William I of Scotland

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William I of Scotland, also known as William the Lion, was a 12th–13th century King of Scots whose long reign was marked by efforts to assert Scottish independence from English overlordship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scots
human
medieval monarch
associatedWith Kingdom of Scotland–Kingdom of England relations
burialPlace Arbroath Abbey
capitalDuringReign Scone
child Alexander II of Scotland
Isabel of Scotland
Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Kent
linked to: Margaret of England

Marjorie of Scotland
linked to: Marjorie Bruce
conflict Battle of Alnwick (1174)
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
dateOfBirth c. 1142
dateOfDeath 1214-12-04
dynasty House of Dunkeld
era High Middle Ages
father Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria
founded Arbroath Abbey
givenName William
knownFor founding Arbroath Abbey
long reign as King of Scots
strengthening royal authority in Scotland
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Scots
mother Ada de Warenne
nativeLanguage Scots
nickname William the Lion
nobleTitle Earl of Huntingdon
Earl of Northumbria
notableEvent captured at the Battle of Alnwick (1174)
opponent Henry II of England
John of England
Richard I of England
placeOfBirth Scotland
placeOfDeath Stirling, Scotland
linked to: Stirling
policy assertion of Scottish independence from English overlordship
positionHeld King of Scots
predecessor Malcolm IV of Scotland
reignEnd 1214
reignStart 1165
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Edinburgh Castle
Stirling Castle
royalHouse House of Dunkeld
sexOrGender male
sibling Malcolm IV of Scotland
signed Quitclaim of Canterbury
Treaty of Falaise
spouse Ermengarde de Beaumont
successor Alexander II of Scotland

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Alexander II of Scotland father William I of Scotland
Alexander II of Scotland predecessor William I of Scotland
Earl of Fife associatedWithMonarch William I of Scotland
House of Dunkeld notableMember William I of Scotland
Arbroath abbeyFoundedBy King William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Ermengarde de Beaumont spouse William I of Scotland
Ermengarde de Beaumont spouse William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Ermengarde de Beaumont notableRelative William I of Scotland
William I of Scotland nickname William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Earldom of Huntingdon hasHolder William I of Scotland
Earldom of Huntingdon notableHolder William I of Scotland
Malcolm IV of Scotland successor William I of Scotland
Malcolm IV of Scotland sibling William I of Scotland
Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria child William I of Scotland
Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria successorAsEarlOfNorthumbria William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Rex Scottorum titleHolder William I of Scotland
Dunkeld dynasty notableRuler William I of Scotland
Arbroath Abbey foundedBy King William I of Scotland
linked to: William I of Scotland
Arbroath Abbey founder William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Arbroath Abbey burialPlaceOf King William I of Scotland
linked to: William I of Scotland
Henry the Young King alliedWith William the Lion, King of Scots
linked to: William I of Scotland
Walter fitz Alan servedMonarch William I of Scotland
Fyvie Castle associatedWith William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Revolt of 1173–1174 belligerent William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Ada de Warenne motherOf William I of Scotland
Ada de Warenne relative William I of Scotland
Battle of Alnwick (1174) commander William I of Scotland
Battle of Alnwick (1174) opponentOf William I of Scotland
Battle of Alnwick (1174) relatedTo William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Treaty of Falaise signatory William I of Scotland
Treaty of Falaise imposedOn William I of Scotland
Treaty of Falaise requiredHomageFrom William I of Scotland
Earl of Northumbria positionHeldBy William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Richard I of Beaumont hasNotableDescendant William I of Scotland
Ermengarde de Beaumont spouse William I of Scotland
subject linked to: Beaumont-le-Vicomte
Isabel of Scotland father William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon sibling William I of Scotland
the Maiden bearerSuccessor William I of Scotland
Ada of Huntingdon relative William I of Scotland
Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany father William I of Scotland
Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany father William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Kings of Scotland notableMonarch William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Dervorguilla of Galloway hasRelative William the Lion
linked to: William I of Scotland
Margaret of Huntingdon sibling William I of Scotland
Margaret of Huntingdon notableRelative William I of Scotland