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Alexander III of Scotland
Alexander III (1241–1286), King of Scotland, acceded in 1249 and worked to consolidate royal power and maintain peace with England;…
Timeline
- 1241–1249Roxburgh · Scottish BordersBorn at Roxburgh, son of Alexander II. He acceded at age seven after his father's death in 1249, initially governed with the aid of a regency council.
- 1260–1280Edinburgh · LothianAfter taking personal rule he gradually quelled noble rebellions, and by the Treaty of Perth in 1266 recovered the Hebrides and the Isle of Man from Norway. In the 1270s he kept peace with England under the Treaty of Montgomery and reformed justice and the royal demesne.
- 1281–1286Kinghorn · FifeAfter his children died young, he married Yolande of France in 1285 to secure an heir. On the night of 19 March 1286 he fell from his horse while riding to Kinghorn and died, leaving the throne in a succession crisis.
Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Alexander III, king of Scots https://www.oxforddnb.com/
- G. W. S. Barrow, Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland — G. W. S. Barrow (2005)