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Alexander II King of Scotland 1198–1249 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1198

Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1249

Death Location: Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: Wiliam Scotland

Mother: Ermengarde Scotland

Spouse(s): Maria Coucy, Joan (20thGA)

Children(s): Alexander III, Marjorie (22ndGGM), Devorguilla (28thGGM)

Alexander II King of Scotland was born in 1198 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Wiliam I The Lyon King Of Scotland And Ermengarde De Beaumont Queen Of Scotland. Alexander II King of Scotland married Isabella Of Atholl Countess Of Atholl, Joan Of England Queen Of Scotland Lackland Plantagenet 20Thga, Maria Van Coucy, Mistress Of Alexander Ii 27Th King Of Scots 23Rdggm, and had children including Alexander Dunkeld Koning Van Schotland Iii, Devorguilla Canmor Princess Of Scotland Dernell Darvogilda Darnall Dernell 1210 28Thggm, Marjorie Of Scotland Dunkeld 1213 22Ndggm. Alexander II King of Scotland passed away in 1249 in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander II King of Scotland was born in 1198 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Wiliam I The Lyon King Of Scotland And Ermengarde De Beaumont Queen Of Scotland.
  • Alexander II King of Scotland married Isabella Of Atholl Countess Of Atholl, Joan Of England Queen Of Scotland Lackland Plantagenet 20Thga, Maria Van Coucy, Mistress Of Alexander Ii 27Th King Of Scots 23Rdggm, and had children including Alexander Dunkeld Koning Van Schotland Iii, Devorguilla Canmor Princess Of Scotland Dernell Darvogilda Darnall Dernell 1210 28Thggm, Marjorie Of Scotland Dunkeld 1213 22Ndggm.
  • Alexander II King of Scotland passed away in 1249 in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wiliam Scotland
1143–1214
Birth Location: Scotland
WS
Ermengarde Scotland
1165–1233
Birth Location: Chateau De Beaumont-Sur Sarthe, Marne, France
ES

Spouses(s)

Maria Coucy
1218–1285
Birth Location: France
MC
Joan (20thGA)
1210–1237
Birth Location: John, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana
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Children(s)

Alexander III
1241–1286
Birth Location: Roxburgh, Schotland
AI
Marjorie (22ndGGM)
1213–
Birth Location: –
M(
Devorguilla (28thGGM)
1210–1238
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
D(

Alexander Scotland's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Scotland
1198–1249
Birth Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Wiliam I, 'The Lyon', King of Scotland
1143–1214
Scotland
Ermengarde (de Beaumont, Queen of) Scotland
1165–1233
Chateau De Beaumont-Sur Sarthe, Marne, France
Grandparents
Henry (Prince of Scotland Huntingdon ( Canmore )*) (23rdGGF)
1110–1152
Scotland
Ada (de Warenne (23rd,26thGGM) (1 of) 2)
1120–1178
Richard (I Seigneur De) Beaumont
1133–1194
Maine, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France
Lucie (de) Aigle
1136–1217
Egenoul, France
Great-Grandparents
David Scotland
1083–1153
Matilda Waltheof
1072–1130
William Surrey
1065–1138
Isabel Beaumont
1081–1131
Roscelin *
1094–1145
Constance *
1098–1120
Richard II
1100–1176
Béatrix (25thGGM)
1120–1178
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Malcolm SCOTLAND
1031–1093
Saint Aethling
1045–1093
WALTER of
1045–1076
Judith Lens
1054–1086
William *
1055–1088
Gundred *
1050–1085
Hugh *
1057–1101
Adelheid *
1062–1124
Ralph (1070-1110)
1070–1110
Adenor *
1077–1146
Hendrik Engeland
1068–1135
Isabel *
1105–1172
Gilbert *
1061–1120
Juliana Norman
1074–1132
Nicolas !
1100–1173
Julienne !
1104–1168

Alexander Scotland's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (II King of) Scotland (1198–1249) m. Maria (van) Coucy (Abt. 1218–1285) m. Joan (of England Queen of Scotland ( Lackland ) ( PLANTAGENET )) (20thGA) (22 Jul 1210–2 Feb 1237)
  1. 1. Alexander (Dunkeld Koning van Schotland) III 1241–1286 m. Jolanda (van Dreux Gravin van) Aumary 1263–1330 m. Margaret (Princess) Plantagenet 1240–1275
    1. 1. Margaretha Dunkeld 1261–1283 m. Erik (( Eric II of Norway ) Magnusson Yngling Koning van Noorwegen III) (1268) 1268–1299
    2. 2. Alexander (IV) Dunkeld 1263–1283
  2. 2. Marjorie (of Scotland ( Dunkeld ) (1213)) (22ndGGM) 1213– m. Alan ((Alexander) ( Ailean Dorsair ) de LUNDIN ( the " Durward ", "warder at the gate") Justiciar of Scotia, Hostarius (protector of the king's property) (22ndGGF) effective ruler of Scotland at several times during the minority of Alexander) III 1194–1275
  3. 3. Devorguilla (Canmor Princess of Scotland ( DERNELL , Darvogilda , Darnall , Dernell ) (1210)) (28thGGM) 1210–1238
    1. 1. Robert (Hoo , Lord of Luton Hoo (1238)) (27thGGF) 1238–1310 m. Beatrice (Andeville Hoo (27thGGM) notes) find 1250–1316

Alexander Scotland's Timeline

8 Records

1198
24 Aug 1198
Birth of Alexander II King of Scotland in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1198
24 Aug 1198
Birth of Alexander II King of Scotland in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1198
1198
Birth of Alexander II King of Scotland in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1249
6 Jul 1249
Age 51
Death of Alexander II King of Scotland in Eiland Kerrara, Strathclyde, Schotland
Eiland Kerrara, Strathclyde, Schotland
1249
8 July 1249
Age 51
Death of Alexander II King of Scotland in Kerrera, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Kerrera, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
1249
8 July 1249
Age 51
Death of Alexander II King of Scotland in Kerrera, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Kerrera, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
1249
6 Jul 1249
Age 51
Death of Alexander II King of Scotland in Kerrera, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kerrera, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom
1249
1249
Age 51
Death of Alexander II King of Scotland in Kerrera, Scotland
Kerrera, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1198
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1198
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1198
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1249
    Event Place: Eiland Kerrara, Strathclyde, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1249
    Event Place: Kerrera, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1249
    Event Place: Kerrera, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1249
    Event Place: Kerrera, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1249
    Event Place: Kerrera, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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