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Biography of King Alexander I of Scotland 1078-1124

Paternal Family Tree: Dunkeld

Maternal Family Tree: Agatha

1093 Battle of Alnwick

1107 King Edgar of Scotland Dies King Alexander I Succeeds

1130 Battle of Stracathro

King Alexander I of Scotland and Sybilla Fitzroy Queen Consort Scotland were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the illegitmate daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England and Sybilla Corbet. He the son of King Malcolm III of Scotland and Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland.

Before 1060 [his father] King Malcolm III of Scotland (age 28) and Ingibiorg Finnsdottir Queen Consort Scotland were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of [his grandfather] King Duncan I of Scotland and [his grandmother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland.

Flowers of History. Before 25th December 1066. [his mother] Queen Margaret (age 21) had six sons and two daughters, three of whom, namely, [his brother] Edgar, Alexander, and [his brother] David, became kings, as they were entitled to by the nobility of their family, and through them the noble blood of the kings of England, who were expelled from their own proper territories by the Normans, devolved upon the kings of Scotland.

Before 1070 [his father] King Malcolm III of Scotland (age 38) and [his mother] Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland (age 24) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of [his grandfather] King Duncan I of Scotland and [his grandmother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland.

Around 1078 King Alexander I of Scotland was born to King Malcolm III of Scotland (age 46) and Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland (age 33).

Battle of Alnwick

On 13th November 1093 the Battle of Alnwick was fought at Alnwick, Northumberland [Map] between the forces of [his father] King Malcolm III of Scotland (age 62) and Robert de Mowbray 1st Earl Northumbria.

King Malcolm III of Scotland was killed at The Peth Alnwick [Map]. His son [his half-brother] Duncan (age 33) succeeded II King Scotland. He died a year minus day later.

Malcolm's son [his brother] Edward Dunkeld was killed.

Edward Dunkeld: he was born to King Malcolm III of Scotland and Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland. On 16th November 1093 Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland died three days after her husband King Malcolm III of Scotland and her son Edward Dunkeld were killed at the Battle of Alnwick.

On 16th November 1093 [his mother] Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland (age 48) died three days after her husband [his father] King Malcolm III of Scotland (deceased) and her son [his brother] Edward Dunkeld were killed at the Battle of Alnwick.

King Edgar of Scotland Dies King Alexander I Succeeds

On 8th January 1107 [his brother] King Edgar I of Scotland (age 33) died. His brother Alexander (age 29) succeeded I King Scotland.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1107. This year died Maurice, Bishop of London, and Robert, Abbot of St. Edmund's bury, and Richard, Abbot of Ely. This year also died the [his brother] King Edgar in Scotland (age 33), on the ides of January, and Alexander (age 29) his brother succeeded to the kingdom, as the King Henry (age 39) granted him.

Florence of Worcester. 25th April 1123. Alexander (age 45), king of Scots, died on the seventh of the calends of May [25th April].

Note. Some sources say 1124?

On 23rd April 1124 King Alexander I of Scotland (age 46) died. His brother [his brother] David (age 40) succeeded I King Scotland. Maud Queen Consort Scotland (age 50) by marriage Queen Consort Scotland.

1130 Battle of Stracathro

16th April 1130. The 1130 Battle of Stracathro took place around three miles north of Brechin. The rebellion was led by two pretenders to the Scottish crown, [his illegitimate son] Malcolm Mac Alexander illegitimate son of Alexander I of Scotland, and Angus of Moray who was the grandson of King Lulach who had been deposed and killed by [his brother] David (age 46) taking advantage of King David I of Scotland being in England.

[his illegitimate son] Malcolm Mac Alexander was born illegitimately to King Alexander I of Scotland.

King Alexander I of Scotland 1078-1124 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of King Alexander I of Scotland 1078-1124

Kings Wessex: Great Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Scotland: Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Ancestors of King Alexander I of Scotland 1078-1124

King Alexander I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edmund I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edgar I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Æthelred II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ordgar Earldorman Devon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Aelfthryth Queen Consort England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thored Northumbria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England

GrandFather: Edward "The Exile" Wessex

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ealdgyth Unknown

Mother: Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland

GrandMother: Agatha