland.
In or before 1295 Arthur Capet Duke Brittany (age 33) and [his former wife] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 33) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of Robert Capet IV Count Dreux and Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux (age 46). He the son of John Capet II Duke Brittany (age 55) and Beatrice Plantagenet. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 02 Aug 1330 [his former wife] Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany (age 69) died.
John "Good" Capet and Jeanne Montpensier were married. He the son of Robert Capet IV Count Dreux and Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
John "Good" Capet and Perrenelle Sully were married. He the son of Robert Capet IV Count Dreux and Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Kings Scotland: Son of Alexander II King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Louis "Fat" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duncan "The Sick" I King Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Malcolm III King Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward "The Exile" Wessex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agatha
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lambert Flanders II Count Lens
Great x 3 Grandmother: Judith Flanders Countess Huntingdon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu
GrandFather: William "Lion" I King Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Warenne
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Warenne 1st Earl Surrey
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Warenne 2nd Earl Surrey
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerbod The Fleming
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gundred Countess of Surrey
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry I of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh "Great" Capet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Rurik Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey
Great x 4 Grandfather: Herbert Vermandois IV Count Vermandois
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois
Father: Alexander II King Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hubert Beaumont Sarthe 5th Viscount Beaumont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raoul Beaumont Sarthe 6th Viscount Beaumont
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roscelin Beaumont Sarthe 7th Viscount Beaumont
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Constance Fitzroy Viscountess Beaumont Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandMother: Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucie Aigle Viscountess
Alexander III King Scotland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Enguerrand Coucy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raoul Beaugency
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Beaugency
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh "Great" Capet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Capet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois
GrandFather: Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Amorous" I King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Fat" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alix II Dreux
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux
Mother: Marie Coucy
GrandMother: Marie Montmirail Lady Coucy